Childhood Toys

[MegMarch]

Going nostalgic on y’all. What was your favorite toy to play with growing up?

My mom would not let me have barbies, so I became obsessed with My Little Ponies. My brother loved Legos, but I found them boring. I find them very satisfying as an adult however—possible delay in development.

 

[von1]

I must have liked my red wagon, there is a lot of pictures of me setting in it as small child.

 

[Silverwings]

I don't remember much about toys. but I do remember a hammer and nails!!

 

[Whispered]

I don't think it would be classified as a toy, but my bicycle. I was thrilled waking up to see a brand new bike sitting in front of the Christmas tree. We had a large property when I was growing up and I was able to ride all over the place. I'd sit for hours reading, and the local wildlife would come out of the nearby woods and graze, or play. I arrived quietly peddling into their domain, and they apparently didn't mind I stayed awhile. Lovely memories.

 

[G00WZ]

Marbles, pogs, yoyo, toy boomerang,skateboard, bike, rc cars,slingshot... Typical 90s kid boy stuff.
It depended on where i was to be honest, but with a toy boomerang it was hours of fun especially in an open field.
Marbles were fun to play with at recess with the other kids, pogs too, especially if you had a metal slammer... Win all day times lol.
I never had a single favorite toy because i would always be playing around with something. Sometimes when bored with my toys
i would get my sisters dolls, and i would bend their legs, arms and heads in odd positions and spread them throughout her room for her to find and react to.. Each reaction was priceless.

 

[Alby]

outdoors

 

[JaumeJ]

Mehr Habba

 

[MegMarch]

outdoors

Where would one find such a toy today? A rare specimen.

 

[mailmandan]

Evil Knievel stunt cycle from the 70's.

I also loved race tracks as a kid.

 

[morefaithrequired]

Rosebud

 

[JaumeJ]

Rosebud

Citizen who?

 

[Alby]

Where would one find such a toy today? A rare specimen.

I think you can find one in SIMS or another virtual reality game lol

 

[von1]

Evil Knievel stunt cycle from the 70's.

I also loved race tracks as a kid.

Cool looking toys, for got about the evil knievel toy. I did my evil knievel on my bike, its wonder i didn't break something.

 

[von1]

I forgot about my cap guns I had, they looked more real back than. I had a fire engine paddle car, I liked.

 

[von1]

I don't think it would be classified as a toy, but my bicycle. I was thrilled waking up to see a brand new bike sitting in front of the Christmas tree. We had a large property when I was growing up and I was able to ride all over the place. I'd sit for hours reading, and the local wildlife would come out of the nearby woods and graze, or play. I arrived quietly peddling into their domain, and they apparently didn't mind I stayed awhile. Lovely memories.

I was ruff on a bicycle, riding through mud puddles, jumping ramps.

 

[mailmandan]

I was ruff on a bicycle, riding through mud puddles, jumping ramps.

Yes, I was rough as well on a bicycle. Did a lot of wheelies and constantly jumped ramps.

 

[Whispered]

I was ruff on a bicycle, riding through mud puddles, jumping ramps.

A fellow peddler. I was invincible on my little banana bike. Until one day the braking failed and I put my front tire into a oak tree stump and flipped over it. Not to be outdone by the butt of a long gone tree, I held tight to the handlebars and actually accomplished my mid air flip, landing on my tires not my head. Though some would think the opposite happened.

There I am straddling my bike, feet firmly on the ground now and was so proud to know I knew exactly why Evel Knievel jumped motorcycles.

 

[Lanolin]

Jemima

Rag dolls my mum made for me and my sister, since we couldnt afford cabbage patch kids. I loved them till they fell apart.

 

[EliBeth]

I enjoyed my toy cash register. I liked to ring up nonperishable food items and then sack them up as quickly as I could.

 

[Solemateleft]

Going nostalgic on y’all. What was your favorite toy to play with growing up?

My mom would not let me have barbies, so I became obsessed with My Little Ponies. My brother loved Legos, but I found them boring. I find them very satisfying as an adult however—possible delay in development.

Six kids in our family - so readily available sibling playmates all day...
Indoors: checkers, chess, card games, board games, twister... Baseball cards; Baseball cards with an aluminum foil ball...
Outdoors: Any type of sports ball; ping-pong, football, kickball, basketball, baseball and darts...