What is your favorite childhood toy?

I had all the standard 80s stuff. Star Brite, Cabbage Patch Kids, Pound puppies, Care Bear, Strawberry Shortcake. OMG did I love Strawberry Shortcake! I had everything SS. My mom even made me a SS cake for my birthday one year. Iced exactly the same way she looked, to a T. Sure makes me long to be a kid again........

My Little Ponies.

oh and i just remembered the spirograph. it made beautiful colorful designs.ahhh the memories.

My brother had a Stretch Armstrong that I LOVED playing with. He was so fun to strech out and watch him spring back to normal.

We also played with penny racers a lot.......

I played with a hula hoop tons, and I had this lemon thing that you slipped around one ankle and spun it around and hopped over it with your other foot... that could keep me busy for hours on end. Jump ropes too.... especially when you could have two ropes going at once, for the double dutch! And, those old metal rollerskates that you strapped to your tennis shoes!

I'm sure there's tons more that I'm forgetting..... it seems like I had a thing for Strawberry Shortcake and Cabbage Patch Kids.....

Trauma Queen: Oh!!!!! I had one of those "lemon Things" that go around your ankle too, I totally forgot about those, I don't think they make those anymore, do they? :chuckle

Gosh I loved playing that game Operation where you had to fix your patient without hurting him

and then I had Candyland that was always my favorite - I think I drove my dad nuts playing that one....

You guys make me feel so old........my KIDS played with Strawberry Shortcake, GlowWorms, My Little Pony and so on.......(sigh).

Now, back in the Dark Ages when I was a kid, Barbie and Ken were tops as far as I was concerned. I also loved my pogo stick, marbles (I was the 6th grade champion---I even beat all the boys), tiddlywinks, and Chinese jump rope.

Ah, sweet memories............

My Barbie head that had the growing hair - it included brushes, combs, make-up.
And my yellow banana seat bike.

Weren't those things called "Lemon Twists" or something like that? I had one too.

I remember that & those chinese jump ropes.

[quote=mjlrn97]You guys make me feel so old........my KIDS played with Strawberry Shortcake, GlowWorms, My Little Pony and so on.......(sigh).

Now, back in the Dark Ages when I was a kid, Barbie and Ken were tops as far as I was concerned. I also loved my pogo stick, marbles (I was the 6th grade champion---I even beat all the boys), tiddlywinks, and Chinese jump rope.


I hear you mjlrn - My favorite toys were Troll dolls, the 1st version! Does anyone remember Gaylord the dog?