Fun Day Monday - Favorite Childhood Toys

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I've seen some pretty crazy toys come out in recent years like unicorn poop for girls with glitter in it.  Which is essentially the same thing as slime for boys without glitter in it. But what about those long forgotten toys of yonder years?

Well here are some of my favorites!

Micro Machines
Man, I loved to collect these things!  They were the coolest ever!  The greatest thing was the commercials had the dude talking all super fast.  That really made me want them more!  They need to bring these things back! lol


Garbage Pail Kids
Ok, these cards were creepy as heck and they even had a creepier TV show, but man I can still remember them.  I think they still make new ones of these, but not sure who buys them...


Teddy Ruxpin
Ok, this thing was a bit creepy too, but probably way ahead of its time.  This think was basically a tape player with a Teddy Bear around it that had a moving mouth and would read you stories.  Move over Furbies!


Furbies
Ok, these were a bit after I was a kid, but they were a big hit for a while during Christmas season.  You could barely find one if you didn't get it soon enough.  Still pretty weird and creepy too!  They reminded me of the Mogwai from Gremlins...  I think they copied them!



Pogs and Slammers
The bigger your slammer was the more Pogs you could collect.  Basically you staked these up face down and slam the slammer down.  Any Pogs that flip over, you get to keep.  They ended up selling some ridiculously huge slammers.  Good times!




LiteBrite
Man, I loved this thing.  Was so fun to make images that would light up.  They actually still sell these things and I have been half temped to get one.


Care Bears
These guys truly cared... lol  There was even a cartoon about them going on their adventures from the clouds and shooting rainbows from their bellies.  Maybe this was better suited for the 60's?


Big Wheels
I used to ride these things around for hours!  You could get going real fast, then turn and drift like no other on those plastic wheels.


Pound Puppies
Who wouldn't want one of these with the big puppy dog eyes?


Spirograph
These were great to make some fun designs.  And the best thing of all is you didn't need any artistic skills! lol

There are so many more to choose from and writing this just brought back so many memories from my childhood.  I might have to go cruise Ebay and see if I can find any of these...!

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