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๐ŸŽ… what was the most popular toy during your childhood??๐ŸŽ…

Tinywhisper11 1 day ago

Let us know, maybe santa will bring back a little festive spirit in you โค

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@Tinywhisper11

So many, barbie, cars, dolls, stuffed toys, kitchen play sets etc!๐Ÿ˜ฎ


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Tinywhisper11 OP 12 hours ago

@Sunisshiningandsoareyou I bet you wish you still had the imagination of a child to play like you used to โค what was your favourite??

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@Tinywhisper11

Hehe for sure, Lolabeanieee.๐Ÿ’–

I didn't play too much, enjoyed collecting more lol.๐Ÿ˜…

What's a toy you would enjoy playing with?๐Ÿค—

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Tinywhisper11 OP 8 hours ago

@Sunisshiningandsoareyou for xmas this year I bought my son a remote control car, and it looked so cool, I had to by myself one too ๐Ÿ˜ in gonna have fun playing with that๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โค I love you sunny boo โค

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@Tinywhisper11

Aww a remote controlled car is indeed fun to play with. Happy vrooming, Lolabeanieee, but drive safe lOl!๐Ÿค— I love you moreee!๐Ÿ’–

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sadcat13 3 hours ago

@Sunisshiningandsoareyou omg these were amazing. In addicition, every Christmas season, the toy store chain made a catalogue and we always marked in it the things we want ๐Ÿ˜ we obviously marked half of the catalogue, but it gave our parents a good understanding of what we want and they could pick something out. We also always wrote a wishlist ๐Ÿ˜‚

I always loved kitchen toys, my dad even made me a stove out of cardboard when I was a child. And well, I was a big bookworm, and loved creative stuff

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Sunisshiningandsoareyou 59 minutes ago

@sadcat13

Haha that sounds amazing, too many options to choose from and of course as kids, what's even "too many toys"?!๐Ÿฅฐ

Aww how sweet of your dad to make that stove for you. Kitchen play sets were real fun to play with. Lol I remember hosting "tea parties" with my cousins! XD Absolute fun times!๐Ÿฅน

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akunknown 18 hours ago

@Tinywhisper11

All of them. I was smart enough to make sure every single toy I owned was a popular one. Popular to others but most importantly popular for me since Iโ€™d be the one to play with them everyday :)

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Tinywhisper11 OP 12 hours ago

@akunknown โค sounds like you were a bit spoilt๐Ÿ™‚ and for that I'm glad โคโค did you keep any of your old toys??

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akunknown 3 hours ago

@Tinywhisper11

I wouldnโ€™t call it being โ€œa bit spoiledโ€ since I had to earn all those toys (bday gifts and Christmas presents being the only exceptions lol) by being a good student in school, good at home, good in public, if I was bad anytime itโ€™d be noted so if I was bad 5x Iโ€™d lose 5 toys bc they wouldnโ€™t be bought for me by anyone but bc I wasnโ€™t bad I always got the toys I wanted unless they were too expensive lol.ย 

One of the times this happened that I actually remember was when we were at that old Toys R Us store and as I was picking which toy I wanted (I wanted both but was told get one now and next time get the other one but I wanted both bc I was afraid next time I came the other one wouldnโ€™t be there anymore lol) I saw the Batmobile (Batmanโ€™s car from the 1989 movie) and pointed at it with excitement!!! My brother knew it wasnโ€™t real. It was just an inflatable version of it but to a child like me it was real and drivable haha! So thatโ€™s what I wanted. But they were just displays, not for sale. But bc I was just a kid I didnโ€™t know or understand that. I just knew I saw it and wanted it!!

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Tinywhisper11 OP 3 hours ago

@akunknown awwww, it sounds like you had a great childhood โค I bet you were a cute kid โคโค do you go to family houses for xmas this year??

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akunknown 3 hours ago

@Tinywhisper11

No. Everyone has their own agenda this year and I think I need a break from everyone so it all works out as a win for everyone so I encouraged them all to go ahead with whatever they wanted.ย 

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Hess truck

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Tinywhisper11 OP 5 hours ago

@creativeStrings1531 well I know it's a toy truck but I'm don't know what a hess truck is, I'll have to look it up โค I hope you and your partner have a great xmas โค

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It used to be a gas station but the gas station went out of business but they still sell the truck Hess gas station they always came out with a new truck every year

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Tinywhisper11 OP 4 hours ago

@creativeStrings1531 aww I bet you wish you could have the whole collection โค xmas magic is in the air, I hope you get a hess truck or something that will make you just as happy โคโค

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akunknown 3 hours ago

@creativeStrings1531

omg I remember that gas station! My dad used to get me Hess toys every year as a Christmas gift. I remember the truck, helicopter, and all the others. I loved them as a kid.ย 

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pamharley003 2 hours ago

@Tinywhisper11


image_1732543010.pngthis was my favorite growing up. when you pulled itย  the eyes would go up and downย 

LostDollNC 1 hour ago

I vividly recall that terrible toy, skip it.


Where you strap ball chains around a kids ankle and make them swing it as fast as they can ๐Ÿ˜…

jacek73 56 minutes ago

@Tinywhisper11

My childhood was between 1970s and 1980s, so I believe many toys were different than now:

#1 Most girls dreamed about a doll. Our dolls were made of plastic, usually had big heads with moving eyeballs and eyelids, golden or red hair (kind of Cyndi Lauper style) and a short and plump body. They tended to lose their moving limbs after a long usage ๐Ÿ˜‰ย 

#2 Many boys wanted a self-propelled toy Russian tank. It was green and noisy, made of thin metal, necessarily with red stars on its sides. There were two versions: one had a blinking light in the barrel of the gun, another could shoot with plastic bullets.

#3 Remotely steered car models. Most often they were either Fiat 125 or Fiat 126, very detailed, with their lights on. Things like RF or IR being not common yet, the remote was on 1.5 yard long cable ๐Ÿ˜‰

#4 Plastic soldier figures with a DIY painting kit. Usually they were supposed to be colourful, because they were soldiers of Napoleonic wars, or anything from 18th or 19th Century. Painting them required some skill. I still remember the sweet smell of these paints ๐Ÿ˜Šย 

#5 Little electrician set, including a battery, some different lights and switches, an electric motor, a loudspeaker, a bell and the Morse code key (anybody remembers what is it? ๐Ÿ˜‰).

Receiving gifts was usually rare, children were not flooded with toys like nowadays...