Spinning tops Most kids before computers would remember getting dizzy watching a spinning top. A top, or spinning top, is a toy that can be spun on an axis, balancing on a point. This motion is produced by holding the axis firmly while pulling a string. An internal weight then rotates, producing an overall circular motion. Typically ...
Tag Archives: 1980
80s clothes
80s clothes were the ultimate in neon clothing and outrageous hair cuts. Being bold and outrageous was the fashion. There are some real fun 80′s outfits for women which have great colors and shine. 80s Clothes are back! 80s fashion seems have began reappearing again in lots of stores and on the runway. Today we will remind ourselves of ...
Teddy Bears
Sand castles
Back to your childhood and the day the family took you to the beach. Sand castles, buckets and spades and a packet of 5 or 6 flags. All you needed were two basic building ingredients, sand and water. Of course on a beach these are available in abundance. Of course Sand Castle building is a big thing ...
Toy Story – Most Retro Top 5
Continued from yesterdays Toy Story - Most Retro Top 10 we now reveal the top 5 With Toy Story 3 out we've gone Toy Story crazy at Skooldays we now enter the top 5 Are there more deserved candidates for a retro toy? Here goes.... at number 5 Slinky the Dog Dog is based on Slinky, a pull toy by James Industries, which was ...
Mr Men books
Prime Time in the 80s
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y 2 // // Family Ties conservative offspring Michael J. Fox reverses traditional family values, on prime time in the 80s while Bill Cosby takes them to new heights. Blair, Natalie, Jo and Tootie learn The Facts of Life. Gary Coleman leads a new generation of smirky kids, Kirk Cameron gets Growing Pains, Bruce and Cybil ...
Downfall
Downfall is still available, though with a modern edge. It has outlasted many other games and still proves a very strategic game for all the family. A strategy game of skill and cunning. Twist and turn the wheels to get your own coloured counters from the top to the bottom first. One false move could lead ...
Enid Blyton
Totopoly
Your forgiven if you think we have mispelt monopoly only if you have never heard of the Totopoly board game. Apart from the name sounding similar the likeness ends there. Totopoly is a great game based on the events leading up to, and during, a horse race. Originally made in 1938 by Waddingtons, the game is ...