tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post3674756836614568363..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): What were your favorite toys in childhood? pattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16352185222427298472016-07-14T22:05:34.715-04:002016-07-14T22:05:34.715-04:00Marbles, definitely marbles. We played "chase...Marbles, definitely marbles. We played "chase" not the marble ring games...<br />(I still have my large candy tin of them.)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363685364481896091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67706726968977419202016-07-14T19:19:39.297-04:002016-07-14T19:19:39.297-04:00Skelly, or skully.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skully_(game)" rel="nofollow">Skelly, or skully</a>.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14858372537640149912016-07-14T17:48:35.085-04:002016-07-14T17:48:35.085-04:00Jackie wants to know if any non-big city dwellers ...Jackie wants to know if any non-big city dwellers know what Skelly is.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37396630765562270672016-07-14T17:48:30.712-04:002016-07-14T17:48:30.712-04:00Jackie wants to know if any non-big city dwellers ...Jackie wants to know if any non-big city dwellers know what Skelly is.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85703745676146190582016-07-14T15:55:10.949-04:002016-07-14T15:55:10.949-04:00I also had a train set, American Flyer, and I woul...I also had a train set, American Flyer, and I would set that up and run it. But it had to be set up <i>and taken down</i> so there was a lot of time spent on that instead of playing with the trains themselves. Thus I often preferred to just go outside and play.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55402427125056447902016-07-14T14:57:25.440-04:002016-07-14T14:57:25.440-04:00I was ten when the Aurora monster models came out....I was ten when the Aurora monster models came out. I spent the summer building and painting Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2312812507183275762016-07-14T13:56:21.136-04:002016-07-14T13:56:21.136-04:00I grew up in a very hilly area, so though I had a ...I grew up in a very hilly area, so though I had a bike, most of the time I walked, hiked where I was going, as often into the brushy hills behind our property as anywhere. I loved crayons, and drew often, but what I remember most was just playing with the things at hand, much like Charles: sticks, seed pods, unripe fruit. I mostly climbed trees, built forts under shrubs, stuff like that.<br /><br />The most time was spent in our swimming pool. By 10 I was swimming competitively, and the pool was both play and workout.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-5374813675060965352016-07-14T13:46:40.667-04:002016-07-14T13:46:40.667-04:00We had a set of Lionel trains and were always nagg...We had a set of Lionel trains and were always nagging my father to set it up. Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83851945765275239162016-07-14T12:32:00.822-04:002016-07-14T12:32:00.822-04:00My bike, absolutely. I may have put more miles on...My bike, absolutely. I may have put more miles on that bike than I do now with a car.<br /><br />Also, a chemistry set and a light-up globe -- turn it on in a dark room and the constellations would be reflected on the ceiling and walls.<br /><br />We used to make staffs out of wood and have fights a la Robin Hood. It's amazing no one lost an eye.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37745647343362238982016-07-14T11:40:40.222-04:002016-07-14T11:40:40.222-04:00Now that is unique!Now that is unique!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11976643497492150302016-07-14T11:40:01.117-04:002016-07-14T11:40:01.117-04:00Colorforms😀Colorforms😀pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16580418887948776272016-07-14T11:21:10.815-04:002016-07-14T11:21:10.815-04:00We had a snap-together plastic road set and anothe...We had a snap-together plastic road set and another snap-together set for trains that my brother and I played with endlessly. The knob hockey game also got a lot of use.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46164712973711727732016-07-14T11:17:41.044-04:002016-07-14T11:17:41.044-04:00Although I never thought of a bike and a baseball ...Although I never thought of a bike and a baseball glove and ball as being toys, they were the first things that came to mind when you said age 10. In the winter time,it would have been skates, a hockey stick and puck. Instead of actual toys, I preferred comic books, big little books, the Hardy Boys, etc. The one toy I do remember was a wooden hockey game where the puck was a ball bearing.Kent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834261948994921554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-52077089244108926942016-07-14T11:05:01.082-04:002016-07-14T11:05:01.082-04:00the toy I played with most were the local seeds su...the toy I played with most were the local seeds such as acorns, chinaberries, and walnuts. I made armies out of them.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39806299213742997052016-07-14T10:22:38.073-04:002016-07-14T10:22:38.073-04:00I always thought of a bicycle as a way to get arou...I always thought of a bicycle as a way to get around town not as a toy. When I was a teen I was away from home as often as possible exploring on my bike. I was often late coming home and got in trouble a lot. Problem kid. Didn't like my home life for many, many years. As a child though (up to the age of 14) I was pretty much an indoor kid and I played with anything I could get my hands on. I escaped into my imagination and did a lot of drawing and building things. Toys I remember that kept me occupied: Colorforms, Lego, GI Joes and a variety of board games.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81906500129813348222016-07-14T08:30:59.305-04:002016-07-14T08:30:59.305-04:00A bike gave me so much freedom. I don't rememb...A bike gave me so much freedom. I don't remember my parents even querying where I had been as long as I was home at dusk and dinner. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33354698385645777942016-07-14T08:12:53.963-04:002016-07-14T08:12:53.963-04:00We lived on a major street - two lanes of traffic ...We lived on a major street - two lanes of traffic in either direction and the cars went fast. We played punch ball in the alley between our house and the one next door and a frequent activity was chasing the ball when it went in the street and a car hit it and sent it down the way. Or, we could walk a couple of blocks to the elementary school, which had three schoolyards, where we played stickball against the wall.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8668529954434736522016-07-14T07:57:31.833-04:002016-07-14T07:57:31.833-04:00Like you and Margot, I was a big bike rider as a k...Like you and Margot, I was a big bike rider as a kid. Then there was baseball and football played in the street and nearby park. But I had to head for home when the streetlights went on!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81655104411218554262016-07-14T07:46:56.223-04:002016-07-14T07:46:56.223-04:00Paper dolls! I had a gazillion of them and I'd...Paper dolls! I had a gazillion of them and I'd make up stories for them, put them in family groups, etc. I also loved Spirograph and could go through a ream of paper in no time making all those colorful whirligigs. But my favorite childhood activity, bar none, was reading. I always had my nose in a book.<br /><br />--DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-43046791102918072452016-07-14T07:41:41.574-04:002016-07-14T07:41:41.574-04:00Since blue has always been my favorite color, I wo...Since blue has always been my favorite color, I would have loved 44 blue crayons!<br /><br />Favorite toys at 10? Probably a ball and glove.Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16520652582013030082016-07-14T07:36:42.868-04:002016-07-14T07:36:42.868-04:00Funny you'd include a 'photo of a bike, Pa...Funny you'd include a 'photo of a bike, Patti. I loved mine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com