10 Iconic Toys from the 1960s That Shaped Childhood

[@AmericanRewind]

What other old toys do you remember? 🤔

[@kevinangus4848]

Slot cars. HO scale cars came later, but Aurora A/FX suddenly dominated. There were tracks in some big hobby stores, and even just tracks and race stuff!

[@bighuge1060]

My sisters had cardboard kitchen refrigerator and oven/stove that included plastic food and miniature food containers. I still remember the plastic fried egg. I also remember my father saying it was a bear to assemble everything.

[@tomskell9622]

Monkey Division Military Guns and equipment. King Zor: the fighting dinosaur. Mine never worked right though.

[@maureencora1]

Action Figure NASA Astronaut Major Matt Mason, Polo Bikes, & More See 1960s Sears Christmas Catalogs.

[@dianabeurman364]

JIMMY JET!

[@JGL841]

Back in those magical days when a single modest paycheck could afford a house in a safe neighborhood, a big farmily, and well fed kids who played outside with their friends. We were so incredibly lucky.

[@bigdaddy111058]

As long as you were white Christians

[@rayogrady4349]

Im 66. I yearn for those days. Outside from sunup until the street lights came on.

[@Tommygator77]

@@rayogrady4349it’s still that way where I live.

[@jimo3173]

And that paycheck was at around $2.50 an hour lol.

[@maureencora1]

1960s 3 - 12 yrs old. When Christmas was Christmas. It's was Like Waking Up in Heaven. I Miss Those Times. (smile)

[@jimroscovius]

I'm the same age as you and wholeheartedly agree.

[@maureencora1]

@@jimroscovius Touche' (smile)

[@luftwaffe6521]

I agree

[@maureencora1]

@@luftwaffe6521 Touche' (smile)

[@ronaldmello1831]

Now that I'm older, I realize that my parents spent hard earned money so that I could have a great Christmas. I am so very grateful to them, and I wish that they were still here so I could tell them how thankful I am. I'm sure that when I was the little kid getting all/some of those great things that I probably still had something to complain about.

[@williamsaloka9043]

Creepy Crawlers and Hot Wheels were my thing. I'm 63 now and have many fond memories of Goop and the smell of baking plastic.

[@jamesbrowne5417]

We played with hot plates... and we survived!

[@JohnPolozzolo]

Can you imagine Creepy Crawlers today? I loved that thing and made a ton of creatures . I had matchbox cats Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightening. And a ton of track

[@jumpmaster82nd.]

Exact age...I had "Fighting Men" which were the goop made soldiers that you baked wire into them so they'd articulate. Mattel would have their butts sued off in this crappy age of sissy kids and worse parents.

[@doodleblockwell2610]

64 here and completely agree. My mother would scour garage sales for extra Hot Wheel track [it was expensive] and we eventually had a enough track to cover the backyard well. They worked great with Sizzler cars too. Creepy Crawlers were great too. My dad would melt fishing sinkers and poor lead into the molds. Toys back to my eyes were more engaging on many levels.

[@stepanbandera5206]

@@williamsaloka9043 Me too 🥴👍

[@ThomasCox-oi7or]

Always looked forward to the Sears Christmas catalog for the toys.

[@josephforest7605]

I looked forward to Simpsons and Eatons catalog .

[@doubledrats235]

I still have my 1964 Sears toy Wish Book In the basement along with a bunch of old toys that I’ll never play with.

[@patricialong2803]

Same here and JC Penney as well.

[@JamesOReilly-ec2op]

The best...simply the best...I actually have the 1971...I'm gonna dig it up and start reading

[@deskgamesix]

And Wards as well.

[@Lostmineagain]

Knowing Santa was coming at midnight and leaving milk and cookies for him was neat. Seeing the cookies gone and the milk half full was so magical as a kid. Seeing the toys, the snow and Christmas lights outside was a dream come true.

[@deskgamesix]

My parents went all out at Christmas to make it special for my sister and I. It is still my favorite time of the year.

[@KarimTroost]

I had most of these toys when I was a kid. No video games, no cell phones. It was a wonderful time to be a kid. I had a tiger tank, what a awesome toy.

[@primocorona4331]

I also had the Tiger Joe tank. Had a lot of fun with that

[@KarimTroost]

@primocorona4331 Yes, and I used to all my little green army men all over the top of my tank.

