"Favorite Toys You Still Play With"

Sage · 02-10-2006, 07:35 AM

Legos and K'Nex here...purely for architechtural and engineering reasons.

Anybody else?

Dasilva · 02-10-2006, 08:24 AM

My co... Oh you mean those types of toys.

Well I don't have any toys, besides my PC games, I dont have time to play with anything else, getting my degree seems to be the toy I have.

AFGNCAAP · 02-10-2006, 09:13 AM

Yes, Lego...

Technically, it's been a while since I played with my collection but I still admire it.

Wherever I visit a toy store, though, I pity the young 'uns of today. 90% of the Lego sets I see are Harry Potter and Star Wars tie-ins with laughably few pieces to play with. Gone are the days of my childhood with Lego System themes ranging from knights and castles to futuristic underwater bases...

RLacey · 02-10-2006, 09:26 AM

Hmm. I can't think of many I still play with, sadly, though I wish I had some Lego knocking about at university, now that this thread has made me nostalgic for the stuff

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Fairygdmther · 02-10-2006, 10:37 AM

I wish I'd had Legos as a kid - I would have loved them - I used to play with my brother's erector set - the metal pieces had to be assembled with tiny screws and nuts, but it was very limited. And instead of being a nurse, I'd probably have been an architect today. sigh...

The only toy I have had since childhood is a small loom to make potholders - my brother gave it me for my 7th birthday. I still do occasionally make a bunch to use.

Lynsie

avatar_58 · 02-10-2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

Yes, Lego...

Technically, it's been a while since I played with my collection but I still admire it.

Wherever I visit a toy store, though, I pity the young 'uns of today. 90% of the Lego sets I see are Harry Potter and Star Wars tie-ins with laughably few pieces to play with. Gone are the days of my childhood with Lego System themes ranging from knights and castles to futuristic underwater bases...

I was at a toystore a few days ago poking around, and there are quite a few themes out there that aren't movie related.

Dasilva · 02-10-2006, 10:45 AM

Are you kidding? Those underwater bases were the bomb.

lol.

Intrepid Homoludens · 02-10-2006, 10:53 AM

I am my own favourite toy.

jjacob · 02-10-2006, 11:44 AM

< dirty mind > Bad jacob, bad jacob! Down!

I had tons of legos, still do actually, sitting somewhere in the basement, I love how it stimulates the imagination

I loved the space-themes too, I had like 5 giant spaceships with several "decks" (combined out of dozens of smaller kits). If I ever have kids they'll have a ball, plus I'll buy them that new programmable 'robot' lego stuff and ~~play with it myself~~ watch them have fun

Kolzig · 02-10-2006, 11:49 AM

Well, yeah Legos, if I had any. All my huge crates full of Legos were given to my brother's son.

*Melanie68* · 02-10-2006, 12:00 PM

I loved my Lincoln Logs. I could play with those for hours.

I actually found some at a garage sale a few years ago and bought them....
I think I'll play with them tonight - I need it.

squarejawhero · 02-10-2006, 12:02 PM

I collect toys, so I still buy new ones.

Lucien21 · 02-10-2006, 12:05 PM

I remember going to the Lego store in Downtown Disney.

Has a lego loch ness monster in the lake and sells masses of Lego.

I had Meccanno as a kid probably similar to FGM's brother. It was metal with screws etc.

playing_games · 02-10-2006, 12:10 PM

My favorite toy when I was growing up (I was a big-time nerd even back then):

I haven't had one in a long time. I need to find one.

Hammerite · 02-10-2006, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairygdmther

I used to play with my brother's erector set

{immature laughing)

Intrepid Homoludens · 02-10-2006, 12:36 PM

*giggles and blushes*

Stoofa · 02-10-2006, 12:49 PM

Playmobil! I love Playmobil.

When I was a kid I loved He-Man and She-Ra. They are still in a box somewhere downstairs.

I still buy toys for myself sometimes. I love Blythe dolls, and I like to buy mini figures from Japan, the kind where you don't know which one is in the box so it's a surprise when you open it.

pinkgothic · 02-10-2006, 12:58 PM

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BoyToy.

colpet · 02-10-2006, 01:17 PM

I play a version of Traffic jam, called Rush Hour - I love sliders.
http://www.puzzles.com/products/rushhour.htm

I also covet colored pencils (for drawing and coloring my game notes, of course

) and I'm addicted to jigsaws (but now played on the computer).

saucyminx · 02-10-2006, 02:08 PM

I lost all of my toys when we moved into a new house. I remember one of my favourite toy was this white teddy bear whom I named "Lenny Pie".

02-10-2006, 07:35 AM	#1
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Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	My co... Oh you mean those types of toys. Well I don't have any toys, besides my PC games, I dont have time to play with anything else, getting my degree seems to be the toy I have. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

02-10-2006, 09:13 AM	#3
AFGNCAAP Dungeon Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 4,152	Yes, Lego... Technically, it's been a while since I played with my collection but I still admire it. Wherever I visit a toy store, though, I pity the young 'uns of today. 90% of the Lego sets I see are Harry Potter and Star Wars tie-ins with laughably few pieces to play with. Gone are the days of my childhood with Lego System themes ranging from knights and castles to futuristic underwater bases... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ What's happening? Wh... Where am I?

02-10-2006, 09:26 AM	#4
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	Hmm. I can't think of many I still play with, sadly, though I wish I had some Lego knocking about at university, now that this thread has made me nostalgic for the stuff . Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

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jjacob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,771	< dirty mind > Bad jacob, bad jacob! Down! I had tons of legos, still do actually, sitting somewhere in the basement, I love how it stimulates the imagination I loved the space-themes too, I had like 5 giant spaceships with several "decks" (combined out of dozens of smaller kits). If I ever have kids they'll have a ball, plus I'll buy them that new programmable 'robot' lego stuff and ~~play with it myself~~ watch them have fun Share Share this post on Twitter

02-10-2006, 11:49 AM	#10
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Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	I loved my Lincoln Logs. I could play with those for hours. I actually found some at a garage sale a few years ago and bought them.... I think I'll play with them tonight - I need it. Share Share this post on Twitter

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