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Gift Guide: 36 Retro Toys to LOVE all over again!

Doesn’t it seem like the toys we played with when we were a kid were SO MUCH COOLER???  I know, it probably has a lot to do with the childhood memories that are linked with those toys…..but I also think the toy industry had to work a lot harder to make an entertaining toy because technology wasn’t as advanced.  I had so much fun looking for all these old retro toys that I remember owning (or wanting) and finding that some are actually still available!!!

Wouldn’t it be fun to re-introduce some of these retro toys to your own children?  OR, it would also be really fun to give one of these toys to a grown-up who grew up with these toys! Just think of the memory lane your recipient would travel. So fun. :)

***If you click on the name of the toy listed above each picture, it will link you over to see more information about the toy, to read reviews, availability, etc.

 

Etch-A-Sketch

 

Care Bears

 

Atari

Dominos

 

Calculator Watch

 

Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots

 

Rockin’ Rider Pony

 

Kermit The Frog Puppet

 

Play-Doh Fun Factory

 

Rummikub Game

 

View Master 3D

 

Lincoln Logs

 

Hot Wheels

 

Spirograph

 

Lego 50th Anniversary Set

 

Rocking Horse

 

Pop Beads

 

Glo Worm

 

My Little Ponies

 

ABC Wooden Blocks and Cart

Horse Stable and Accessories

 

Bristle Blocks

 

Rubiks Cube

 

Slap Bracelets

 

Perfection Game

 

Rock Tumbler

 

Lite Brite

 

Pogo Ball

 

Pound Puppy

 

Garbage Pail Kids

 

Simon Says

 

Connect 4

 

Wild West Cap Gun

 

Mr Potato Head

 

Tinker Toys

Moon Shoes

 

 

Ashley Johnston

Administrator at Make It & Love It
Ashley Johnston is a professional DIY costume maker, sewist, crafter, and owner of Make It & Love It. She is a mom of 5 and a wife to a very patient (with the craft clutter) husband. In case you’re wondering, she always chooses crafting/sewing/designing over mopping/dusting/wiping base boards……but bathrooms/laundry/full bellies are always attended to. Whew!

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