Are there any toys from your childhood that you wish you still had?

Are there any toys from your childhood that you wish you still had?
by

1 Answer

Answer :

Only for nostalgia, I loved my play hotel, but it’s not that I think about actually playing with it, it would be just to possess it still.
by

Related questions

Do you ever wish you still had the toys from your childhood?

Description : Do you ever wish you still had the toys from your childhood?

Last Answer : Still have my GI Joe’s. Battle buddies to the end.

Does anyone still have any of their childhood toys?

Description : Does anyone still have any of their childhood toys?

Last Answer : Yes, I do. But they only get played with when I’m hunting under the bed for my lost sock. Toy dinosaurs, polly pockets, and barbie dolls are among my favourite old toys.

Which toys from your childhood had the "wow factor" right from the moment you first saw them?

Description : Which toys from your childhood had the "wow factor" right from the moment you first saw them?

Last Answer : My mom bought me a hotel with a rotating door in the front. I think it was a Holiday Inn, but I am not sure. I loved that play hotel. It had two floors and furniture in the rooms and little play people.

Was it hard giving up childhood toys for your or your parents?

Description : Was it hard giving up childhood toys for your or your parents?

Last Answer : It was easy for me to give up toys and childish treasures. I’ve always had the opposite mentality of a pack rat. I like things simple and neat. If I don’t think I’ll use it more than 10 times a year, out it goes.

Kept any of your childhood toys?

Description : Kept any of your childhood toys?

Last Answer : I still have my bean bag frog which I so creatively named “Froggy” I still love that thing. It does bring back memories though. I had some good times with that frog.

What are your favorite toys from childhood?

Description : What are your favorite toys from childhood?

Last Answer : Candy Land, Dream Phone, Mall Madness, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Apples to Apples, Hi-Ho Cherry-Oh, MOUSE FREAKING TRAP!, and Guess Who.

What were some childhood toys that could never leave your side?

Description : What were some childhood toys that could never leave your side?

Last Answer : My little white lamb with the pastel flowers around its neck. It’s kinda off-white now but it’s still in my room where I can see it next to my clock everyday!

Have you saved any of your childhood toys? Which?

Description : Have you saved any of your childhood toys? Which?

Last Answer : No, because my mom did not save them for me first. I wish I did have some though.

What are some of your favorite toys from your childhood?

Description : What are some of your favorite toys from your childhood?

Last Answer : G.I. Joes and He-Man, I was really into action figures (dolls) as a kid. However, at twenty-eight years old, I still play with the best toy ever invented, my SKATEBOARD!

What’s something you did in your childhood that wish you could go back and change?

Description : What’s something you did in your childhood that wish you could go back and change?

Last Answer : When I was in elementary school we were having field day and played kickball. My team lost and I was pissed and upset so while the rest of the group moved on to play soccer I was balled up in ... me. Instead of thanking her though I basically told her to fuck off and she never talked to me again.

What products or merchandise from your childhood do you wish would return to the stores?

Description : What products or merchandise from your childhood do you wish would return to the stores?

Last Answer : answer:STRETCH ARMSTRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They have him on Amazon.com . . . but I’m not paying $200.

What's one childhood video game you wish they would make backwards compatible?

Description : What's one childhood video game you wish they would make backwards compatible?

Last Answer : Mischief makers or mystical ninja

What nostalgic discontinued candy or snack from your childhood do you wish you could have one more time?

Description : What nostalgic discontinued candy or snack from your childhood do you wish you could have one more time?

Last Answer : Mine are the tangerine altoid sours, they were gone much too soon

What are some mistakes that you wish you had made?

Description : What are some mistakes that you wish you had made?

Last Answer : I wish that I didn’t win both games of chess with my acquaintance in university and instead kissed her.

Do you wish you had picked an easier road in life?

Description : Do you wish you had picked an easier road in life?

Last Answer : The only thing I wish, is that I took better care of myself and my weight when I was younger now in my mid fifties 100lbs over weight and bad arthritis in my knees, hard to get that back. Other ... to have children. So I really don't see any easier road we could have chosen, work or family life.

What is missing from your life right now that you wish you had so that things would feel right?

Description : What is missing from your life right now that you wish you had so that things would feel right?

Last Answer : answer:$500,000 would change my life. Half that would, come to think of it. I’ll settle for $100,000.

