Originally Posted By mele I think my favorite toy was my Pretty in Pink Barbie that I got for Xmas. I begged for that doll and as soon as I saw it's distinctly shaped box under the Xmas tree, I was so excited. Every Xmas Eve we were allowed to pick one present but I never picked the "best" looking one but I made a beeline for that box. I was already getting a little old for Barbies but I loved that doll. I don't think I have her anymore but I've actually considered buying another one on ebay.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'd say I got the most use out of my Atari 2600. Man, I thought I was all THAT when I got that thing. Little did I know that my father had bought the game about a month before Christmas and practice some of the games so that when he played me he whipped my butt there for a while. I found out about that years later. Oh, and the year my sister got a horse, I got a bowling ball. At the time I was a little put off...but the bowling ball is still around. The horse is dead.
Originally Posted By smeeeko ^awww.. that's depressing about the horse. I had a horse once. I guess she'd be gone too.. but still I try not to think of stuff like that. eep. The Atari was cool though.. We had Pong for a while. (that wasn't the best toy we got though.. I don't know what was.. maybe the Acrylic paint set my mom got in high school).
Originally Posted By LuLu E-Z Weaver, which was a loom for weaving placemats and such. At my house it was called the "WeeZee Weaver" :-D I also liked those knitting tubes, my EasyBake Oven, AND my Barbies!
Originally Posted By friendofdd Being a bit older, I remember giving some of those type gifts to our children and even our grandchildren. Being a child during WW II, things were kind of tight. I remember a metal model of a DC3 airplane. The wheels and propellers would spin and it had a wingspan of about 8 inches. It was a joy to play with and made it's way to both my brothers in time.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I had a great doll house with furniture, people, pets and a barbeque set.
Originally Posted By alexbook Do board games count? An older "Diplomacy" set with wooden pieces instead of the newer plastic ones.
Originally Posted By Ursula The best gift was when Santa couldn't think of anything so, he gave us each 100 $1 bills. Do you have any idea what it is like to open a box and find 100 bills in it? I felt like a ba-jillionaire!!! 999Haunts' dollars were rolled up and tied with a ribbon, and mine were tied with ribbon in the middle to look like a bow-tie. I found out much, much later that Santa was annoyed (s)he thought of tying them at all and was pissy after about $45 worth of tying. And I suddenly feel like calling my mother...
Originally Posted By Ursula Oh, toy!!?!??! Sorry, I read it as gift as I have Christmas on the brain. Rub-a-Dub Dolly wins hands down. You could take her in the tub and wash her hair! How cool was that?
Originally Posted By lesmisfan im not sure what the best toy i had. but i have to say one of my favorites growing up was this little stuffed bear on wheels. i took him everywhere and i called him charley. because for whatever reason he reminded me of charlie from willy wonka.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder gee, so hard to pick just one, I had a lot of cool toys growing up. I guess I'll go with Hot Wheels, because back in the late 60's when they came out, they were the rage and I played with them a lot.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I had a lot of toys I loved, it would be hard to pick one. I was really into Barbies, so it would probably be one of them. I had the Pretty in Pink. I think I would say Western Barbie and Dallas (her horse) though. She had a Farrah Fawcett hairdo and winked. I actually bought them on ebay a few years back.
Originally Posted By lilgoofymom I had two favorite toys: Barbie was #1 for me. Until I got around the age of 12, then I discovered boys and got rid of all my dolls. After I got married, I started collecting Barbie dolls again. In fact DH Bought me the first christmas Barbie in 1988 and started my Barbie collecting fever again. Boy does he regret that, our house is eat up with dolls, Disney collectables & Hallmark ornaments now. My other favorite toy was the Lite Brite. I almost put my eyes out staring at that bright screen making designs with those little pegs.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 My spirograph. I loved drawing and coloring in my designs. I made cards, calendars, pictures, etc for relatives and friends using it. I played with all my little gears and pens probably for a good 4 or 5 years.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon When I was really small I had a Chatty Cathy doll that I just loved! When I got older I loved playing house with this whole kitchen setup I had gotten for Christmas one year. (Now they have these "new" retro ones very much like the one I had in the early 60's) I remember my brother just loved his "Rock em Sock em Robots" and his Creepy Crawlers set. Ahhh the memories!
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Reading over these is great. I had a spirograph and loved it. My little sister had a Lite Brite and she played with that forever. And the Easy Bake Oven! Remember that! Oh what fun we had with that! I remember feeling so jelous when my aunt (who is only 2 yrs. older than me) got a giant pink Barbie car. I wanted it so bad. But she let me play with hers all the time so it was good.
Originally Posted By murfsmom MY FAVORITE GIFT,WERE MY ICE SKATES, NOT REALLY A TOY BUT THAT ALL I WANTED, I TOOK LESSONS FOR 12YRS AND EVEN TAUGHT SOME LITTLE ONES FOR A WHILE I WAS ALL SET TO JOIN THE ICE CAPADES BUT MY LIFE TOOK A DETOUR AND I COULDN'T JOIN THEM BUT I HAVE A THE GREAT MEMORIES ! TINKEROON, I HAVE A CHATTY CATHY DOLL SITTING ON OUR DESK, SHE'S NOT SO CHATTY ANY MORE BUT I FOUND SOME ONE WILL FIX HER UP !!
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy I loved my Barbie Dream House and the huge Barbie Dream Pool. I was a spoiled little girl and even was allowed to have the pool full of water. I would NEVER let my kids do that LOL
