The BEST toy you ever received or gave.

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Anonymous wrote:You can occasionally find Colorforms at places like Marshalls and TJMaxx!

Okay, I loved the microscope I got...and the rock tumbler...and the telescope!

And I guess those gifts paid off since I am now a rocket scientist!

Awesome!! I love to hear things like this!!

I know I can't control who DD is or what she becomes, but I (not so secretly) hope she follows your math/science path. In the meantime, we're all about toys like this around here, and so far she loves them!

P.S. I loved colorforms, too. I just checked and they have them on Amazon.

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Jordache jeans, Snoopy Sno-cone machine...thanks for taking me back in time. The gift I was most excited about getting was the game Hungry Hungry Hippos when I was 5. Not sure why, but it was my most favorite.gift.ever.

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I just bought my 4 year old son Hungry Hungry Hippos today. Based solely on the fact that I loved it when I was his age.

I coveted my Barbie Makeup Head and Baby Alive. These are toys I hadn't thought about in years. This thread has been a blast from the past.

What about Speak and Spell? I played with that toy until the buttons wore out.

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barbies.

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Anonymous wrote:barbies.

oh, and will add, the trashier looking, the better!

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I always wanted a Big Wheel. I didn't get it. I got a stupid bicycle.

I loved Spirograph. I also remember having a Mrs. Beasley doll, where you would pull the string and she would talk. She would say things like, "It would be such fun to play jumprope, don't you think?"

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Strawberry Shortcake bike!

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Anonymous wrote:NP here - I loved my rock tumbler when a kid! Gave me many hours of fun - though can't quite figure out why now? Makes me happy just thinking about those simpler times....

I use a rock tumbler for work (I cut and polish gems) and I really enjoy my tumbler. I love the different stages and the beautiful pieces I have when I am finished. I have some stones that come out so nicely that I just drill a hole in them and string them on leather.

My favorite gift when I was a kid, wasn't even my gift, it was my brother's. My mom was in a whacky stage of life and gave him a pair of pleather pants (and a rubber chicken) and to this day even she isn't sure why. My brother refused to go near them but it wasn't long before two of my sisters and I discovered they could be used for something. There were three of us, but only two sleds, and some how we figured we could use his pants. They were awesome! We could put them over our pants, they were waterproof, they were slick, and we didn't have to drag a sled back up the hill. Nothing could hold us back.

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The Snoopy Sno-cone machine was the most coveted toy in the house, and I have 5 sisters. Holly Hobby oven (anyone?) was a close second. Definitley roller skates, big wheels, Barbies (and Barbie Head), were also well loved...ahh the good old days!

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I just saw the Barbie Head at CVC by CC Circle! I was so tempted to buy it but I have 3 sons!!! Darn!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just saw the Barbie Head at CVC by CC Circle! I was so tempted to buy it but I have 3 sons!!! Darn!

meant CVS

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Anonymous wrote:You can occasionally find Colorforms at places like Marshalls and TJMaxx!

Okay, I loved the microscope I got...and the rock tumbler...and the telescope!

And I guess those gifts paid off since I am now a rocket scientist!

Awesome!! I love to hear things like this!!

I know I can't control who DD is or what she becomes, but I (not so secretly) hope she follows your math/science path. In the meantime, we're all about toys like this around here, and so far she loves them!

P.S. I loved colorforms, too. I just checked and they have them on Amazon.

I'm the microscope/rock tumbler/telescope PP. Thanks. I (not so secretly) hope for the same for my daughter...but so far, it's my son who is showing a lot of strength in math/science/engineering. DD just wants to talk and socialize!

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Loved Colorforms as a kid, but my own kids got them recently as a present and they were really disappointing. They didn't stick well and ended up folded and crumpled and essentially useless. I'd skip them with this generation...

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Anonymous wrote:Best present was a dollhouse my dad made me (from a kit, but still, he built and painted it). Still have it!

There's a handmade dollhouse for sale right here on DCUM. Could be some other little girl's best gift ever!

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/81389.page

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Anonymous wrote:I wanted the Barbie makeup head soooo badly when I was little. Wasn't there also a Farrah Fawcett and Brooke Shields head too? In any event, my parents refused to get one for me, or any other Barbies, they didn't think she is a good role model. I don't really either but have gotten them for my kids b/c I still remember how much I wanted the doll and the head and am still pissed I couldn't get one!

Barbie Make-Up Head here. I must say, this thread has really lifted me up. I practically feel like royalty.

What do you think is the Barbie Make-Up Head today? Actually, parents give kids everything nowadays. So even if there is a Barbie Make-Up Head, there's no more cache to it.

I find the problem today would be that the Barbie make-up head today would be so cheap that it woud be 2-dimensional. Or it would have to make a million sounds and the eyes would have to light up. They just don't make good, solid, basic toys anymore.