Favourite childhood toy/game

MadCow1

Hi everyone,

Can anyone remember their favourite childhood toy/game ?

Mine was chuck stones/jack's, also clackers(the dangerous ones that really hurt you if they hit your wrist bone).

I used to spend hours doing these things.

bg844

Mine was a massive game of Hide & Seek every day on the estate with the other kids. You’d be looking around every street trying to find one another. This was years and years ago when the area was much safer, nowadays I rarely see young children playing out due to them wanting to play on their Xbox and PlayStations, usually I only see older ones now smoking and drinking (not saying every one of them).

How times have changed!

MadCow1

Yes@bg844,I agree 100% with that,times certainly have changed and not for the better either.

Tori_Scope

I loved teddies growing up, and used to play imaginary games with them They were probably my favourite toy. I also enjoyed sports, and playing in the garden. Lego was another favourite, along with Playmobil and Duplo when I was younger. I'm sure there are more... 

MadCow1

I love teddies still (aswell as dolls) @Tori_Scope, I have a lot of them.

Grinchy

I have a room dedicated to my childhood obsession, Star wars, still love the toys and memorabilia, in that respect i never grew up, i'm a big kid at heart

L_Volunteer

Being a big kid at heart is wonderful 

Tori_Scope

I still have some too @MadCow1 I have a duck called Ernie, who's my newest one. I bought myself and my partner identical ones earlier this year. Hers is called Dottie.

I also have two from my childhood who sit on a bookshelf in my room: Neckie (a small giraffe), and Pink Ted (a bear in a pink outfit). I have more in a storage box at my mum's house somewhere  

MadCow1

Hi @Tori_Scope,

None of mine are in storage,they actually have took over the spare room. I have lost count of how many I have actually,but it must be in the thousands by now.

Tori_Scope

I bet that's a comfy room @MadCow1! I'd probably have a few more out if I didn't just rent one room in a shared house. I'm not sure my housemates would approve How long has it taken you to collect that many? Is there a theme to them (e.g. Beanie Babies, animals, souvenirs etc.), or is it a mix of teddies? 

MadCow1

I been collecting them for years @Tori_Scope, it's a mixture of all-sorts of teddies, souvenirs,animals & lovely baby dolls. They are all shapes & sizes,but love being cuddled .

Karen7788

We used to love playing Jacks 

Grinchy

Would love to see your collection @MadCow1, sounds very cool, i have a room full of star wars goodies, and a thread on here i put on to share pics

Sandy_123

We used to love garden hopping, climbing fences and hedges to get to the last house, why? I don't know. curby was and still is a favourite game.  Knock door run, hopscotch.

leeCal

When I was extremely young I had a very scruffy ginger coloured dog as a toy, called peter, I called everything peter. However as I grew I became very fond of airfix miniature soldiers, played with those a lot, they were cheap and you got thirty I think in a box? As opposed to larger soldiers from Woolworths which cost sixpence each, couldn’t afford many of those. I only got thruppence a week pocket money. 

MadCow1

Can anyone remember a game with the song "I wrote a letter to my love & on the way I dropped it? " It was the same tune to "there was a farmer had a dog,his name was Bobby Bingo". There was also a game called Queenie Queenie who's got the ball. I do remember knocky 9 doors,as it called in this area.

L_Volunteer

Some really interesting toys and games on this thread! I will look forward to hearing more of your childhood toys and games if you wish to share them with us