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Last night, something came over me and I began reminiscing about my favorite childhood toys. After some extensive Google searches, I couldn't believe all the memories that came back to me! 1987 Talking Whiz Kid, PJ Sparkles & Starbrite Sparkles, Pogo Ball, Skip-It, Talking Cricket Doll, Electronic Talk N Play, just to name a few!

I have tons, and I like to go see them at the Strong National Museum of Play. While my kids play with their Dad, I sneak off and look through the exhibits.

Growing up in the 80's - many of my memories include Cabbage Patch Kids, Barbies, Rainbow Brite, My Little Ponies, Transformers and a Snoopy Snow Cone Machine.

OH I had that Snoopy snow cone machine!!!! I still think about it all the time when I'm craving a snow cone! I miss childhood!

My Little Pony (making its resurrection again I saw) and Cabbage Patch Kids.... Ummm they were so expensive that my parents could not afford one for each of us (that was 3). I also go to Strong and look at the museum, it's kind of neat. This could lend itself to a discussion on TV shows too... like Captain Kangaroo (all right, you young one's.... I had to use rabbit ears to get that show to come in). I just had another birthday and needless to say I am toward 40 now and a lot of what our kids have now, was never a thought in my parents minds to get.

Weebles, Baby Alive, Speak & Spell....

My haunted Chrissy doll. You pushed a button on her back to either pull her long ponytail out of her head, or retract it back into her head for long or short dos. I swear she turned her head on her own. Creeeepy.

@Admin My sister had that doll!

I loved my Barbie motorhome - I think I pushed it around until the wheels fell off. I loved Holly Hobbie, too and whatever my brothers were playing with at the time (Star Wars, wild west playsets, Evil Kenevil stuntmen, etc.).

Let's see?!?!? Growing up in the 50's my favorite toys were: (1) two cans with a string between them (walkie-talkie) and (2) baseball and bat.

Let's see?!?!? Growing up in the 50's my favorite toys were: (1) two cans with a string between them (walkie-talkie) and (2) baseball and bat.

Hey I had both as well, and I grew up in the 80s! We had the telephone cans with string long enough to go from the bedrooms upstairs to the kitchen downstairs LOL! A classic survives time :)

I had a cricket doll, but I hardly ever played with her because it was too expensive to break

I also had a pair of red stilts that I played with all the time. They were basically an upside down cup with a string attached, but I played with them for hours walking all around the yard. I also had a pink Barbie big wheel, that I was extremely attached to.

@Bringonthesun I had those stilt things too! I didn't remember them until I just read your post!

i too had the snoppy snow cone machine and could play w/ it for hours! i had cabbage patch dolls, big wheels, barbies, a huge barbie condo (hand-me-down from a neighbor) and my little pony's! what a blast from the past!!!!

Let's see?!?!? Growing up in the 50's my favorite toys were: (1) two cans with a string between them (walkie-talkie) and (2) baseball and bat.

Hey I had both as well, and I grew up in the 80s! We had the telephone cans with string long enough to go from the bedrooms upstairs to the kitchen downstairs LOL! A classic survives time :)

My best friend and I discovered (the hard way) that car antennas bring the can-string phone system to a quick silence. He was on one side of the street and I was on the other. When a car would come along, we would hold the cans over our heads and jump to allow the string to go over the car. We weren't quite tall enough to clear the antenna on one. ooops! :-) easy repair and we were back in service!
When I think back to my childhood (which isn't over yet!!) I remember more about the things we did than the 'toys' that we had. Growing-up in the 50's was a lot different than today (or the 80's, when my kids grew up or now when my grand kids are growing up). I'm not saying that it was better then, just different.