Favorite toy from your childhood
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My favorite was my Lionel train set, which over the years has grown into a ridiculous collection. I'd pull out the army men and a battle would ensue over the train station (I think I watched too much Hogan's Heroes).
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How could I forget the hours I spent with some wooden fencing my grandpa made. Had a farm set (think it was this one)
and a ton of small wooden blocks that served as animals. Dad was a vet so we were constantly working them in the "chute" and they were all marked up from crayons like dad would with his livestock markers) We usually set it up like one of the local feedlots or played salebarn. Had a bunch of trucks with trailers and a big semi from my uncle that was a Northrup-King rep that got used heavily.
and a ton of small wooden blocks that served as animals. Dad was a vet so we were constantly working them in the "chute" and they were all marked up from crayons like dad would with his livestock markers) We usually set it up like one of the local feedlots or played salebarn. Had a bunch of trucks with trailers and a big semi from my uncle that was a Northrup-King rep that got used heavily.
This may very well be one of the most underrated inventions of my lifetime...
As a kid who was constantly, pathetically afraid of getting pegged by a hard throw, these are probably the only reason I even attempted baseball as a kid.
Yea, I know my generation had it's fair share of stupid-*** toys, but it seems sad how many of the toys you see now seem to do all the thinking and playing for the kid.
We would play with them until the seems split, then tape it up with athletic tape and play some more. When that wore out we would duct tape it until it was done... This little invention is probably the main reason five kids from my neighborhood made it into professional baseball.
We got some for my nephew last Christmas. I thought it was from The Land Of Nod, but those appear to be "Frontier Logs", not the original Lincoln Logs. I do think we found them somewhere...
Kids' Toys: 300 Piece Frontier Logs Set in Building Blocks
Oh man, the ice planet ship was my absolute favorite! I had tons of legos but when I opened this, I was in shock because it was one of the more expensive ones at the time and I knew my parents would never get me one that much. Thank goodness for grandparents!
In addition to legos, I also had a lot of Micro Machines. Anyone else?
Anyone ever play with Capsela sets? I think these were my parents' attempt to get me to become an engineer.
That's a really creative bong
How could I forget the hours I spent with some wooden fencing my grandpa made. Had a farm set (think it was this one)
and a ton of small wooden blocks that served as animals. Dad was a vet so we were constantly working them in the "chute" and they were all marked up from crayons like dad would with his livestock markers) We usually set it up like one of the local feedlots or played salebarn. Had a bunch of trucks with trailers and a big semi from my uncle that was a Northrup-King rep that got used heavily.
I forgot about those! I had the airport, parking garage, and house boat too! Cool little toy!
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That's a really creative bong
No wonder my parents took it away when I started high school...
