My 6 year old has to find out about toys from older people. We are asking grandad on sunday when he comes, but any other ideas? Links to websites and personal tales of your favourite toy please.
2007-02-16 00:19:33 · 12 answers · asked by babyshambles 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Toys
1950's
bayko building outfits
meccano
mobo up and down horses
gresham flyer tricycle
dinky toys
triang clockwork train set
airfix model kits
lesney matchbox toys
plastic/lead model soldiers
free plastic gifts in cornflakes
Thanks for setting me off with good memories!!!
2007-02-18 00:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, lawn darts called "jarts" were a blast.
I had a game called "booby trap" that had little round pegs of varying sizes all jammed into a wooden tray and held in place by a spring loaded bar. The idea was to take away, one at a time, each peg without getting booby trapped.
I also had erector sets, tinker toys, lincoln logs, and aside from the obvious Barbies...a bunch of Trolls. I was able to find trolls - originals - on ebay and have a bunch now along with the troll house that I had as a kid (Mom through all my old toys out).
Thanks for the memories!!
2007-02-16 00:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by Enchanted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking from Australia the best toys were Dinky Cars great fun outdoors and they were solid, made to last
Hula hoops
Decent size dolls not plastic all were repairable at the dolls Hospital
Making your own kites.
Mecanno sets made of steel that lasted forever and worked
Teddy Bears that were repairable and all jointed not made with beans some People in there 60s now still have thereTeddys.
Making roads in dirt for your dinky Car we would spend hours doing that
Train sets made of hard metal some do still exist today "Hornby" trains are very collectible now
2007-02-16 00:37:41 · answer #3 · answered by cally l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My brothers all wanted Red Ryder .b.b. guns and My favorite doll was a betsy wetsy doll-this was in the 40s. In the 50s and 60s, some of the favorite toys was Chief cherokee and other Indian doll figures. Stretch Armstrong was a doll that could be pulled and stretched in all kind of shapes and was a very popular toy. None of us can ever forget Cabbage patch dolls. Etch a sketch was a popular toy. Hope this helps
2007-02-16 00:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by Janis G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some good websites out as it's a common topic in schools so google it and you will get stuff, try
www.primaryresources.com - one of the biggest lesson planning sites
and the BBC
also if you are in London take him/ her to the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood, there are other toy museums-again, google to find one near you!
Have fun!
We played with my mum's toys in our childhood, I grew up in the 80s, but we had plenty of toys from the 60s- Sindy's sister Patch and a sindy dog made of pipe cleaners, a doll which was very hard and uncuddly, unlike dolls today- if you moved it's arms the legs would move with them- left with left, right with right- thus you could make it walk, there was also a bear with a growl in its tummy if you shook it, and an ugly, ugly sindy type doll with huge pointy boobs!!
2007-02-16 06:05:33 · answer #5 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the 40s the must have toy was a Hornby trainset, or a Meccano set. With Meccano, you could make about 5 or6 models with the one kit. It was an all metal kit and gave hours of fun and it was educational as well.
2007-02-16 00:31:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 05:54:28 · answer #7 · answered by mattsson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a fantastic website with links to all the old toys:
http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/
Have Fun!
2007-02-16 05:43:51 · answer #8 · answered by Ruby V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1960's GI JOE 12'' tall version. pressurized pump up water rocket, Tinker toys, erector sets, lincoln loggs, solid rocket kits,
lab kits this was a wild one they had to discontinue this version because we were able to make explosives,
good luck
2007-02-16 00:44:11 · answer #9 · answered by frosty62 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I think you can find on the ebook they sell on this site http://www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=416 all the answers you are looking about your hobby. I used it to plan and build my first model railroad
2014-08-07 18:06:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