[@kentsigmon268]

I had the tiger joe tank to. It was huge. You can goggie tiger joe tank and see the original tv commercial. Really brings back fond memories. ​@@primocorona4331

[@alterman156channel]

I had or played with some of these toys. There is one well known brand of toy that should be mentioned here. Tonka toys. They were quite popular during the 1960s. They were made mostly from steel and they lasted a long time. Many examples survive to this day.

[@johnpurington6659]

Bringing big money in fair to good condition

[@todd4317]

I still have Tonka toys dating back to the 60's. Built more solidly than the car that I drive today.

[@petersilecchio4417]

The Best Toys were made in the 1960’s. And I was there to play with them all. Christmas was the Best.

[@stevedenis8292]

Taking a moment to remember all my GI Joes that are still MIA . Most are suspected to be dead and buried in my old homes back yard. I salute my fallen men.

[@GR-pv5jx]

Salute! My old GI Joes are long gone too. I know that we all thank them for their service. RIP.

[@blockmasterscott]

Same. All my GI Joes are long gone. Rest in Peace buddies. 👍💪👊

[@kevinbergeman4069]

Mine were stored in an old steamer trunk in my parents garage. Unfortunately, a flood drowned them all. My brother and I had 7 or 8 action figures, the Mercury space capsule, the Jeep with firing howitzer and spotlight trailer, the motorcycle & sidecar, and at least 2 of the footlockers. We were military brats, so playing with GI Joe came naturally.

[@blockmasterscott]

@@kevinbergeman4069 That breaks my heart, and I’m not kidding. I had the entire Justice League of America comic collection from 1963 up to 1985 in my parent’s attic. About 1993 or so my mom called me to inform me that her house burned down and took all those comics with it. She was in tears when she told me, so I told her that her health was more important than a bunch of comic books, but inside I was like “NOOO! Not my comics!!!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevedenis8292]

@@kevinbergeman4069 Burial at sea.

[@jimlassiter749]

Thank you Sears Christmas catalogs & payment plans.... Thank you mom for spending the $20-$30 each year for awesome toys that had no tv show or movie tie-ins (except the Star Trek bridge) & that i still wish i had these 60+ years later....

[@masudashizue777]

I loved those little green army men, plastic dinosaurs, and slot cars.

[@tomskell9622]

As do I. And the Aurora Plastic monster model kits. Still have them along with all my Marx dinosaurs. And I'm 68.

[@raulduke6105]

My mom dug up plastic soldiers in her flower garden for a decade after I left home😉

[@tomskell9622]

@@raulduke6105 excellent!!!

[@veggirl1964]

Slot cars! I forgot about those. My brother and I got a set for Christmas one year and that was our Saturday-morning ritual - slot car races.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

Yes, I loved the Army Men too, most had rifles, some had flame throwers, machine guns, bazookas!

[@JeffFrmJoisey]

Loved my Spirograph!! I spent hours with it and found a new work board and typing paper to keep using it. Got the expansion pack with new designs and board. When “Super Spirograph” came out, I won in a competition at a local department store!

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I don't remember that one!

[@Dragonbear13-k2r]

My mom gave away all my GI Joes from the 60’s, but I bought a bunch of them in the 90’s and 2000’s when they were re-released as well as a ton of similar action figures from the same time period. I have over 1500 of them from different makers still today, as well as HO trains, slot cars, plastic model kits, plastic toy soldiers and I don’t know what else. My toys make me happy! What else can I say?

[@alanclarke8493]

I'm in the same world with a house totally full of these treasures!🚒🚋🚅🚎🚚🚙🚜🛵🚢🛥️⛴️🛸🚀🛰️✈️🛩️🛫😊🤩😎

[@johnpurington6659]

The garage must look like a toy department in Sears. 🎉👍

[@paulmahoney5111]

Major Matt Mason!!! He had a lot of cool accessories. Space exploration was new and it was so fun to pretend to be an astronaut.

[@djwak59]

Yes ! I was just about to bring up Matt Mason ! I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned here. I had a LOT of the Matt Mason toys but still never was able to get all of them. I was able to keep my favorite, the huge space station, until my 30s ! I finally ended up selling it to a collector back in the 90s. Those were my favorite toys of my pre teen years !

