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(58,721 posts) Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:12 PM 15 hrs ago

What was your favorite childhood game or toy? Mine were my Barbie, Bike and Jump rope. Colorforms. And you? [View all]

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What was your favorite childhood game or toy? Mine were my Barbie, Bike and Jump rope. Colorforms. And you? [View all] debm55 15 hrs ago OP

A little horserace game. Spin the spinner & move horse forward. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #1

Thank you very much for sharing with us.SheltieLover. I remember the horserace game. debm55 14 hrs ago #4

Can't recall name of game. SheltieLover 14 hrs ago #7

I had a MAGIC 8 BALL, too, Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 12 hrs ago #40

We couldn't afford a Barbie for me. dhol82 15 hrs ago #2

Thank you very much for sharing with us, dhol82. The MaryHeartline doll sounds very interesting. debm55 14 hrs ago #5

I actually liked my etch-a-sketch...jump rope, my sister's hoola-hoop hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #3

Thank you for your selections , hlthe2b. I enjoyed all except for etch-a-sketch. I could never make anything but a debm55 14 hrs ago #6

I probably owe my ability to sign my signature surprisingly well using those e-sign digital pads... hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #8

Wow. Thank you hlthe2b. That is very interesting. debm55 14 hrs ago #9

An erector set, a science lab and a crystal radio kit WheelWalker 14 hrs ago #10

Those are terrific. Thank you for sharing with us, WheelWalker. debm55 14 hrs ago #19

Paper dolls, with clothing we cut out and tabs to hold clothing to the paper dolls. No Vested Interest 14 hrs ago #11

I remember fighting my sister buzzycrumbhunger 14 hrs ago #15

HAHAHAHAHHA, thank you buzzycrumbhunger. debm55 12 hrs ago #41

Thank you very much No Vested Interest. I remember the paper dolls. Some paper dolls had clothing that you had to punch debm55 14 hrs ago #20

Spirograph surrealAmerican 14 hrs ago #12

Thank you very much for sharing with us, surrealAmerican. I also liked any kind of craft supplies, too. Spirograph was debm55 12 hrs ago #42

I had a few... buzzycrumbhunger 14 hrs ago #13

I loved my Spirograph. Thank you for sharing that one with us, buzzycrumbhunger. I could play that for hours. I got the debm55 13 hrs ago #21

Breyer horses, books, Spirograph and paint by number sets biophile 14 hrs ago #14

Thank you very much, biophile. I loved the Breyer horses. They had a kinds of horses. and yes the paint by number sets. debm55 12 hrs ago #43

Three things PJMcK 14 hrs ago #16

Wow, PJMcK , you sure had a selelection of toys. My Barbie drumped Ken for the GI Joe. She couldn't resist a man in debm55 12 hrs ago #44

Bike, and baseball glove. perfessor 14 hrs ago #17

Lincoln logs, Tonka trucks and plastic whiffle balls and bat set. nt PufPuf23 14 hrs ago #18

My Dad put in a lot of overtime to build my brother and I a rather large Lionel Train set. NNadir 13 hrs ago #22

Kick the can and marbles MadLinguist 13 hrs ago #23

Bike, sidewalk skates, paper dolls. Srkdqltr 13 hrs ago #24

Wonderful, Srkdqltr. Thank you, very much for sharing with us. debm55 13 hrs ago #30

My dozens of teddy bears. I didn't like nor have a doll. sinkingfeeling 13 hrs ago #25

Oh thank you very much sinkingfeeling. Your bedroom must have been wonderful. I never had a teddy bear.Always wished I debm55 13 hrs ago #27

Hopscotch, Jacks, and Pick Up Sticks. Polly Hennessey 13 hrs ago #26

Excellent choices, Polly Hessessey. Love your choices. debm55 13 hrs ago #28

Connect the dot books & Nancy Drew books SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #29

I loved Nancy Drew Books too. BlueKota 13 hrs ago #33

I never read those. SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #35

YES! Connect the dot books and coloring books. Nancy Drew so enjoyed reading them. Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 10 hrs ago #56

Mine was a black and white stuffed panda bear BlueKota 13 hrs ago #31

;-{) COMET PIPER TRI-PACER GAS POWERED AIRPLANE Goonch 13 hrs ago #32

Oh wow! That looks so neat. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 10 hrs ago #54

Chess and my cap gun. Sometimes we put a bunch of them together on the step Ziggysmom 12 hrs ago #34

Oh I forgot about my cap gun SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #36

HAHAHHAHAAHH, Thanks SheltieLover. I rememeber those. debm55 12 hrs ago #37

I had a holster for it SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #39

That's great. Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 10 hrs ago #53

Thanks Ziggysmom. We used to use rocks to get a bigger bang. Cousin threw a roll of caps in the BBQ. ----VERY big bang. debm55 12 hrs ago #38

I don't know that we ever had the cap gun buzzycrumbhunger 9 hrs ago #58

Football. LoisB 12 hrs ago #45

Thank you very much , LoisB, for sharing with us. That's great. debm55 10 hrs ago #52

American Bricks nuxvomica 11 hrs ago #46

Thank you very much for sharing with us, nuxvomica. They sound great. I like the idea and the creativeness of what you debm55 10 hrs ago #51

I had,2 favorites WmChris 11 hrs ago #47

Neat, Thank you very much for sharing with us, WmChris. debm55 10 hrs ago #48

I really enjoyed traveling the world with my View-Master. Borogove 10 hrs ago #49

Thank you very much, Borogove. I really enjoyed my View-Master.and all the things you could see. debm55 10 hrs ago #50

Yes! Forgot about my viewmaster & kaleidoscope SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #55

Hard to name a favorite because I liked a lot of things wnylib 10 hrs ago #57

Baseball, glove, and bat Bristlecone 9 hrs ago #59

Lego Woodwizard 9 hrs ago #60

Bicycle and baseball. CanonRay 9 hrs ago #61