I was doing some to on classic Christmas presents and trends
I'm made me think of my fave Christmas present - action man featured highly space Lego was unbelievable but somehow I remember a magnetic shooting alley- the gun drew up ball bearings on the other side of a plastic screen and then you shot at targets. It was all enclosed and the size of 4 shoe boxes
Any other fave Christmas toys from your memories |
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I remember one year we opened all our presents and were quite content. We had dinner and stuff then my dad shouted my brother and i out to the garden-he had found 2 bikes that Santa must have left!
Bloody loved that bike!! |
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"I remember one year we opened all our presents and were quite content. We had dinner and stuff then my dad shouted my brother and i out to the garden-he had found 2 bikes that Santa must have left!
Bloody loved that bike!! "
That's a classic dad move
He must have been bursting to tell you |
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"Merlin handheld computer in 1978. I was so excited. How things have moved on 
Was the the spelling one? Or was that speak and spell from Texas Instruments ? "
No it was this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(game) |
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"I remember one year we opened all our presents and were quite content. We had dinner and stuff then my dad shouted my brother and i out to the garden-he had found 2 bikes that Santa must have left!
Bloody loved that bike!!
That's a classic dad move
He must have been bursting to tell you"
Haha I think he was.
My dad is a big kid at Christmas. |
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By *emini ManMan
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The one that always stands out from when I was a kid was the biggest Scalextric set they made at that time that some friends of the family bought me - was a complete surprise and can remember being totally bowled over by it. |
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"Merlin handheld computer in 1978. I was so excited. How things have moved on
Was the the spelling one? Or was that speak and spell from Texas Instruments ?
No it was this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(game)"
That has jogged my memory - wow - that is a blast from the past! |
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One year my brother and I had a Scalextrix track as a joint present. The other was when we had plastic rifles that shot little plastic bullets. Great until we shot all the balls off the christmas tree! |
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"One year my brother and I had a Scalextrix track as a joint present. The other was when we had plastic rifles that shot little plastic bullets. Great until we shot all the balls off the christmas tree!"
Haha great shout
Having said that I have indulged in a nerf gun war with my son more than once |
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Too many to mention (thanks family!). If I had to choose a few:-
First trainset, first bike, first wristwatch, first tv-game, first computer. My Mum and Dad never had much money when I was a lad but Christmas was always a big treat for everyone. |
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"Too many to mention (thanks family!). If I had to choose a few:-
First trainset, first bike, first wristwatch, first tv-game, first computer. My Mum and Dad never had much money when I was a lad but Christmas was always a big treat for everyone."
First wrist watch - that's a brilliant post - I had digital watches but I remember my mum managed to get hold of the swatch I wanted when they were selling out of them - 1985 or 86 I think |
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