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I am still p.o'd over not getting one. The only time I got to play with one was in the dentist's office waiting room. I don't think I will EVER get over this. I believe they stopped making these a few years ago.....jeers.

Its your lucky day. The still make etch a sketches. Go to this link to find them.

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My favorite toy growing up were the Licoln Logs. I liked to play frontier man and cowboys. God, that brings back memories of fighting with my brother.

I remember colored plastic cowboys that were available around the time of the G.I. Joes. What was weird was that the cowboys came in funny colors for their days: pink, yellow, blue, green, etc. My brothers and I were probably between 9-12 years old but we somehow thought that the cowboys were "funny" since their legs were bowed to fit on little horses and, since they were rodeo cowboys, they had one hand on their crotch (to hold onto the saddle) and the other hand in the air to balance themselves!!! We laughed and made jokes about the hand on the crotch.

These colored men, same size, were available as paratroopers--they held a parachute and could be thrown into the air and balloon down. I recently saw these in a store and just had to buy a PINK one and a blue one for the memories. Decades have passed since they have reemerged, and I have no idea how much they would have cost in the l960s, but the current selling price was a whopping....unbelievable....you got to be kidding.... 15 cents!

I don't know if it was my all-time favorite but I remember hours playing with Battleship. Does anyone remember that game?

of whipping my brother in that game. He'll deny it, of course. But I destroyed him in that game.

there were so many games that we played in the 70's but i just focused my article on toys. I was afraid of having too much good content in one article.

Do you guys remember the balloonies (I think that's what its called now). You had a small straw and a tube of gooey plastic. You would wrap the plastic around the straw and blow bubbles with them? Again, my kids love playing with those things.

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It is still made, isn't it? I know I still have a travel edition. It was okay to play, but not very exciting.

I enjoyed the Pogo Stick!

What I notice from this list is that these are actually TOYS, not little bits of electronics that forced you to play a certain way. What children play with today required batteries or electricity, the toys listed above required something bigger, better and more important. They required an IMAGINATION!!!.

This was a great list and brought back memories of when we would play and run and jump and be free!

ok my comment( if u could call it 1) is that some of our toys dont force u 2 do some certain thing. it challenges your mind to figure out what 2 do next. wow. i sound like an official talking abt this stuf. i feel important..........................

Thanks for the memory jolt! It's such fun to remember these things. My most coveted and beloved toy was my Big Wheels bike that had the brake allowing you to skid in a circle. Man I can still remember the excitement of FINALLY getting one on my birthday.

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I totally remember Lite Brite. Do they still sell those?

My Dad used to work until late in the evening. I would make a picture and leave it plugged in so he could see it when he got home. Sure brings back memories!

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my son has one of those big wheels with the brake. i'm a little disappointed that my three year old has not taken full advantage of it yet (skidding out). I'm sure he'll be a terror on wheels by the time he's four.

lite brite - yup, they still sell them. if you click on lite bright in the article, it will take you to Amazon which sells them.

I was born in 1951 and I can remember inheriting monopoly from my Mom. It was our favorite game on a rainy day. I can point out lots of things that have changed on that game. In the I believe '40s version that was my Mom's all the little pieces were made of wood. Hotels, motels, the pieces we moved around the board and also the dice..My cousin had a newer version late '50's the pieces were made out of some sort of metal. then in the 70's everything was changed again to plastic. I know there have been changes again but I haven't been a child or around any in a while. This is one game that Trump may have learend a lot from in his youth and many other children as well.

Yo-Yo!!!!!

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