[@JohnPolozzolo]

I had those and got the space center for Xmas . Great memories

[@jopayne5617]

My cousin had him, he was like a mini GI Joe, but still flexible, not a hard body guy. My cousin had all those accessories, but never let me play with them.

[@dennisnorried524]

I still have my Major Matt Mason, I’m 65 now, I have it all set up on a display table down stairs, I’ll never get rid of it, to many memories 🙂

[@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq]

Yeah, I had the command center, the moon crawler thing, and the glider.

[@ontargetthomunclesam3926]

I had the GI Joe Jeep and pull behind howitzer I loved that you certainly have brought back many fond memories I do remember all of the toy in the video it was a great time to be a kid wouldn't trade it for ANY generation all mine makes me wish I was 10 again

[@ra8640]

I still have my 12 inch GI Joe soldier dressed as a Marine on my shelf. Mom bought it for me in 1968 after working overtime to afford it. The original box and clothes fell apart. He's still in pretty good shape. We had many adventures in the Bronx, NYC. He's now retired and lives in South Florida. Great memories!

[@truepatriot2417]

My absolute favorite were slot cars! My brother and I actually built our own and went to our neighborhood track/hobby shop.

[@duckmangooo7376]

My computer in 1968 was a Etch-a-sketch. Hours of fun on a rainy day or just being lazy. Great time period.

[@Awsom47Merc]

The real trick was making a diagonal line. My brother was great at it.

[@JLange642]

Had most of these- still have my G.I. Joes and my kids Etch-a Sketch.

[@PolaRodriguez-ow9es]

I'm 65 yrs old. We barely got by a family of 7 my Father made very little money. I grew up longing for an Easy Bake Oven and a real Barbie Doll. I hope I can acquire them before I pass 😊

[@h.calvert3165]

I'm a 67-year-old girl. Do you have a post office box? 📦

[@PolaRodriguez-ow9es]

@@h.calvert3165 No I do not. Thank you for asking 💞

[@dttruman]

Suggest you try Ebay!

[@robertpalmer5599]

My favorite toy was the smash up derby cars. Also battling tops.

[@georgeperkins4171]

There was also "incredible edibles" like creepy crawlers to made bugs but you could eat them.

[@DreAmeoba1]

I remember that one, I got bummed when the various colored squeeze bottles of candy goop ran out….

[@ApothecaryGrant]

I remember that . I wanted one . Toys and Food ? Sign me up

[@lukesaber7t7]

Had that too.

[@ronnielee9268]

They called it Gobbley Goop

[@tonycollazorappo]

The GI Joes of the 60s where about 12 inches tall. And had a ton of accessories. They also had beards, like mine today, LOL.

[@jenniferjones3408]

WE HAD EVERY ONE OF THOSE AS KIDS. WE LOVED THEM.

[@ronm6585]

I remember most of these toys. I loved GI-Joe, Secret Sam. Thanks for sharing.

[@tonycollazorappo]

I had a Spirograph set that I used a lot. I like creating pictures with it.

[@t-mar9275]

My recollection is that the mid-1960s was when all the boys put their electric trains into the closet and switched to slot cars. Most of my friends had either 1/32 scale Eldon or HO scale Aurora sets but I had a 1/32 scale Strombecker set. Outside of perhaps a Schwinn Stingray, a slot car set was probably the most requested gift on a boy's Christmas list at the time. Another "hot" boy's' toy that I recall from the same period was the Johnny Seven One Man Army gun.

[@ProfessorB.]

We had all but three of these toys in our household. GI Joes were my favorite toys when I was little.

[@jimroscovius]

Loved my Matchbox cars that actually came in little matchboxes.

[@philkaiser6025]

Major Matt Mason, the coolest space toys ever! Look 'em up, they were fantastic!

[@barbarastrohmenger6123]

My brother's , sisters and myself had every toy mentioned here. I LOVED my Easy Bake Oven!! And my brother used to get mad at me for stealing his GI Joe so he could be Barbies boyfriend!! 😂 Boy. I had so much fun playing with all these toys. Brings back great memories. Kids today have no idea what they missed.

[@AlistairKiwi]

The late '60s GI Joe, the Etch-a-Sketch, the Mouse Trap game, regular Matchbox cars, Tonka toys, all good. Also, Japanese space tin toys.

