Tag: 1960s toys

As kids, we used to play army, and this commercial is a pretty good demonstration of what that looked like…

My wife handed me something tonight, and I said, “Thanks for the gumball!” Before I could even finish, she immediately…

Chatty Cathy was one of the dolls that made kids stop and stare back in the early 1960s. Introduced by…

Thumbelina was introduced by Ideal in 1961 and quickly became one of those baby dolls that stood out because she…

With four other brothers to keep busy, Mom and Dad scored big with all of us when they brought home…

Last week we talked about Ice Bird, one of those early make-your-own frozen treat toys that came before the famous…

I remember my mom calling it the “Shoop Shoop Hula Hoop,” and for years I wondered where that came from….

The Slinky was just a coil of metal, but once you put it at the top of the stairs, it…

The Johnny Seven O.M.A. was one of the ultimate “how did kids ever get this?” toys of the 1960s. Made…

There was a time when a kid could watch a Saturday morning ad and immediately know what he wanted next:…