The vintage Spirograph toys let you create millions of colorful, startlingly beautiful extraordinarily intricate designs in infinite variety – all you needed were pens, paper and the kit’s plastic gears and wheels. Take a look!
Millions know ‘Say, Say, Oh Playmate’ – also known as ‘Playmate’ – but few today know much about the rhyming song & hand clapping game. Find out more here!
In the early ’80s, arcade video games like Pac-Man, Asteroids, Space Invaders and Donkey Kong started to make millions of dollars – one quarter at a time.
Show us the face of Max the Master Robot. And you may win your own talking robot Team up with a friend to defeat Max
Here, take a look back at some of the game pieces, cards, and several game boards for the vintage Candy Land game. Which ones do you remember most?
How to have fun with Lite-Brite: Put in the black picture outline, insert colored glow pegs, then watch them light up the screen with your fun design!
Take a look back at the latest and greatest toys from 1986 in this vintage Toys R Us catalog they called the ’80s Out of this World Toy Book.
Hours of fun for youngsters (1970) Magic Slate pads will delight every young child. Colorful characters surround the drawing surface, which can be used over
Vintage Etch-A-Sketch: 50 million moms can’t be wrong (1970s) Moms know, nothing draws out creativity like the Etch A Sketch magic screen. The power of
By substituting trick or treating with a Meet ‘n Treat Halloween party, this year’s festivities can become a time for sharing the fun with family and neighbors in a spirit of friendship.
See what kids in the early ’80s were hoping to find under the Christmas tree by browsing the toys and games section of the 1981 Sears Wishbook catalog!
Anyone obsessed with Strawberry Shortcake probably dreamed of winning a bedroom makeover like this one from 1982. The prize package included more than 75 pieces of sugary sweet delight – toys, of course, but also wallpaper, roller skates and more.
Are you ready for Halloween? A look back at how the holiday was celebrated in 1910 Down from centuries comes the feast on the eve
The Hula Hoop fad had millions of children and adults shaking their hips to make the hoop spin. See what the craze was all about – and how to hoop!
Teen guests will swing at a party of food, fun and favors that a young hostess can make herself. Greet your invited ghosts and goblins with a Halloween party!
Vintage pinball machines gallery Click on any image to see a larger version, or to start the photo gallery slideshow.
What is Pickleball? Is it… (a) an hors d’ouevre on the sour side; (b) a Christmas tree ornament; (c) a delicatessen decoration; (d) none of the above. If you chose (d) give yourself a prize.
Hot on the heels of the flower child era, back in 1974, Mattel introduced a set of toys that were sort of the anti-Barbie: The Sunshine Family dolls.
The party favorite – more fun than throwing custard pie! Wham-O Silly String shoots a plastic stream of plastic string 1/4 mile long!
What were the hottest toys in 1987? See them in this vintage Toys R Us toy & game catalog insert! The slogan that year: ‘You’ll never outgrow us.’
Quiet fun for kids with paper bags and crayons Paper bag puppets: Start with small paper bags folded flat so that the squared bottom of
Computer sports challenge players Once upon a time, playing a sports game entailed opening a board that simulated the arena, throwing some dice or spinning
Christmas puzzles: Ingenious homemade games for holiday gifts The picture puzzle fad has received a new lease on life, which promises to make this coming Christmas
Do you remember? by Helen T Bartschat Rolling hoops There are the days we have been waiting for; the corner of the calendar that we’ve
This summer’s big cube is a maddening Mondrian-colored plastic puzzle, composed of 27 subcubes that rotate on horizontal and vertical axes.
Vintage board games: Fun to give… and to receive! Famous Parker Games (1964) Sorry – Parker Brothers Slide Pursuit Game A really fine family game! Fun
Fortunes in small things “The philosophical maxim, “Nothing is small or insignificant,” is strikingly realized in the history of what seem to be petty inventions.
The first of these new games was called Dungeons and Dragons. In it, players got to become — for a few hours — the characters they played. They could be centaurs, or wizards…
How to give a preschooler something fun to do. And something fun to learn. (1966) The Mattel-O-Phone talks, teaches, and works like real. The voice
Crayola Corner: Constructive ideas to keep children happily occupied Shirt board shields. Grey shirt cardboards look like steel — make perfect “knight’s armor.” Sword, shield,
New! Party fun… country style Pillsbury’s got the cake and the party kit — if you’ve got 8 little guests County Fair Party Cake, Made
Star Wars Empire Strikes Back video game cartridge (1982) The Imperial Walkers are moving toward the Rebel base on the Ice Planet Hoth. Can you
In choosing Christmas gifts for the children, avoid complicated or fragile articles that give pleasure only for a short time. Here are some ideas.
Sorry If they’ve already got Monopoly… let them go chase each other! Sorry is a perennial favorite because it puts players of all ages on an equal footing. And it’s
Famous Parker games Egyptian game Senet A new revelation. The most popular game of 4000 years ago, interpreted by Parker Brothers from ancient Egyptian sources
Rubik’s Cube a pain in thumb, also by Claudia Morain, Register Staff Writer Madness may be but one risk for the country’s more than 10
True Value Hardware Stores: Santa’s Preview Toys & dolls shown: Happy Holidays ’72 record album, Horsman Tammy Tears doll, Uneeda Jennifer doll, Talk to “Hi Dottie,”
The daily fun hour: Follow-ball race This game is usually played with a medicine ball, but a basketball or any other sort of air-ball will serve
Briarwood home pinball… you’ll flip for it! From Brunswick, leader in home recreation… Introducing Briarwood — commercial-quality home pinball. Now you can choose from six
Order by mail from FAO Schwarz – World’s greatest toy store! Send for the world’s greatest toy catalog – free Look through this catalog and
A great general can win any war. Gamemaster challenges you to prove it with the greatest battles ever fought from the past to the future!
Insist on Slinky Toys At your nearest toy counter Original Slinky $1 / Slinky Soldiers $2 / Slinky Seal $1 / Slinky Handcar $2 /
Dancing dolls Children’s Department To the young beginner, this is a very easy pattern to commence and practice upon. If our young pupils have any
Playskool Candy Land Kids collection: A little girl’s first dolls Small, soft and machine washable, these dolls were designed especially for little girls 1-1/2 years and
Here we go with another ridiculous Mad Fold-In…
Woolworth’s wonderland of toys Santa has just opened the doors of… F W Woolworth & Co. Realistic metal toys that really work Authentic model kits
Attention, shoppers: The new Atari cartridge game is in A very early Atari 2600 commercial, broadcast during NFL Today on December 17, 1977. Atari
Introducing the computer age (for ages 9 and up) These days, a student can’t go very far without knowing how to use a computer. That’s
Warning: Clock-A-Word is habit-forming!* *… especially for people who love action, fun and excitement. Clock-A-Word is the exciting new word game sensation that starts off
Video game designers: Their work is all fun and games Fantasy: Your alarm rings. You wake up, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and leave your house
Are you a video game screen genius? Take the arcade screen test! How well do you know your video games? Sure, you play them all
1936 Parker Brothers Games Monopoly: The greatest game craze every known. The improved white box set with removable bank, double supply special “Slip” money and gold-stamped
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