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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

How would kids cope with covid if they had no Internet/xbox/ps4 and Tiktok?

I had Stretch Armstrong when I was younger! Buckaroo! And does anyone remember those long tubes that you span around your head and it make a stupid whooshing sound. Simpler times! Seems a long time ago that!

Anyone have any good toys to add to the list?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

No one have any toys when you were younger?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a super nes

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By *dam1971Man
over a year ago

Bedford

Scalextric. Kept me entertained for hours, or until the motors gave that funny burnt smell

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

Finally persuaded my son to do the airfix kit I bought him for Christmas.

I've now had to order a messerschmidt to dog fight the spitfire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a tiny tears doll I loved

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Finally persuaded my son to do the airfix kit I bought him for Christmas.

I've now had to order a messerschmidt to dog fight the spitfire

My son used to build these, he's still got them suspended from his bedroom ceiling, age 17!

Our daughter has been playing outside most of the time, making her own games up with a yoyo (it's a pet puppy called Dave), Nerf wars with her brother, playing with my basketball, with her dolls having picnics etc. She's pretty happy making her own fun, like we did as kids.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"How would kids cope with covid if they had no Internet/xbox/ps4 and Tiktok?

Anyone have any good toys to add to the list?"

A football, best toy ever

Meccano was good

Pogo stick

Space hopper

Gat gun

Air rifle (I know it's not a toy toy but awesome and different times)

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Crossfire

Subbuteo

Flight deck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Subbiteo, table football, Spectrum 128k. (Built in cassette loader).

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

Lego! Loved it as a kid and still love it now.

Being stuck at home shielding and getting bored very quickly, hubby bought me the Hogwarts castle set early instead of waiting for my birthday. I’ve been pacing myself trying to make prolong the pleasure of building it but it’s finally complete. It’s awesome!

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By *ensualbicockMan
over a year ago

liverpool wavertree picton clock

Crossbows and Catapults

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Battling robots

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spirograph, Meccano and a chemistry set. Once a nerd, always a nerd

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By *DreamOfGenieWoman
over a year ago

London

Mousetrap!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Major Morgan

Simon (where you had to copy the coloured beeps)

Game of knowledge

Game of life

Frustration

Lost valley of the dinosaurs

Screwball scramble

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

Etchasketch

Give it to a kid now and they'd probably chuck it in the bin

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Action man

Hot wheels

Major Matt mason

Bigtrak

Computer car

Mamod traction engine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Playing on my bike

Playing marbles outside

Catapults and making peg guns

I was always outside making my own games until I had a Sega master system and I got hooked. I spent more time on that than anything.

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By *ourayloversCouple
over a year ago

chesterfield

(Lou) I had a major Morgan, etch a sketch, Lego, lots of cars and jigsaws

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Etchasketch

Give it to a kid now and they'd probably chuck it in the bin

No, our daughter loves the one at her pre school......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stretch Armstrong and his dog.

Fetch Armstrong

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a Sindy and a spirograph.

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

Lego of all types from regular to technic

Matchbox 75 series toy cars.

Best toy ever was my Roadmaker kit. Cardboard sections that slotted together & you made up your own layout. Hours of fun. Came with set of road signs & stickers. Someone should really bring that back for the kids.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tomytronic I had shark attack

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"How would kids cope with covid if they had no Internet/xbox/ps4 and Tiktok?

Anyone have any good toys to add to the list?"

They'd be fine and adapt, especially if there isn't a choice

Up to parents to show them there's a life outside of technology

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Also used to play coin toss against the wall. Was always good fun too.

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

A dolly surprise I still have her and her hair still grows

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"(Lou) I had a major Morgan, etch a sketch, Lego, lots of cars and jigsaws"
etch a sketch, was so bad how the hell can you do anything just straight! lol we all like to get are lego ver! lol

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

The original Tonka toys were good, they were virtually indestructible.

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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago

near a big hill in s/ shropshire NOT in

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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago

near a big hill in s/ shropshire NOT in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything that involved being out with my besty on our pushbikes.

Kerby - stand either side of the road and throw a football, try hitting opposite kerb n getting it to come back to you.

Air rifles n catapults.

Getting up to no good, lol.

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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago

near a big hill in s/ shropshire NOT in

Big trak and stupid trailer that hardly worked

Scalextrics , which I still collectivist day

Action men !!! Dammm wish I still had those

Train sets

Kickaroo , kerplunk , mousetrap , loads of board games ,

Commodore vic 20 lol

Swinger in the garden , and lucky to have a swimming pool

Must say I had a very privileged childhood , thanks to my mum and dad xxxx

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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago

near a big hill in s/ shropshire NOT in

Ohhhhh just thought of another , Simon !!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Ohhhhh just thought of another , Simon !!!!

Loved Simon, that toy was solidly built too as many times it got thrown across the room in anger when hitting red instead of blue!

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