What Was Your Favorite Toy as a Kid?

[Lenny]

Lots of them. It depends on how old I was..erector set, electric train, walking talky and a 12 Guage shotgun when I was 12 years old.

 

[Morgan101]

I had cowboy guns when I was young. We always wanted to play cowboys and Indians, but nobody wanted to be an Indian. Everyone wanted to be Roy Rogers or the Lone Ranger.

That evolved into a Daisy BB gun, but you never went anywhere without riding your bike with your baseball glove on the handle bars. We were always looking for a baseball game.

 

[Patchouli]

@Morgan101 we played cowboys and Indians too, I’d play Indian so I could scalp them. I’d hide from the cowboys. Played cops and robbers too. I enjoyed arresting the robbers.

 

[Canon29]

Those balsawood toy planes with a rubber band propeller were basically the coolest thing going.

 

[Lenny]

I had cowboy guns when I was young. We always wanted to play cowboys and Indians, but nobody wanted to be an Indian. Everyone wanted to be Roy Rogers or the Lone Ranger.

That evolved into a Daisy BB gun, but you never went anywhere without riding your bike with your baseball glove on the handle bars. We were always looking for a baseball game.

I did the same things. Were your cowboy guns cap guns? Mine were. Yes, Daisy BB guns were a very popular thing in the 1950s. The city didn't like them because they were CONSTANTLY changing the busted street lights....but it wasn't me! Honest! <GRIP>

 

[lonewolf]

Bow and Arrow.

 

[Morgan101]

Were you cowboy guns cap guns?

Absolutely!! When we couldn't shoot them off in a gun we would hit them with a rock or a hammer on the sidewalk.

 

[Lenny]

Bow and Arrow.

I played with those too. Did you ever tie some paper or rags to the front of an arrow, lit them on fire and shoot it into a field to lite a fire? That was fun?

 

[Mountain trapper]

I played with those too. Did you ever tie some paper or rags to the front of an arrow, lit them on fire and shoot it into a field to lite a fire? That was fun?

Me and a buddy would play chicken with our bows. We'd stand about 100 feet apart and shoot the arrow straight up in the air and see how close we could get the other one. We'd flip a coin to see who would stand with the sun in our eyes, making it hard to see the arrow. I guess it was our version of lawn darts.

 

[Ozarks hillbilly]

Wiffel ball and bat. Brother and I played all summer as the Cardinals vs the Royals. Had the line ups memorized and yes we had to switch hit based on the line up.

 

[angie_nrs]

Some of the simple toys were marbles, barbies, and hotwheels. One year I got a remote controlled tank from Radio Shack for Christmas. It would only turn one way when the remote was clicked but I loved that toy. Oh, how far we've come. But back then it was almost like magic to control a tank without touching it.

I also had one of those cheap helicopters that sat on a pedistal handle with a string wrapped around the bottom of the helicopter that threaded into the prop. When you pulled the string and pushed the base up in the air it would fly on it's own until gravity brough it back to earth. If you got a nice windy day, that thing would travel. I also put together rocket kits and between chasing the helocopter and the rockets, I got some exercise......and didn't even know it!

And who could forget the Atari? That was awesome but I'm so glad those games were short compared to the stuff they have out now. We didn't spend hours upon hours in front of the TV with it. I'm not sure if my attention span was too short for it or if my parents wouldn't allow it. Eitther way, it was a blessing. But I still have fond memories of the sights and sound of the Atari.

 

[teeceetx]

Let's see ... Daisy BB Gun, Hot Wheels, Tonka Tow Truck, Lincoln Logs, Cap Gun, Baseball glove / bat / ball ...

 

[zoomzoom]

So many memories from what you've all posted. I too had most of those boy toys and really enjoyed them.
I'll also add my bicycles and an electric slot car race track.

Once I got to around 10 years old, my favorites were playing pool and water skiing.

 

[Ekatarina]

My mother enjoyed sometimes in the evenings to make jigsaw puzzles
with me and my sister sometimes it took long to finish the puzzle

 

[Ekatarina]

My father did make me and my sister shoot with a 22 gun on tin cans
We had an old wood table and my father was putting tin cans on that table
and he told us which one to shoot ..LOL was not always a success

 

[kd4ulw]

The Vertibird helicopter toy!