Today I finished my Christmas shopping for my grandchildren, thank goodness. Memories of the toys I received when I was a child filled my mind. See if you received any of these toys for Christmas.
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| My accordion was red and black. |
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| I learned to add on this as I recall I didn't really like this toy. |
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| I loved those little cookie cutter and would use them when I was playing with my clay. |
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| I am so happy that children still play Jacks, it was my favorite game. |
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| Tom Thumb cash register was among my favorite toys. |
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| Cootie what a fun game. |
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| The metal clicker was a source of aggravation for my parents. Often this toy went missing for days at a time. |
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| Hours of fun, I would pry out the numbers so I could complete the puzzle. |
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| Paper dolls you needed a steady hand while cutting so you wouldn't cut off the tabs. |
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| Pop beads wore them to church for many years when I was young. |
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| Jumping beans, they had weights in the bottoms of the beans. |
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| The round red discs were plain on one side and had a number of the other this is how I learned how to tell time. |
What Christmas toys do you remember?
Photos from the youtube video
I always loved my paper dolls! I saw a Tom Thumb cash register at a thrift store this summer and it was so adorable but it was missing one piece so I left it. I hope you and your family have a Very Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMany of these brought back memories.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that!
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We had cooties and those beads, my sister was always trying to eat them!
ReplyDeleteGreat images Paulette. I always wanted an accordian - never got one though. I used to love cut out dolls too. I was a big doll fan in fact right up until I was about 13 I think! My daughter wasn't interested in dolls at all. Oh and Jacks, I never ever learned how to play them. xx
ReplyDeleteI loved those paper dress up dolls, I'd play with them for hours. I remember getting a post office set one year, I loved that present.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, nostalgic post! I loved all those toys, except I didn't have an accordian-I had a guitar with a crank on the side that played the music. And I *loved* the game Cootie. The cooties were lots cuter than the newer version. And the cash register! Loved those little value-less plastic dimes - just like the ones the U.S. Treasury creates now! :-)
ReplyDeleteMy cousins had a Tom Thumb cash register and I loved it!
ReplyDeleteI still have my Easy Bake oven in the orginal box.