I remember having some GREAT toys as a kid. My favorites were dump trucks, cranes, bulldozers and airplanes. Even better were the electric train sets...American Flyer (with twin tracks), and Lionel (with triple tracks). I had a number of cap pistols and studded leather gun belts with loops for wooden (or plastic) bullets. Felt like I graduated to big kid status when, at age 10, I received my 1st BB gun, a Daisy Eagle!
My son always loved toy vehicles. He became a firefighter/ paramedic. A few years ago, I gifted him a shadowbox frame that contained a picture of himself at age 4, with his Tonka firetruck; a photo of himself in his SFFD uniform; and his first Hot Wheels ambulance.
Love this one as all the others. I played outside quite a bit enjoying the butterflies that would swirl around me or the swinging on swings or hanging upside down from the monkey bars. I loved to skip and play hop scotch too. Mostly I played in this fashion but Barbie had a good share of my time. Board games became a past time too. I didn’t have too many toys but did enjoy all my time outdoors and riding my bicycle. I thought my childhood was heaven. Thank you for sharing.
Liked your post on toys. Since I have many years on you, we did not have many toys. Our playtime consisted of made up games and such favorites as Hide and Go Seek, Kick the Can, and various games of war, cowboys and Indians, and everything else we could conjure up.
My father built me a wonderful rocking horse and a blackboard with an easel.
Your article got me to thinking of childhood candies. Would you share yours?
Until next time, I remain a faithful reader, Lola Murray
I may have been one of those enthusiastic kids you mentioned and of course I too was and am a gun toting person as well. All these things shaped us into who we are today. I no longer encourage anyone to go to college, I encourage them to follow their hearts to ensure they enjoy the path they choose. My son-in-law wanted to be an civil engineer but his joy was working on cars. After his first year of college I strongly recommended he consider that passion and today he is a brilliant mechanic with incredible enthusiasm and knowledge of engines. He didn’t waste time doing what family expected of him growing debt but found his joy using his God given talent.
I remember having some GREAT toys as a kid. My favorites were dump trucks, cranes, bulldozers and airplanes. Even better were the electric train sets...American Flyer (with twin tracks), and Lionel (with triple tracks). I had a number of cap pistols and studded leather gun belts with loops for wooden (or plastic) bullets. Felt like I graduated to big kid status when, at age 10, I received my 1st BB gun, a Daisy Eagle!
My son always loved toy vehicles. He became a firefighter/ paramedic. A few years ago, I gifted him a shadowbox frame that contained a picture of himself at age 4, with his Tonka firetruck; a photo of himself in his SFFD uniform; and his first Hot Wheels ambulance.
Love this one as all the others. I played outside quite a bit enjoying the butterflies that would swirl around me or the swinging on swings or hanging upside down from the monkey bars. I loved to skip and play hop scotch too. Mostly I played in this fashion but Barbie had a good share of my time. Board games became a past time too. I didn’t have too many toys but did enjoy all my time outdoors and riding my bicycle. I thought my childhood was heaven. Thank you for sharing.
Liked your post on toys. Since I have many years on you, we did not have many toys. Our playtime consisted of made up games and such favorites as Hide and Go Seek, Kick the Can, and various games of war, cowboys and Indians, and everything else we could conjure up.
My father built me a wonderful rocking horse and a blackboard with an easel.
Your article got me to thinking of childhood candies. Would you share yours?
Until next time, I remain a faithful reader, Lola Murray
I may have been one of those enthusiastic kids you mentioned and of course I too was and am a gun toting person as well. All these things shaped us into who we are today. I no longer encourage anyone to go to college, I encourage them to follow their hearts to ensure they enjoy the path they choose. My son-in-law wanted to be an civil engineer but his joy was working on cars. After his first year of college I strongly recommended he consider that passion and today he is a brilliant mechanic with incredible enthusiasm and knowledge of engines. He didn’t waste time doing what family expected of him growing debt but found his joy using his God given talent.