[@dttruman]

Instead of the Hot Wheels, my brother got Johnny Lightning cars. They were like Hot Wheels, but went a little faster.

[@dttruman]

@@Awsom47Merc Not much later, still in the mid to late 60's

[@Awsom47Merc]

@@dttruman Point well taken. I repaired my comment ! 👊😎👍

[@Awsom47Merc]

@@dttruman Johnny Lightning came out later.

[@Awsom47Merc]

@@dttruman My son and I collected Hot Wheels & Johnny Lightnings. We have boxes of them still on they're cards. Unfortunately they're from the 90s and won't be worth anything till long after I'm gone ! 🤭👍

[@marksimonds13]

Erector set, Lincoln Logs, Jarts... and my favorite - the wood burning pen that plugged right in to a wall outlet (and had a short cord!)

[@jeffgriffin3071]

My mother got me G.I. Joe's for Christmas & his equipment with vehicles.

[@kevinluschak5241]

I remember the 12 inch GI Joes omg loved that toy!

[@jamesbrowne5417]

I was part of the space age and my favorite toy was Major Matt Mason and his crew. I had the whole set, including the space station and aliens.

[@danboyd2725]

The GI Joe was about the size of a Barbie. My dad didn't want to get me one because he didn't want me to "play with dolls." Christmas of 1968 I got one and the space capsule. Great Christmas.

[@Tygerspa]

Same here. My dad was a Marine so he was always gone. My mom bought me GI Joe from the Goodwill and I absolutely loved it. I would play with the neighbor boy who had 3 GI Joes and the huge wire remote tank. We won every war. One day my mom's friend visited and she told me very meanly that I was playing with a "dolly'. Welp!, that was it for me. That was 1972, I was 9. Thanks for sharing your memories.

[@peterwhite507]

Johnny Seven OMA and Secret Sam Spy Kit were my favorite toys in the 60's

[@joelmclamore1898]

I had a James Bond Attache case

[@cjtaylor1977]

Can't believe how old the Litebrite is - I got one in the late 80s.

[@jedidrummerjake]

Major Matt Mason! ❤ I took him almost everywhere I went. Hot Wheels were so BOSS!

[@amypagekaviani5661]

My best friend Debbie had four brothers. They had G.I. Joes and we had well dressed Barbies! We lived in a Navy town and we had a lot of fun!

[@KKTR]

No one has mentioned the Vac-U-Form. I had one of those - pretty cool. Nothing like that would ever be marketed for children these days!

[@jhonsiders6077]

A friend of mine had one we made bodies for our slot cars with it .

[@martinfurlong1071]

​@jhonsiders6077 I carved a nose cone out of balsa wood and made many of them to use on Estees Rockets. Made the fins out of balsa wood, glued them and a piece of straw to the body and launched tons of them.

[@jhonsiders6077]

@@martinfurlong1071 we had in school rocketry in was the year we were to land on the moon and everyone was into it was a big thing and that summer we did it ! The next year it got bigger back when the US was great in a lot of things .

[@jeffseven2194]

Yeah,vac-u- form, those things would be outlawed so fast these days. Loved mine

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

​@@jhonsiders6077I don't remember that one, but I had this plastic rocket that you could put baking soda and vinegar in, and the rocket would go up a couple feet!

[@robertlubel734]

In the 1960s I had matchbox die cast cars, hot wheels and sets,etch a sketch,spiragraph. What I also had was a vac-u- form that let you make vehicles out of styrene plastic sheets . Model trains and road race sets rounded out what I had. Thanks for the video

[@jimroscovius]

I didn't have Creepy Crawlers, but I had a Time Machine that opened up square capsules into creatures. Then you could smash them back into capsules.

[@rc4688]

G.I.Joe was the coolest. I still have a bunch of them but can't find a collector to sell them to.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I didn't have one, but I remember the lite Brite commercials during Saturday cartoons!

[@davep6278]

And with refills, Bugs Bunny or Bozo the Clown - those words are forever etched into my brain! Simpler times.

[@AngelaGoodwin-fh6fw]

June Foray was THE voice actor of the 60s. I had no idea she was the voice of Chatty Cathy. She was my first doll!

