Do you remember?

[uncle eddie]

It was definitely a pretty comprehensive list - but - Lincoln Logs should be up there too.

 

[Torc]

LOL . Never did 10 rolls . I bet that did make a noise . We used to stand one roll on edge and hit it . Pretty loud too . Hmmm ,, maybe this kind of stuff is why I ended up doing the " Big boy " version of the erector set for a living .

Those were fun but I went the next level up and played with black powder that we used for muzzleloading. Mom says I gave my guardian angel grey hair quick.

 

[smokerjim]

Yup, have played with all but 2 or 3 of those.

My Dad got distracted by something and my cousins put one right into his arm ... think it wasn’t too long after that the metal ones weren’t sold anymore and replaced with plastic sorta suction tips IIRC.

Yep I'm sure there was plenty of puncture wounds back then , we didn't need lawyers back then, nothing a little soap and water and a bandaid couldn't handle ,

 

[mneeley490]

I think the only thing missing there was a G.I. Joe. My brother and I soon learned that the Hot Wheels track became a weapon for our mother when we were fooling around too much.
My friends and I used to crowd together and throw a lawn dart straight up into the air. The game was to see who jumped away from the falling dart last. Hand/eye/feet coordination, don'tcha know?

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I think the only thing missing there was a G.I. Joe. My brother and I soon learned that the Hot Wheels track became a weapon for our mother when we were fooling around too much.
My friends and I used to crowd together and throw a lawn dart straight up into the air. The game was to see who jumped away from the falling dart last. Hand/eye/feet coordination, don'tcha know?

Yes, I had G.I. Joe, too......

It was definitely a pretty comprehensive list - but - Lincoln Logs should be up there too.

Absolutely, they should've been on there...

As well as TinkerToy...

 

[Torc]

We used to combine Lincoln logs with crossbolts and cacapults.

 

[JckDanls 07]

My Dad got distracted by something and my cousins put one right into his arm

Same thing happened to my dad ...

Yes... I remember every one of these toys... and then some ...

I used to "scratch" the caps with my thumbnail and make them ignite ...

 

[GaryHibbert]

Yep, we had most of those. But I missed out on a couple of the gun. Went from a cap gun, with a fast draw holster, to a BB gun, to a .22.
Gary

 

[DRKsmoking]

i also remember getting very sore wrists from using my clacker balls, fun toy made of glass that you bang together and pieces off glass go flying around. I can't believe they were taken off the market



The fun we used to have.....ha ha

also remember we used to save our money and order through some magazine , all kinds of firecrackers from Montreal, cant believe they would ship through the mail to kids . We did not say we were kids though ....lol

David

 

[yankee2bbq]

I forgot to add, my mom saved a lot of our toys growing up. I have them now. In a Rubbermaid container. Mostly, GI Joe’s, Star Wars, and Match Box cars. My kids and nephews play with them every once in a while.

 

[chef jimmyj]

I too didnt have the Robot, but I did have the Top and owned or played with the rest. How Clackers were ever approved for sale to kids is beyond me. Law Darts made perfect sense and were a very educational toy. You learned a sense of Self Preservation playing with them. Don't forget Barrel of Monkeys and Mr Potato head, when you just got the facial parts and had to use an Actual Potato. Creepy Crawlers were fun to play with too. Kids that played with dangerous toys, learned to be more careful. If you did get hurt, your parents patched you up and said, " Guess you won't make that mistake again..." NOW, if a kid breaks a fingernail playing with a toy, parent Sue the manufacturer...JJ

 

[chopsaw]

How Clackers were ever approved for sale to kids is beyond me.

Didn't take long to figure out that pain wasn't fun . Those things were dangerous

. Creepy Crawlers were fun to play with too.

I had the original thingmaker . Played with that all the time .

 

[DRKsmoking]

Yes i had the clackers and than they were gone..Hmmmmmm
Mom said we must have misplaced them, think she was worried about the burses and sore hands we whined about, awww fun times

David

 

[JLeonard]

Oh man. Kids now a days would have no clue on what half that stuff was. Brings back so many good memories.
Jim

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Yes i had the clackers and than they were gone..Hmmmmmm

David

Funny how that stuff works sometimes....

 

[gmc2003]

I still have a set of lawn jarts in my garage somewhere.

Can't forget these:
1. Chemistry sets
2. Hot wheels sizzlers
3. Wrist rockets and BBs
4. mini bikes w/o helmets
5. Pea shooters
6. Thing makers/creepy crawlers
7. Those gas powered airplanes that were connected to a string.

JC in GB I remember the tennis ball cannons. Add some lighter fluid to the bottom can shake, put a flame to the hole and watch it fly.

 

[smokerjim]

I still have a set of lawn jarts in my garage somewhere.

Can't forget these:
1. Chemistry sets
2. Hot wheels sizzlers
3. Wrist rockets and BBs
4. mini bikes w/o helmets
5. Pea shooters
6. Thing makers/creepy crawlers
7. Those gas powered airplanes that were connected to a string.

JC in GB I remember the tennis ball cannons. Add some lighter fluid to the bottom can shake, put a flame to the hole and watch it fly.

got to laugh, my parents must of thought the chemistry sets were safe, and they probably were until we starting adding bleach to the tubes. it would start smoking pretty good. yeah those gas powered air planes were real safe to

 

[chef jimmyj]

Can't forget these:
1. Chemistry sets
2. Hot wheels sizzlers
3. Wrist rockets and BBs
4. mini bikes w/o helmets
5. Pea shooters
6. Thing makers/creepy crawlers
7. Those gas powered airplanes that were connected to a string.

LOL, Had all of these too! Helmet? What the heck was a Helmet? They were Bicycles and Mini Bikes not Harleys. We had Harder Heads than kids these days! And any Scrap of Plywood, became a RAMP! Kids jumping their bikes feeling they were like Evel Knievel!...JJ

 

[gmc2003]

LOL, Had all of these too! Helmet? What the heck was a Helmet? They were Bicycles and Mini Bikes not Harleys. We had Harder Heads than kids these days! And any Scrap of Plywood, became a RAMP! Kids jumping their bikes feeling they were like Evel Knievel!...JJ

Totally agree, we had a figure eight track in an old field. About 4 of us would race each other going in opposite directions. Plenty of bumps and bruises were had from the collisions at the intersection.

 

[gmc2003]

got to laugh, my parents must of thought the chemistry sets were safe, and they probably were until we starting adding bleach to the tubes. it would start smoking pretty good. yeah those gas powered air planes were real safe to

Good times where had with those chemistry sets. Especially when the older brothers and sisters would tell you what to mix up. They loved getting us in trouble with the parents.

Chris