Toys from your childhood

[blue for life]

Oh yes! It’s an icon. I had the Mark 2 red one.

 

[KS55]

Toys? You were bloody lucky…..all we had were a ball made out of stone and a bat made out of corrugated iron…..stumps were three captured Catholic kids…..Happy days!!

“Three captured Catholic kids” Brilliant.

 

[Bluesince1979]

Subbuteo
Action man
Star wars figures inc the millenium falcon
A - Team figures
Toy cars.

When not in the back garden smashing next doors greenhouse with my footy, hours would be spent playing with the above

 

[Bluemanc100]

Played crossfire until we had blisters on our fingers :-)

 

[JASR]

Toys? You were bloody lucky…..all we had were a ball made out of stone and a bat made out of corrugated iron…..stumps were three captured Catholic kids…..Happy days!!

Stick - The Strong National Museum of Play

Inducted Year: 2008 The stick may be the world’s oldest toy. Animals play with sticks, and we use them to play fetch with our dogs. Children find sticks an endless source of make-believe fun. Sticks can turn into swords, magic wands, majorette batons, fishing poles, and light sabers. When...

www.museumofplay.org

 

[Saddleworth2]

Had nowt but a ball and string and some beef dripping to play with.

Oh, and a Johnny Seven.

 

[Keeper!]

Oh yes! It’s an icon. I had the Mark 2 red one.

I was a wild one, I had the Mark1 and the scars to prove it!!!

 

[Keeper!]

 

[MCFCTrick]

I had this very set. Nearly burned the kitchen down

 

[eastmanc]

Oh yes! It’s an icon. I had the Mark 2 red one.

Red, that's horrible.

 

[eastmanc]

Used to make bogeys all the time when we were young.

 

[blue for life]

I had this very set. Nearly burned the kitchen down View attachment 71066

I always managed to break the bottom of the test tubes!!!!

 

[blue for life]

Red, that's horrible.

I know but I was just thrilled to get one!

 

[MellowJoe]

One of mums empty white fairy liquid bottles filled with water as a squirt gun

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

Oh yes! It’s an icon. I had the Mark 2 red one.

Rag!

 

[eastmanc]

I know but I was just thrilled to get one!

Unfortunately my Mam and Dad could never afford to buy me one. It's still a thing of beauty now.

 

[MillisleBlue]

Absolutely loved this right up until an unstable relation flattened it with a 2lb hammer:

MIB, it would be worth a few quid these days but, alas, that just wasn't ever gonna happen.

 

[JRockBlues]

 

[Keeper!]

I had this very set. Nearly burned the kitchen down View attachment 71066

Ihope you did not copy the haircut ;)

 

[Keeper!]

wow that brings back some memories and lot's of cheating when playing my dad!