The Best Toys

“I have been thinking about all the really cool gifts I would like to give my daughter. You know, the kind of stuff that I would have loved. That got me thinking about my favorite toy. So, what was everyone's favorite toy as a child (I mean 10 or younger) and what's everyone's favorite toy at their current age. I loved my Holly Hobby Tea Set, right now my favorite toys are probably my books.”

“My favorite toy at 10?
Prolly my Davey Crockett musket (and coonskin cap).

Today?
Prolly my fishing gear - of which my Shimano Baitrunner and rod is most favored.”

“My favorite kid toy was my Super Spy Briefcase. It was full of espionage gear (pistol, silencer, fingerprint kit, knife, periscope for looking around corners, and a real camera that fit into the briefcase with the shutter button and the lens sticking out, you could hold the case at your side and snap pics). Killer, I've never seen another one.

Now, hmm, probably my climbing gear. I bought a "Silent Partner" self-belay device a couple months ago. I'm really groovin' on that.”

“My favorite toy as a kid was my brother's mini construction kit with all these teeny tiny tools (real tools) hammer, screw driver, nails..well, at least until he hit me over the head with the hammer it was my favorite toy..it was NOT Sirpete that did it either!!

Today, prolly my pocket rocket stove or tekka headlamp..lol”

“My favorite toy as a child was Mrs. Beesley. Did I spell that right? She was the same doll that Buffy had on Buffy and Jody. Yes, that dates me.

Now, my children, if you can count them. I get to relive my childhood through them. I read books, play games, dress up and play make believe. Everything is an adventure.

Other than that, it would have to be my backpacking gear. My new Thermarest chair kit is really cool. TXWoodswoman, I'm jealous. I want both the pocket rocket and the tekka headlamp. :o)”

“My favorite plaything at ten was my treehouse. I built it in a big cottonwood tree and slept in it almost every night for a couple of summers.”

“I had a girl next door!”

“my favorite toy when i was a kid was lego. now it is a toss up between my camping gear and the camera that i want.”

“10: probably Transformers or lego, it's a toss up.

now: My new bike.”

“Erector Set....do they still make those?”

“Kindergarten - blocks, painting

Under 10 - Operation
Baker Oven (made real cakes)
Doll House (me & a friend made one)

Teenager - books

Present - Motorcycle”

“Oh yeah, Mr. Potato Head too :{}”

“My fav toy...i now realize was my Dads hammer.What a great time i had building cool tree houses.ZipadieDoDaDays”

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“Honda 50cc was cool to.still got that toy”

“lol Lipstick Hiker - from Bakers Oven to motorcyle!

My fav. toy was lincoln logs. Now, I'd have to say my GPS or Nokona softball glove is my favorite toy.”

“My favorite toy at 10 yrs old was my bike. We didn't have a lot of money so all of my early bikes were old hand-me-downs but at about 10 I got a beautiful new stingray bike with 3 speeds. I rode that bike everywhere. It was the key to my freedom.

My favorite toy nowadays might still be my bike. I don't get to ride near as much but there is still something special about getting out on a weekend morning and riding as long as I want. It reminds me of simpler times...”

“at ten years old... western flyer 3 speed english racer!!...and marbles.....
now....lots of toys......gear, bike, kayak, softball bat, nikon coolpix i use with my microscope at work....the favorite is the one i am using at any given time....life is great play...”

“legos as a kid. Also, he-man and transformers.

Today, either my jukebox, or my vespa scooter”

“i had a wooden sword and shield that my dad made from scrap wood. i thought that they were the coolest things, ever! and i used to kill the old metal trash can at the end of every quest!

now, hmm. i guess my jeep. it's sweet, yo!”

“Here's where I show my age. My fav toy has to be:

ROCKEM' SOCKEM' ROBOTS”

“the woods on my parents property was my fav then...

...now it's my hiking gear. some of my kids toys are pretty damn cool as well.”

“My fav toy as a kid was "Girders and Panels" which was plastic I-beams and vertical members and plastic panels which were metalic blue or "glass." I built huge sky-scrapers, as tall as me! I have never seen them anywhere else. Too many towering infernos in the backyard and they were gone!
Now, my kids foos-ball table.”

“Hey, thanks for the nostalgic blast from the past. The WWW is a wonderful tool (toy.)
Lookie what I found!!! Girders and Panels ”

“No prob. flyguy, I like remembering that sorta' stuff.”

“As a kid? Probably beach toys

Until recently, FXWG from the Harley toy store.

Right now? This computer gizmo's kinda neat.

Hey Eric- They call it Viagra”

“Buddar Bear, I got a used bicycle from my neighborhood store when I was a young teen. Turns out the boy around the block from me owned it. When he said, there goes my bike, it was like I was a balloon, and someone stuck me with a pin, and the air slowly came flying out. That Baker's Oven was my friends toy, but I loved it.

When I was 22, I bought my own new bike. I picked a boys bike. I thought it was stronger, and looked nicer than a girls bike. I rode that bike everywhere. I have it with me now, 21yrs later in WA.”

“As a kid my favorite was a homemade slingshot.

Now that I'm a big kid, a paintball gun.”

“Play Doctors Set.

Today, my pool table, golf clubs, and my play doctor set.”

“Legos, Constructs, Erector set (NOT an erection set bc), wooden building blocks. I used to make the coolest cars out of Legos. Now I'm an engineer, go figure.”

“As I am reading these posts I realize I did not have very many toys. A hula hoop I remember about age ten and a few things like a bike and a ball and bat when I was younger than that. My folks had plenty of money--I guess they just did not spend it on toys. I was not unhappy nor did I feel neglected.”

“It would definitely have to be the magnifying glass. Not a bug lived to reproduce on my watch. Man, I loved the smell of burning chitin. During my teens it was competive sports. Heck, I still have the pitching mound in the backyard. Now, it's back to magnifying devices. Binoculars, telescopes, lenses, hunting scopes and a variety of microscopes.”

“Bicycles...LOTS of them. My brothers and I built many a bicycle from the parts of others, and if mom knew how far we ranged from home on them she would have been more than a little upset....”

“My folk's Jeep. I lived on a farm and had to drive it around for chores.

Today: my own Jeep. Guess I'm still a child at heart.”