Toy reviews, vintage toys and games
Stretch Armstrong a Cool Toy That Keeps Growing! It may sound wrong on many different levels, but at that time in the 1970’s there was nothing much cooler if you were a child, than having an action figure toy that was essentially a man with big muscles wearing only his briefs and his blonde hair. … Read more
Vintage Talking Animal Plush: Mattel’s Yackers I grew up in the 1970’s. Back then, there were no cell phones, no computers, no iPods, and no fancy electronic games. The kid’s toys I grew up with were simple but they were fun. Yackers were among these cool toys. In the latter part of the 60’s, Mattel … Read more
Vintage Tigeroo Horn Tigeroo had to be on the cool vintage toy list. Tigeroo was not really a toy but a tiger horn for your bike. I had it on my cool green bike (extra points for the banana seat). Was looking cool with the orange and black tiger on the front. When you squeeze … Read more
Inchworm was a hugely popular toy when I was a kid in the 70’s. I got one for Christmas from my grandparents and I played on it for hours at a time. Inchworm is about 3 feet long and you basically sit on it, bounce up and down to make the worm crawl forward. Inchworm … Read more
The Lakeside Haunted Mansion Game: The Coolest Ever Disney Game Let me take you back in time to 1976, or maybe it was 1975. I had just received a gift from my parents that I could never have expected in my wildest dreams because – like many of you reading this – I had never … Read more
The Vintage Fisher Price 952 Yellow House: A Classic! Every child has a special toy they are particularly attached too. Mine was the now vintage Fisher Price 952 yellow house. I received it when I was around 4 or 5 and sulking because I had to stay in hospital to have my tonsils removed. I … Read more
Electronic Kits For Kids Make The Perfect Gift What makes a clock tick, a robot move, a radio play music, or how can a lamp light up a room when it’s dark? These are questions that inquisitive little minds want answers to. Most often we all take electronic devices for granted and simply enjoy the … Read more
10 Valuable And Rare Board Games You Need To Look Out For Board games have always been popular and even today almost every family have some in their home. This has been true for many generations. However, what happens to board games when they are no longer wanted? Mainly they either get thrown away, given … Read more