What were your favorite toys and gifts?

[TheStatutoryApe]

Oh yes, Lincoln Logs!
So did the Indians burn all of your buildings as well?

Did you set your's on fire Ivan?
Err, umm, I mean the indians.

 

[Kerrie]

I loved my big wheel. Back in the day though, they didn't have the girl colors.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I loved my big wheel. Back in the day though, they didn't have the girl colors.

Were you a Hoppity Hopper?

 

[Moonbear]

When I was about 5, I wanted this toy called an "Inchworm" more than anything in the world. It was this kid-sized vehicle that looked like a friendly, plastic, green worm on wheels, and you powered the thing by bouncing up and down on it. It had been on TV and there was a fun little song in the commercial that I went around singing. When we went to see Santa I told him that was exactly what I wanted for Christmas.
Christmas morning came and I opened up my presents. No inchworm. Shoot! Oh, well. Maybe next year. Then Mom took me over to my grandparents' house to have Christmas dinner. Grandpa started saying that there was this funny green thing out on the lawn and he figured Santa must have left it there by mistake. I ran to the window and there it was - the INCHWORM! My eyes were like saucers. I started screaming at the top of my lungs -
IT'S MINE! IT'S MINE!

Oh, I remember the Inchworm! That was the coolest toy that year! And, yeah, heh heh, my grandparents would do things like that too..."Santa forgot to leave this under the tree for you, so dropped it off at our house on the way out of town."

 

[Moonbear]

The toy I remember the most was a RADIO FLYER WAGON. I think I was about six or seven. I do remember that I could not get one until WWII was over. There were a few available but my dad thought that it was unpatriotic to use that much steel in a toy during war time.
I used to love to take things apart to see what made them work, and sometimes I didn't always get the old wind up toys back toghether again.
But the old Radio flyer was indestructible and perfect for that.
Of course this was in the days BP (before plastic)

I had one of those as a kid...but it wasn't bought for me...it was my dad's. He was amazingly careful with his toys, so my sister and I had a lot of them to play with as children. They were great. Sadly, we weren't as careful with them and left the metal toys out in the rain a few too many times. They'd be worth a small fortune now if we kept them in as good of condition as he kept them. If I only knew then what I know now...

Oh, and last year, someone really great sent me Legos! Wait until Zz sees me playing with Legos at Downtown Disney! If he's going to make me join him on pin hunts, he has to help me swipe the good Legos from unsuspecting small children.

 

[GCT]

I would go for the x box 360 or one of the newer nintendo or playstation versions...but then I would probably play it all day and end up becoming a bum. Not to mention frying my brain.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Oh, I remember the Inchworm! That was the coolest toy that year! And, yeah, heh heh, my grandparents would do things like that too..."Santa forgot to leave this under the tree for you, so dropped it off at our house on the way out of town."

OhHHHhhh! You remember Inchworm?! That's so awesome! I sure loved that thing. I would have probably lost my mind if I could have had one of those Bubble Frogs that Evo mentioned.

Ivan and TSA, I used to have Lincoln Logs, too. But I never had a problem with the indians burning my cabins down. It always turned out to be the green plastic army men who were at fault. After a swift trial they were sentenced to die in the backyard - usually by being strapped to a firecracker.

 

[JamesU]

I want an iPod nano this christmas

 

[Moonbear]

OhHHHhhh! You remember Inchworm?! That's so awesome!

Yep...*cues music* "It's Inchworm, It's Inchworm...It's a wonderful toy, fun for a girl or a boy!"

 

[Moonbear]

Were you a Hoppity Hopper?

I was...I had a red Mickey Mouse one. My sister had the yellow one.

 

[Math Is Hard]

aha! I found it!

*sigh* just like I remember it.

 

[Moonbear]

aha! I found it!

*sigh* just like I remember it.

Yay! That's it! Yep, amazingly, it's exactly as I remember it too! (Sometimes I remember toys differently than they really looked...things seemed a LOT bigger when I was much smaller. )

 

[Math Is Hard]

I was...I had a red Mickey Mouse one. My sister had the yellow one.

You should dig those out of the closet. You could hippity-hop around Downtown Disney!

 

[Gokul43201]

This was my favorite: used to be called Run Yourself Ragged. Now they've got some screwball name for it

http://tv.cream.org/extras/toys/images/screwball.jpg

 

[Moonbear]

You should dig those out of the closet. You could hippity-hop around Downtown Disney!

I wish I still had it! Though I'm not sure I'm still in hippity-hop shape! I can't believe I used to be able to bounce around on that thing all day long!

 

[Entropy]

LEGOS! I still love them to this day! Also loved my bigwheel. I'd always race down this big hill and crash, with my mom running down after me screaming at the top of her lungs in fear.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

This classic robot is from the original Lost In Space series. He comes complete with his remote control and is in working condition. His speech isn't as clear as it used to be, and he veers a little to the left when he is rolling along. There is a small crack (see penny in photo) and a couple of small splits in his rubber arms. He is complete and missing no parts. There is a secret compartment in the front that you open by hand, and when you push the button on his back, and his arms flop out, just like on the TV show! Use the remote control, and colorful lights appear in his dome and chest, and he says a few of his famous phrases like "Danger, Danger Will Robinson!" and "Intruder Alert!" He can also repeat whatever you say into the remote control. Push another button on the remote and he off he goes across the floor! The remote control is fully intact and works as it should. There are a few scratches but nothing to notice. Small batteries go in the back, larger ones fit into the Robot himself. His colors are bright and shiny, and you can open and close his pincers. Enjoy this wonderful toy from the past!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/LOST-IN-SPACE-ROBOT-24-INCHES-TALL-W-REMOTE-WORKS_W0QQitemZ6014538389QQcategoryZ20914QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[Astronuc]

ASTRONUC
My first radio kit was a crystal kit.(no batteries needed) There are some specialty stores still selling them , so I would imagine you could find an electronics kit.
http://www.discoverthis.com/crystal-radio.html

Edward, thanks for that link - I found something similar to what I had - http://www.discoverthis.com/electronic-project-lab-50.html
50-in-one electronics kit. About the same time I did get an 8-band radio - AM/FM/SW which was pretty cool.

I also remember a chemistry set that my folks bought (from Sears) for my brother and me. Some chemicals were poisonous. We did the experiments in a book, but we also improvised and made some probably very toxic stuff.

One year I got a bicycle, which I used a lot to get to and from school or just ride somewhere in the city for 20 or 30 miles.

I built a lot of plastic models of warplanes and warships, but pretty much gave that up when I turned 15.

One of my most favorite gifts was a Canon F-1 SLR camera that my father brought back from Japan. I still have it.

 

[BobG]

I loved my big wheel. Back in the day though, they didn't have the girl colors.

Those can get you into trouble. Did you know it's illegal to ride those down the street in the middle of the night even if you're over 18?

 

[Janus]

You mean no one here remembers Major Matt Mason?

http://www.buyoldtoys.com/forsale/mmm/images/PB090032_JPG.jpg

And, I almost forgot, the Thing Maker Fright Factory:

 

[Moonbear]

And, I almost forgot, the Thing Maker Fright Factory:

I had a different version of that...creepy crawlers. I made lots and lots and lots of plastic bugs, and then hid them everywhere!

 

[ron damon]

Definitely Nintendo. And books. Lots of books!

 

[mugsby]

legos, gi joes, nintendo, electronics kits, train sets, bikes, chemistry set, bb guns, rc cars, calculator watch, books, radios, BIG WHEEL , and a lot of other stuff.