Which qualities that you see in others, do you wish you had yourself?

Description : Which qualities that you see in others, do you wish you had yourself?

Last Answer : I admire managers and co-workers who don’t allow themselves to get sucked into office politics or take others’ ill-mannered behavior personally. I try to emulate that but, even this late in my career, am not able to succeed as often as I’d like.

Do you wish you had more friends?

Description : Do you wish you had more friends?

Last Answer : Always. You can never have too many friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed! I would talk to them. See movies and plays. Go on bike rides. Vacation. Anything they wanted to do. My life is rather solitary at the moment, so I could use a new friend.

What do you wish you had/hadn't done in your twenties?

Description : What do you wish you had/hadn't done in your twenties?

Last Answer : answer:I wish I had travelled more before I got serious with someone, married and had children. I don't regret my children, but I didn't use the time before I had them as well as I could have. ... It is amazing the names and things I don't remember. Things I would have thought I would never forget.

Dreams, goals..things you've accomplished or wish you had?

Description : Dreams, goals..things you've accomplished or wish you had?

Last Answer : answer:I am completely content. Made it to the big 5-0 this year, still looking pretty good! lol Best friends with my 22 year old daughter, mission accomplished! :-) Love where I am at, wise, ... . No regrets, no broken or forgotten dreams I just let life deliver and trust it's right. :-)

Lost and lost, lost and found, or lost that you wish had remained lost?

Description : Lost and lost, lost and found, or lost that you wish had remained lost?

Last Answer : 1) my youth 2) my inhibitions 3) my ex

What activity(ies) do you wish you had more time for in your life?

Description : What activity(ies) do you wish you had more time for in your life?

Last Answer : I’d cut work out, because I’d have the resource of money. I’d play more sport if I had the motivation.

What do you wish you had documented beautifully?

Description : What do you wish you had documented beautifully?

Last Answer : My Infallibility

What do you wish you always had in your pocket?

Description : What do you wish you always had in your pocket?

Last Answer : Unlimited funds.

Are Tinker Toys and logs still made? if so are the still made of real wood?

Description : Are Tinker Toys and logs still made? if so are the still made of real wood?

Last Answer : It’s hard to do but you can still get real wood Lincoln Logs. Tinker Toys are plastic now and the suck. My favorite toy was a baton, you can still get them.

Does Fisher Price still make toys?

Description : Does Fisher Price still make toys?

Last Answer : Fisher Price still makes toys. They went into business in 1930 and having been making toys ever since. Currently they are a part of the Mattel corporation. You can see the toys they are currently making at http://www.fisher-price.com/us/default.aspx.

Are Barney toys still popular?

Description : Are Barney toys still popular?

Last Answer : Yes they are still popular. They are not as popular as they were during Barney's peak, but kids do still play with the Barney dolls.

What do you think of adults who collect soft toys?

Description : What do you think of adults who collect soft toys?

Last Answer : I collect salt and pepper shakers. They are not on my bed.

Are you still called by your childhood or baby nickname?

Description : Are you still called by your childhood or baby nickname?

Last Answer : Only by my mother. She’ll never change. Everyone else calls me by the name I have gone by for 65+ years.

What is a vivid childhood dream you still remember?

Description : What is a vivid childhood dream you still remember?

Last Answer : Running from these large furry monsters and jumping into a pool. (I can’t swim)

Which childhood fears are still with you and which ones are gone?

Description : Which childhood fears are still with you and which ones are gone?

Last Answer : Fear of heights is still there. My fear of public speaking or being on stage is gone.

What kind of reading do you still do today that began in childhood?

Description : What kind of reading do you still do today that began in childhood?

Last Answer : Science Fiction and murder mysteries. I read lots of novels, but I maintain a passion for those two.

What books from your childhood have you reread and still loved?

Description : What books from your childhood have you reread and still loved?

Last Answer : Wrinkle in time Watership Down Lord of the Rings Lensmen Series Just to name a few

Do you still have your childhood gun?

Description : Do you still have your childhood gun?

Last Answer : answer:No, and your question makes me wonder now where it went after I moved out of the house. We lived in the burbs, so there was no real place for me to shoot (and I couldn't drive myself until I ... basement of the house. I shot targets placed on a 2 12 plank at about 20 yards or so. Fun times.

Did you have a dream in childhood that you still remember?

