Cheap Childhood Toys

[Lynne]

And this one :

 

[Debi]

I used to keep all of my trinket treasures in two round metal cake tins - like the kind a fruitcake comes in. And at least once a week I would sit on the floor, dump the entire collection out, and invent scenarios for them to interact. With literally hundreds of little toys I had millions of combinations to play with.

YES! Cookie tins! That's where I kept all of mine! lol

 

[garnetsilver]

And this one :
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I was trying to remember Tiddly Winks; that was another favorite.

 

[Benway]

KIDS TODAY HAVE IPADS.
AS A CHILD, THE CHEAP LITTLE TOYS ENTERTAINED ME FOR ENDLESS HOURS.
WHAT CHEAP TOYS DELIGHTED YOU AND KEPT YOU BUSY?
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Balsa wood?!? In the 80s mine was made of polystyrene!

 

[Benway]

And this one :
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Yeah! (How was that so entertaining?)

 

[Benway]

Those little green plastic soldiers in awkward poses spring to mind. I think my other toys looked down on them. Still played with them though! They were a good height for lawn jungle adventures.

 

[Benway]

The cardboard box which was more entertaining than the actual toy my parents paid money for.

 

[ozentity]

The cardboard box which was more entertaining than the actual toy my parents paid money for.

I bought my 2 year old grandson a fairly expensive battery ride on car recently. He screamed when I put him on it and went off and played with the box it came in for hours, lol.

 

[ozentity]

As a kid we used to color in ice block sticks and race them down the road side gutter when it rained. It was serious stuff for bragging rights.

 

[Lynne]

Yeah! (How was that so entertaining?)

You had to use the end of the plastic disc on the end of another to pop it in the air and get it in the cup.