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One of the classic designs over the years is the Penguin book. In recent times this iconic design has even been used on deck chairs, bags, t-shirts and other household items. But how did it all start? Back in 1935, if you wanted to read a good book, you needed either a lot of money or ...
Now i don't know if it was just my school, but before the days of calculators or calculator watches (see previous blog) Cuisenaire Rods were the way yo add and take away in the early years of school. The wooden coloured rods are named after their inventor, Georges Cuisenaire, a Belgian primary school teacher, who published ...
Now lego was probably my favourite toy when growing up as it had such major flexibility and rewarded imagination.Like Mechanno lego was also a construction toy though Lego was invented in Denmark. The original lego seemed to have few colours compared to the current colorful interlocking plastic bricks available today with all sorts of built in ...
The Superfast Matchbox number 09 AMX Javelin was one for every boys collection. This was a seriously fast little car and would give most cars a run for their money on any racing track. The car was first produced in 1964 and normally was seen in green though other rarer colours are known such as blue ...
In 1968 a book entitled "What do People do All Day?" was released by Richard Scarry. This gem of a book has continued to be a massive seller. With incredibly detailed illustrations, kids would spend hours and hours on a journey of detail scanning and double scanning each page of illustrative detail. The book is about what ...
I never had one, but boy as i grew up i wish I had. They were chunky and clunky, with moving wheels, and clicking dials, dingers and squeeks and stronger than a Tonka truck. This really put a new spin on kids going to work. The unit comprised a mirror, a hare and tortoise slider, a ...
I bet no one remembers the ramp walkers! Back in the 1960's when battery operated toys were normally an expensive dream the ramp walkers took full advantage of clean free gravity.Made by Marx Toys mine was a Yogi Bear & Huckleberry Hound Ramp Walker. They were easy enough to use, stick them at the top of ...
This blog wouldn't be complete without the good old Whoopee Cushion. The joke was funny once and once only. Ten out of ten for novelty factor. Whoopee Cushions Poo-Poo Cushions or even Raspberry Cushions were a practical joke toy that has withstood the test of time and still raises a chuckle today (for the first few ...
Fuzzy felts were family fun right from the 1950's. With 40 squares and 30 circles in a variety of 4 colours yellow green red and blue, several basic shapes like flowers and tractors a boy and a girl, you could make millions of different pictures - as long as they included a tractor, a boy, ...
Weebles wobble but they don't fall down! Boy were they ugly little blighters! One of the benefits of having children is that you can unashamedly play with kids' toys once again. My daughter's have a fine collection of vintage Weebles (the old Airfix ones with the scary hollow faces) which has given me a perfect opportunity ...