[@proto-geek248]

Rocket J. Squirrel

[@Juliaflo]

She was, in my opinion, the runner-up to Mel Blanc, the standard-bearer of voice actors.

[@jopayne5617]

Barbie is still my favorite. I have collected and or played with her for over 58 years. I had GI Joe for Barbie's boyfriend for several years when Ken had not been available. I loved Spirograph and Etch a Sketch for my artistic side, my sister had the flower, and such plastic making set. I always wanted a Lite Brite, but never got it, too busy wanting more Barbie items after it was available. Thanks for sharing your input on these.

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID MY FAVORITE "BOOK" WAS THE "SEARS CHRISTMAS CATALOG"❣️

[@xe3uq]

Does anyone remember Liddle Kiddle mini dolls? Those were my absolute favorites. Also Troll dolls-my sister and I played with them constantly.

[@kathywiseley4382]

I had most of these. Thanks for waking up the memories!

[@markegan2480]

Take me back, I got some great toys on Christmas but the greatest thing I had was great parents,

[@francesfarmer736]

CreepyCrawlers, Fright Factory & Fun Flower, Spirograph, Etch A Sketch wear my favorites!

[@ML98837bob]

Fright Factory! That what it was called. I love those! I had forgotten the name. Thanks for helping me remember!

[@dougrogers835]

I had Creepy Crawlers that heated to 9,000 degrees. I forgot about them .LOL. My favorite was Major Matt Mason battery powered space toys and action figures.

[@MultiSweener]

Born in 62. Still have my original two. Not boxed but kids got rid of them Christmas morning.

[@MultiSweener]

GI Joe's.

[@barrywainwright3391]

I was born in 1959, and I had all those toys and more. I wish I had them all now. I still have 2 sets of Spirographs including the original large size set.

[@JxT1957]

i still have my lionel trains, 1966 rock'em sock'em robots and 1965 super ball, and combat tv series board game.

[@michaelmccrory2220]

I remember having Major Matt Mason, an astronaut action figure. Very cool and meant I could join in with the Apollo space missions.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

I think Matell made a series of Spy toys in the early 60s inspired by the new (at that time) James Bond character and movies. A transistor radio that opened up into a Lugar type pistol, a larger portable radio that opened up into a rifle, a briefcase that had a pistol on the inside and would shoot out of a hole in the side, Six Finger, a spring loaded fake finger that would shoot a dart, and I had them all! I was quite deadly.

[@StravaJB]

I remember spending many hours at the backyard sandbox with a friend. We would divide the toy soldiers evenly, then sculpt the sand into bunkers, trenches and foxholes. We would then take turns throwing a relatively heavy ball, like a golf ball, with the goal of burying the soldiers. Once covered they were considered dead. Those games could take a loooong time. My favorite thing was slotcars. I got my first race set in 1962 ( 10yrs old ) and it's a hobby I still enjoy today. I have a collection of over 200 1/32 scale cars and over 300 HO scale cars. My current track is 1/32 Scalextric set up on an 8 foot by 12 foot table.

[@williamwatson4354]

I loved my GI Joe. My neighbors bought him for me for Christmas as well as the jeep.

[@doodleblockwell2610]

Born in 1960 here. I had most of these toys and loved them all. The only one my parents never got me was Lite Brite. I think that was good move. Looking at it now, I would have likely got bored with it quickly. What did my brother and play with the most? It has to be Battle Ship. Hours and hours of fun.

[@brucechristiansen0]

I remember my sister wanted the Easy Bake Oven for Christmas. My parents had a hard time finding one because they were flying off the shelves.They ended up getting her one but it was not easy.

[@ApothecaryGrant]

I was a seventies kid . I loved action figures like Megos , GI Joe , Big Jim and The Wolf Pack and The Micronauts and Shogun Warriors and Stretch Armstrong !!

[@geographyinaction7814]

Joe and Micronauts were the best!!!

[@tonycollazorappo]

Creepy Crawler maker, that best toy ever! lol.

[@juliemcarthur3004]

I had that

[@tomskell9622]

@@juliemcarthur3004 Yup! And the Vacu-form and the Incredible edibles that tasted horrible.

[@duncan9758]

Major Matt Mason!!

[@earlsmith7428]

Major Matt Mason should have been at the top of the list. Fun!.

[@guitarzan2626]

My favorite toy. The wires broke too easy though.