Description : Did you have a dream in childhood that you still remember?

Last Answer : Yes, many. One I particularly recall many decades later was about my dad shortly after he passed away. We were riding in an invisible vehicle (kind of a go-cart), very close to the street. I was ... and were thrown into the grass. He disappeared, and I suddenly realized he was dead and I was alone.

Are your childhood passions still alive?

Description : Are your childhood passions still alive?

Last Answer : answer:I loved writing, art and music. I write as part of my job. Still love art and over the years have continued to undertake artistic projects as a hobby. And I definitely still love ... passions. However, when the opportunity arose, I found I naturally gravitated back to the things I loved.

What are some childhood interests that you are still into these days?

Description : What are some childhood interests that you are still into these days?

Last Answer : Reading, movies, playing the piano, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, The New Yorker, magic tricks, Scrabble, reading the dictionary…

What cartoons from your childhood do you still find entertaining?

Description : What cartoons from your childhood do you still find entertaining?

Last Answer : Cat Scratch, Rugrats, Power Puff Girls, Fairly Odd Parents, Jimmy Neutron, Dexter, and The Kids Next Door (:

Oldies but goodies do you still talk to any of your childhood friends?

Description : Oldies but goodies do you still talk to any of your childhood friends?

Last Answer : I’ve known my best friend for 16 years. I was 5 when we met and we still hang out a lot. I’ve known my best female friend for 10 years. We do everything together now after a 5 year hiatus of contact.

Do you still retain some of your childhood habits?

Description : Do you still retain some of your childhood habits?

Last Answer : No. I’ve stopped sucking my thumb.

For those no longer practising the religion of their childhood, do you still have some residual habits from that religion?

Description : For those no longer practising the religion of their childhood, do you still have some residual habits from that religion?

Last Answer : No. I dump them all as soon as I found that they’re all fake and irrational.

Do you have a dream (or more than one) from your childhood that you still remember (clearly)

Description : Do you have a dream (or more than one) from your childhood that you still remember (clearly)

Last Answer : As a child, I once dreamt that a bear was chasing me, and it sat on me. I could feel it squashing the life from me.

What is something you still have from your childhood?

Description : What is something you still have from your childhood?

Last Answer : Emotional and mental scars

Do you often reminisce about your childhood?

Description : Do you often reminisce about your childhood?

Last Answer : Yupper, all the time! It was the ‘60s for me.

What is one childhood memory that at the time was negative, but in hindsight was positive?

Description : What is one childhood memory that at the time was negative, but in hindsight was positive?

Last Answer : answer:I remember getting vaccinated as a five-year-old. I remember screaming, crying, and begging as the evil lady with the needle came at me and my dad tried his best to gently but firmly restrain me in his lap. In hindsight, I am very glad I got my shots.

Childhood parties - who did you invite?

Description : Childhood parties - who did you invite?

Last Answer : In my family, birthdays meant two parties: A family gathering, and then a party with friends. I don't think I ever invited more than ten to twelve children, very often it was a small group of about ... -to-earth friends wouldn't have gone well, so my parents agreed to a separate party a few times.

Think of your childhood...what was missing?

Description : Think of your childhood...what was missing?

Last Answer : answer:Affection. I have no doubt that we all loved each other of a fashion, but there was virtually no affection. Almost all the nuclear families in my family grow up and splinter. Oh, and no, my life is still largely devoid of affection.

What memory do you cherish from your childhood which at the time was the most mundane thing ever?

Description : What memory do you cherish from your childhood which at the time was the most mundane thing ever?

Last Answer : Lunches out in the field with my father and grandfather while we were doing the hay on the farm. My mother and grandmother would bring us bread and cold cuts and we'd all stop and get together and ... pretty mundane at the time,but they're both gone and I miss those simple moments we had together.

What did you love about your childhood?

Description : What did you love about your childhood?

Last Answer : I loved playing with other kids in the neighborhood. TV was the only electronic distraction then. So I was often playing outdoors or interacting with the other kids. Had a fun childhood, even well into ... my childhood are the reruns of tv shows like wonder woman, hawaii five-o, charlie's angels.

Do you have a favourite childhood story ? [ details ]?

Description : Do you have a favourite childhood story ? [ details ]?

Last Answer : I liked the stories my dad would make up for me and I liked Aesop’s Fables and fairy tales alot too.