After so much celebrating of Christmas and Birthdays lately, I can't help but give myself over to fits of nostalgia when it comes to the toys I loved most as a kid. Even now my heart skips a few beats just thinking of the joy I felt when playing with my favorite toys. I'm sure there is something I'm forgetting to include, but all in all this will give you a small window into that soft, gushy, excitable place in my heart that will always be a kid.
{1. Cabbage Patch Kids 2. Sweet Secrets 3. Hugga Bunch Dolls 4. She-Ra }
{1. Teddy Ruxspin 2. Glo Worm 3. Rainbow Brite 4. Care Bears}
{1. Snoopy Snow Cone Machine 2. Troll Doll 3. My Little Ponies 4. Strawberry Shortcake}
{1. Legos 2. Rubik's Cube 3. Simon 4. Lite Bright}
Ok, this next one isn't technically a toy, but I really loved these, so I couldn't not include them...
This list also wouldn't be complete if I didn't also include the cartoons and t.v. shows that helped form the complex human I am today. I wanted to be Punky Brewster so badly it hurt! Still does actually.
{1.Rainbow Bright 2.Punky Brewster 3.She-Ra 4.Blossom 5.Smurfs 6.Out of This World 7.Gummi Bears 8.The Wonder Years 9.Jem and the Holograms}
If you need me I'll be in my daughters room raiding her My Little Pony stash, tying bandannas around my knees, and pining for the days when my only worry was whether or not I would get the much coveted pink Barbie Corvette I asked for from Santa. Sigh. I'm still waiting...
Ahh She-Ra was the best! I think I had every single one of those toys too! Can you believe Smurfs is back now too? So odd to have things come full circle again. If only She-Ra would come back....
Posted by: Celina Wyss | 06 January 2011 at 06:53 PM
iiii know! I love love loved She-Ra. I'm sure we would have been fast friends as kids :)
There's a link to the dvd boxed set of season 1 on another post I did about She-Ra. I've been indoctrinating my kids ever since I bought it!
http://onerarebird.typepad.com/blog/2010/11/she-ra-hearts-lightning-mcqueen.html.html
Posted by: One Rare Bird | 06 January 2011 at 07:35 PM
OMG! I stumbled on your blog by accident looking for pics of garbage pail kids - I had forgotten all about sweet secrets and the hugga bunch. I was totally obsessed with both as a kid...and I had that exact Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox and remember fightening with my older brother to use his lightbright.
The memories you jus tbrought back!
Posted by: kalimirch | 25 February 2011 at 07:08 AM
Ha ha, I know! Just doing this post had my heart racing faster from the excitement of my memories. I love love loved my hug-a-bunch doll with her baby and the sweet secrets. I'm swooning again now!
Thanks for visiting. I'm glad you stumbled across my little corner of the blog-o-sphere :)
Posted by: One Rare Bird | 25 February 2011 at 07:55 AM
Very cool! I totally forgot about the Snoopy snocone machine I used to use until I stumbled on your blog! Thanks!
Posted by: Jason | 27 March 2011 at 11:47 AM
I think you can still buy them too - in case you want to re-live the awesomeness of the Snoopy Snow Cone machine :)
Posted by: One Rare Bird | 27 March 2011 at 11:54 AM
I am looking for the name of a doll. It had a firm body made of foam. With nylon for the face. They kind of looked like Ice Cream Dolls but they had a firm body, mine was in a sitting position. They had yarn hair. Mine was a boy with a cap and red cord overalls. You could get them musical too and their heads would tilt to the music. Any ideas?
Posted by: Mary Anne | 31 July 2011 at 07:46 PM
Oh. My. Goodness. I played with so many of these toys as a kid. I had forgotten about some of them. Thanks for bringing back so many good memories!
Posted by: Jessica | 27 September 2011 at 08:11 AM
I'm happy to hear I could help bring back so many good memories! Thanks for visiting my blog :)
Posted by: One Rare Bird | 27 September 2011 at 08:45 AM
What a wonderful tribute to the memories of our generation. Well done. It is something that connects all of us together, it is unifying - memories of the past. Such a warm & fuzzy feeling I get when I look at these things. They were what saved me from the yuckieness of growing up. They were my escape as a kid. I loved every minute of them all. Thank you for a well written, well pictured, walk down memory lane that still makes me feel safe. Wishing you a days of the soft sun upon your faces. Cheers to our genration!
God Bless the USA! God Bless you!
Hugs, ♥ Jennifer Karen O'Hara
Posted by: Jennifer Karen O'Hara | 29 April 2012 at 12:55 AM
Prettiest stuffs! Your post make me nostalgic and remind my happening and sweetest childhood what I miss very much and I think I'll do it till my end because it was truly awesome part of life. Good luck for your daughter and thanks for help to recall those lovely moments.
Popcorn machines
Posted by: Charlsmalpighi | 03 June 2012 at 01:58 AM
You nailed it!
Posted by: Britt | 25 September 2012 at 12:28 PM
Thanks! :)
Posted by: One Rare Bird | 25 September 2012 at 12:47 PM