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Toys YOU used to have as a child

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SantaFio2 · 14/12/2004 15:02

I noticed in one of our second hand shops this morning that they had a little stroller like i used to have as a child. It is a maclaren buggy, red and white striped with red plastic handles and a steel chasis. It made me remember how me and my sister used to 'pour' ourselves in it and push each other round the garden

needless to say I have forced ds to say he wants it and it is now being pushed round after the dogs...........

what were your favourites?

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aloha · 14/12/2004 15:07

Barbie - I had blonde Barbie and Brunette Barbie so they could wear different colours (!) and had bags and bags of clothes for them - they had fantastic outfits in the late Sixties, real couture with jewellery and shoes...sigh.
Also had three dolls houses - a bungalow, 30s semi and trad house - all fully furnished, with families in them. Used to get them all up in the morning and put them to bed at night. And a one-eyed, one-armed green bear and doll who spoke German. All long vanished...sob.

sweetheart · 14/12/2004 15:08

Big Yellow Teapot

A ladybird tea set type thing - also had the ladybird push chair

Weebles!!!!!

Fisher price school house type thing

popsycal · 14/12/2004 15:08

amanda jane dolls
tiny tears

spacedonkey · 14/12/2004 15:09

I had a black barbie called "Domino" in about 1975

noddyholder · 14/12/2004 15:09

a little plastic record player that played real records and pippa the little tiny doll with really long hair

aloha · 14/12/2004 15:13

Me too for Tiny Tears, Pippa and the record player. Really, really wanted a Petite typewriter...

sparklynorthernstar · 14/12/2004 15:13

Tiny Tears

Can't remember the name of it but it was red with two white knobs and you turned them to draw straight lines, it had sand in it and you shook it to wipe away the picture

Speak and spell

Stylophone - remember them?

Cabbage Patch Kids

I remember my little pony's the first time round!

DingWongMerrilyOnHigh · 14/12/2004 15:14

Shaker Maker and Pippa Dolls

spacedonkey · 14/12/2004 15:15

etchasketch northerner?

noddyholder · 14/12/2004 15:15

I really wanted girls world but was never allowed it probably why I'm such a make up fiend now!

popsycal · 14/12/2004 15:15

a stylophone yes!!!!

etch a sketch od the one which draws lines...

noddyholder · 14/12/2004 15:15

shakermaker i so wanted that but mum said too messy old bag!

sparklynorthernstar · 14/12/2004 15:16

etchasketch that's it SD - it was the height of modern technology! Until of course I got my commodore 64!!!!

otto · 14/12/2004 15:16

Aloah - I had a petite typewriter. It was a dark mustard colour and I loved it so much. Also Tiny Tears, Tressy - (her ponytail grew when you pressed a botton on her back) Sindy and Pippa.

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SantaFio2 · 14/12/2004 15:16

northernstar, it s an etch a sketch - i used to have one too
and tiny tears

was barbie mad too, had the 'home/office' thing for her. Used to give them haircuts too so i had butch barbies

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spacedonkey · 14/12/2004 15:16

my sister chopped the hair off her barbies to make them look like ziggy stardust

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SantaFio2 · 14/12/2004 15:21

they actually looked quite sexy with short hair

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OnZephyrstdayofXmas · 14/12/2004 15:30

i loved etch-a-sketch was my fav - and Major Morgan!! Anyone else have him? I've justy discovered they are kicking around on ebay so might get dd one!!
My mum cleared out the loft the other week so dd now has an original pound puppy and a rainbow bright doll!!!

snowmeltsonthebeach · 14/12/2004 15:32

I had a big blue pedal car.

GlitterGrommit · 14/12/2004 15:36

I had Action Girl - gave her a 'Purdy' haircut. Potters wheel, shakermaker, Pippa doll plus loads of accessories, Trolls, Happy Gang furry toys, pogo stick, Swingball... now I am really showing my age!

tinseltortoiseshell · 14/12/2004 15:49

Ooh, I had Amanda Jane too, and My Little Pony - was HEAVILY into that!

skiingawhitexmas · 14/12/2004 15:53

Tiny Tears
Etch a Sketch
Sindy - chewed one of the feet off
Frustration - my sis and I went thro 3 of them coz we wore them out with playing so much!
Operation
Raleigh 14 bike

sparklynorthernstar · 14/12/2004 15:53

Oh Major Morgan that is totally ringing a bell but I can't picture it - what is it again?

I had this fashion wheel thing where you could design dresses and I loved my neighbours board game and guess who.

OnZephyrstdayofXmas · 14/12/2004 15:55

Major Morgan was a little blue man (a major!) and you would slot a card into the front of him and press the coloured squares to play songs - he was the best!!!

sparklynorthernstar · 14/12/2004 15:56

OMG that is a blast from the past - yes I had one of those!