Showing posts with label childhood toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label childhood toys. Show all posts

Monday, September 27, 2010

The Toys I played With Part II

There are so many toys that I had since Kindergarten and I had them right through to teen hood.  I had many fond memories of these toys.  I got many as a birthday or Christmas present.

Fisher Price Play Family Farm

Fisher Price Play Family Farm

This is the famous barn that says Moo! when you open and close the left hand door of the barn.  This was one my favorite toys because of the Moo door.  I bugged my brother with it and he dunked the barn into the bathtub and it stopped mooing for a week.

Rock-a-by-Baby Teddy Bear


This is a white stuffed teddy bear with a music box inside that played Rock-a-by-Baby.  I had this teddy bear for at least 10 years

 LEGO


Lego is one of my favorite building blocks.  I built many things like bridges, castles, and much more.  I was very creative with Lego.

Blue-Box Truck/Car Wash


December 25, 1988, I got a car wash for Christmas.  This car wash featured water jets, converbelt, and a blue roof.  This car wash operated with levers. The red lever ran the belt and the blue lever ran the water jets.

I asked for a car wash for Christmas 1988 and there were two car washes I wanted. The first car wash I saw featured a mitter curtian on the box and in the Sears Catalogue

Gas Can Mountain Service



Gas Can Mountain Service was a Micro Machines gas station that featured two tunnels and an elevator.  When the toy is closed.  The gas can is placed on its side and the sides open up forming the base and the top opens and revealing a scenic backdrop of a large river.  I got this on November 23, 1989 as a birthday present from my Grandfather.  I wanted this toy after finding it in a store flyer.



Micro Machines City with Car Wash


On December 25, 1989, My Grandfather got me another car wash.  This car wash was included with one of the parts of the Micro Machines City sets.  This car wash that featured a hand crank convyerbelt, and a mitter curtian.  The crank on this car wash was very stiff to turn. 


Might Max  Escapes from Skull Dungeon



On Christmas, 1993, My Grandfather got me Skull Dungeon. I wanted this play set because I was into dungeons.  This playset is similar to Polly Pocket.  The facade featured a skull face with an opening mouth.  The interior featured Dr Frankenstein's Lab and a trap door.  On the skull face, there is a staircase and a working door and holding cell. Three figures were featured including Might Max, Dr Frankenstein (Dr Gore), and The Monster (Smasher).


The Toys I played With

The Toys of my Childhood

 
In Preschool - Grade V, There were many interesting toys that I had played with at home and at school. I went to Blue Hills Academy for Pre School and saw a wide variety of toys to play with during free play.  Play time was a very important time in school for development.  I played with wooden trains, doll houses, and other toys that catch my fancy.

Pre School / Kindergarten


Wooden Trains
 
 
Wooden Train Set
 
The wooden train set was one of my favourite toys in Pre School and Kindergarten.  I loved to lay the track across the floor and play with the trains.  I have been fascinated with trains all my life.
 
In 1988, I got an award for creating the longest wooden railway with Brio track.  The train pieces were magnetic and the track pieces were jig saw cut.  There was another wooden train in my kindergarten class that I played with too.  That wooden train connectors were different to the one in the Pre school classroom

Fisher Price Play Family House

The Play Family house was one of the first toys I saw in the Pre School Classroom.  The facade of the house features stone, wood and stucco. 

Fisher Price Play Family Action Garage,

Fisher Price Action Garage, This Old Toy

I remember the day that I got the Action Garage at a garage sale in 1987.  The elevator had a bell that chimes when you turn the crank on the side of the elevator shaft.  The elevator will carry one car at a time.  When the elevator is at the top, the elevator floor will slant and send the car down the ramp.  I thought the ramp was a slide when I saw a car roll down.


Fisher Price Play Family Castle

 

The Little People Castle, This Old Toy

The Play Family Castle was one my favorite toys of Pre School.  The castle features a movable drawbridge and a curved staircase.  The figures featured includes a pink dragon, king, queen, and knights.

Fisher Price Play Family Village,


The Play Family Village features a Fire House, Police Station with a jail cell, Barber Shop and a phone booth.  I played with this toy in either in Pre School or Kindergarten.  

Fisher Price Children Hospital


I played with this toy at the Mt Albert Child Care Centre.  This toy features an elevator between the ground and the second floor.  I was fascinated with this toy because of the elevator and the sliding doors.

Fisher Price Play Family Westerm Town

Fisher Price Western Town, This Old Toy

 
This toy fascinated me because it had a moving walkway and a trap door.  This is the second toy with a trap door. 

I will be adding more toys on a new page.  Keep your ears to the Tracks.

Resource Section:


This Old Toy, Play Family House picture, http://www.thisoldtoy.com/new-images/images-ok/900-999/FP952EB583755842-C.JPG

This Old Toy, Play Family Castle, http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/900-999/993-castle.html

This Old Toy, Play Family Village, http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/900-999/997-playfamilyvillage.html


This Old Toy, Childern's Hospital, http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/900-999/931-playfmchildrenhospital.html

This Old Toy, Play Family Western Town, http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/900-999/934-westerntown.html

This Old Toy, Play Family Action Garage, http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/900-999/930-playfamilyactiongarage.html