[@KVL325]

Loved it! I never had the big "Space Station," but had the "Space Crawler" and "Captain Lazer." Great toys in 1968.

[@joefaraci8575]

I had one and the space station, crawler and a gun that shot gold foil as a simulated ray. Interest lasted about a year.

[@michaeltowslee4111]

My favorite toys were a space series called Major Matt Mason.

[@deandunn-q1o]

Born in 1960, I remember all these toys. I really loved the Hot Wheels and steel Tonka trucks and tractors.

[@davidcarroll9917]

My favorite was my GI Joe Mercury capsule and spacesuit. I spent countless hours playing playing space, especially when there were NASA space shots.

[@TodaysDante]

Matt Mason and The Zeroids were my favorites.

[@TodaysDante]

AND CREEPY CRAWLERS!!!

[@michaelcline3123]

what i liked was the sence of discovery. like with the creepy crawler set. that melted plastic would stick to youre fingers. and the smell of burning skin. but you couldnt tell anyone. cause --then youre folks would take it away. kids were tough in those days.

[@jlovebirch]

Major Matt Mason, Seaview submarine toy, and Marx plastic army men were my favorites

[@TS-wh4ey]

Maybe not exactly a toy, but the introduction of the Buzz bike was huge in the 60s. Banana seat and high handle bars, plus a five speed stick shift on the cross bar, the Schwinn Buzz bike was a kid's absolute dream.

[@skruloos1]

Absolutely loved my matchbox cars..still have them,with the boxes..also loved American bricks...

[@bluhammer06]

Girder and panels building sets and erector sets were my love. After the army , went to college and got into engineering! Duh

[@rayogrady4349]

My brother had that girder and tinted plastic panel set. We would spend hours. building sky scrapers.

[@stepanbandera5206]

My buddy was tripping and was on the spirograph for 3 days. He never did recover.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I never had GI Joe, but I used to love the plastic toy Soldiers, I probably had enough for a whole company of infantry. Some of them had Rifles, Machine guns, Bazookas etc. Had a Hot Wheels car track early 70s. The fanciest toy I ever had I think was a Starship Enterprise with action figures of Kirk, Mccoy and Spock (I can't remember for sure if it was Mccoy or Scottie, almost 50 years ago)

[@eddiecandelaria8691]

Really enjoyed this video. Brought back a lot of memories. The big 3 for most of my life was Halloween, Thanksgiving and the main event Christmas very nice times. My favorites were Rudy the robot from remco, plastic dinosaurs, palmer plastics monsters, creepy Crawlers my orange Schwinn bike but the one toy/s set of 8 figures were color forms outer space men, I wanted these so bad but Mom said I couldn't have them because they looked evil. Had major matt mason and who could forget the cereal premiums! Jungle animals, wacky races cap'n crunch trix combo whistle/ magnifying glass. yeah these were great times unless you got in trouble and got spanked with the belt!

[@Daniel-me1tw]

I still have my GI JOE I got for my 6th birthday in 1964.

[@maxon-m3c]

Good you kept it! Original 1964 ones bring good money. Just a couple of days ago I scored an original GI Joe wooden footlocker at an estate auction!

[@Daniel-me1tw]

My dad got it for me he's been gone 53 years I wouldn't take anything for it!!

[@markhernden9472]

Remember the Slinky and the Superball ?

[@gracekostelnick5242]

I had a Johnny West moveable action figure. He was a cowboy and had cool accessories (6 shooter , holster, cowboy hat, camping gear, etc.). He also had a horse and the girl's version of the toy featured a cowgirl. I'm sure it was marketed to compete with G I Joe, but as a kid who cared?

[@johnolson7319]

Jane West

[@leeb.7188]

I remember staring at the Jane West set in Sears. Really, really wanted it but my mom couldn’t afford it.

[@JaimeMesChiens]

My older brother was a child in the 1960s. He had a few GI Joe, and there was on with mustache and short beard, and a scar on his cheek. I was yet a toddler and I liked that one! He and older sister had also an Etch-a-Sketch. That’s a great toy, and we all used it plenty. This original is still at my parent’s house. Many children and grandchildren all have played with that. Toys seem to have been quite sturdy back then.

