What items/things remind you of your childhood days?

Oh my gosh, you are all taking me back! Donna, we had one of those jack-in-the-box toys. I hated it because it always scared me. Until I was able to figure out the combination of how long before it popped.

For me its Commodore 64 (especially the Frogger and Ghostbusters games), cap guns and Dobermans (my parents always had a doberman :D)

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Originally Posted by cassiesmom

In 5th grade my best friend wrote a fan letter to Melissa Sue Anderson from "Little House on the Prairie" TV show and got a signed photo back - I was so jealous!

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I would have been so jealous too I loved that show and still do.

When I was in 5th grade, I had a BIG crush on Jonathon Taylor Thomas! LOL He was Randy on "Home Improvement".... I wrote him a letter and got a signed photo back! I was so excited.

I started riding the bus to Birmingham at around 7 or 8 to attend the Mickey Mouse Club at The Alabama Theater. They had kids movies plus a Serial like Flash Gordon and they always played the big Wurlitzer organ. This was long before the Mickey Mouse of TV fame. This MM Club was actually the largest in the world. I would always go by the Krispy Creme Donut place and buy a dozen just for myself. Back then a dozen was around 25 cents and the movie was a Dime. I would eat lunch a Krystal and would pay around a dime each and have a Coke or Pepsi that cost 5 cents. Boy, this brought back some great memories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_Theatre

Sugar Daddies, Sugar Babies, hopscotch, jacks, the sounds of kids playing outside at dark, Wizard of Oz, Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, meatloaf, dandelions, saddle shoes!!:p

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Originally Posted by Catherinedana

, bazooka bubble gum and BB Bats (taffy-sort of stuff on a stick)

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You remember BB bats? I loved those things.:D Strawberry, Chocolate
or Vanilla, I liked them all.:)


The things that remind me of when I was a kid are mostly the intangibles.
The first smell of Spring in the air or the train whistle I used to hear as I
went to sleep at night. Makes me feel sooo safe & happy.:)

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Originally Posted by cassiesmom

Colorforms and Shrinky Dinks and my Mrs. Beasley doll. Sit and Spin, Dawn dolls (I had one!), and a Lite Brite that still works. Shopping with my mom at Zayre and Venture stores. "Levi's for guys, gals and kids at the Gap." Disco music! Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific and Body On Tap shampoo (7th-9th grade). In 5th grade my best friend wrote a fan letter to Melissa Sue Anderson from "Little House on the Prairie" TV show and got a signed photo back - I was so jealous!

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Did anybody else have a View Master? I had a special box to store the View Master and the photos. It was a shoe box, but my mom let me put stickers on it. :)

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Originally Posted by lizbud

You remember BB bats? I loved those things.:D Strawberry, Chocolate
or Vanilla, I liked them all.:)

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And Banana!!!

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Originally Posted by cassiesmom

Did anybody else have a View Master? I had a special box to store the View Master and the photos. It was a shoe box, but my mom let me put stickers on it. :)

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oh YES!!~ I remember those!! A few years back I bought viewmasters for my grandsons, but they were not impressed. LOL