[@Shanngab]

We had most of these. Brings back memories

[@Canuck13]

I had all of them. I liked the Spirograph best and still have it and I’m 70 years old!

[@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp]

Wow!G.I.Joe. he brings back memories. All my mates had one and we always saved our money to buy new uniforms and various bits and pieces. We had endless months of play. We even dug foxholes for them. I think i had about 6 various themes of Gi joe. Great times and fond memories.👍👍

[@danielmartin1606]

I remember every single toy on this list. I ate everything my younger sister baked in her Easy Bake oven and when she wasn't around I'd bake a few things for myself. My favorite toy on the list was my G.I. Joe. Sometimes Barbie was G.I. Joe's girlfriend (When there was nobody else to play with but my little sister). But what I remember best were all the "war toys" we had to play with in the early Sixties. We lived in a developing community on Long Island, NY and there were still plenty of open space and "woods" to play "Army" in. Movies like "The Longest Day" and tv shows like "Combat!" helped to fuel our "war-lust" and toy makers were glad to provide us with an armory of toy weaponry. Realistic looking stuff too! Military pistols, rifles, machine guns, grenades, helmets, uniforms and lots of other military stuff. I used to love to play army with my friends and we liked to dig "fox holes" lots of them, in nearby open fields. Grown ups were afraid of walking their dogs in these fields as we had them cleverly camouflaged. It was a lot of fun being a kid in the early Sixties! The Vietnam War changed that and by the Seventies war toys became very unpopular and toy manufacturers stopped making them.

[@lorenzocrespin6730]

I was a lucky 60s kid, had many of these great, fun toys, good memories. Mom used to save S&H Green Stamps , Gold Bonds to get cool toys for Christmas .🙂

[@8avexp]

I remember all of these toys. My sister and I each had an Etch-a-Sketch, she had a Chatty Cathy doll as well as a Fun Flowers Thingmaker pack (I still have my Vac-U-Form; the molds fit on its heating element), and I still have my Lite Brite with its original packaging, with the $5.35 price, marked with a grease pencil, on one of the end flaps.

[@Awsom47Merc]

My friends and I had 12" GI Joes. We used to borrow the girls Barbies so they would have girlfriends cause everyone one knows that Ken is sold with Barbie but she comes with GI Joe ! 👊🤣👍

[@carlpaladino427]

Gi Joes were my favorites as a kid. We so looked forward to the Sears, Christmas Wish book every year.

[@finnmcginn9931]

Those big G.I Joe's were the best. I wasn't even born til the 70s but i played with all my older brothers leftovers from the 60s.

[@barneyevans6940]

I still have my spirograph from the 60s, no parts missing or broken. Always wanted a lite brite, but we never got one. Loved the thing maker!

[@lilykatmoon4508]

I was born in 71, but still played with some of these. I liked both Matchbox and Hot Wheels, but really loved being able to set up the orange tracks and race hot wheels. I never had the patience for the easy bake oven. I’d always take the cake out too early and it was only partially cooked, lol. Plus, I’m exceedingly clumsy and burnt myself regularly. Etch A Sketch, Spirograph, and Lite Bright were probably my favorites, but Rock em sock em robots will always have a special place in my heart. Honestly, I’d still use lite brite and Spirograph lol

[@manricobianchini5276]

Loved these toys!

[@KarlPersson-pb2zj]

I always wanted a Johnny Seven O.M.A......but my parents weren't toy gun people.

[@AllisonCorona-nv7ov]

During the first "Toy Story" movie, the movie's villain is shown blowing up a "Combat Carl" action figure, presumably because Hasbro wouldn't let the producers use a "G.I. Joe"; I wonder if Hasbro hasn't regretted that decision.

[@thomastaylor6699]

My favorite toy was "Hot Wheels " and a very close second was "Lite Brite"! I'm 65 years old now, but growing up in the 60's was great!😊

[@lisawagner6076]

Lite Bright was one of my favorite toys, right after my record player. I bought that newer version of Creepy Crawlers for my son and the outer plastic melted!! That thing could have burned the house down!

[@josephhaddakin7095]

Great. I now have the Light-brite song stuck in my head. I think we broke Rockem Sockem on Christmas day. I also had Lincoln logs, Kerplunk, Skittles, Hotwheels, erector set & a cool little microscope with specimen slides. I had the G.I. Joe Command vehicle.