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• Simply Pleasure: Old School Kaleidoscope

  Wow, when I saw this vintage-style kaleidoscope I had a flash back moment to being about five years old. I remember being so amazed by the changing shapes and colors and the sound of the beads shifting within the tin tube. Read More... Posted Feb 12 2009, 08:30 PM by Lisa Mulcahy with | with no comments Filed under: vintage, Classic Toys, bargain, affordable toys, kaleidoscopes

• Classic Wooden Toys Collapse and Spring Back To Life

  You know what they say, "What's old is new again." I'm not that old, but when I was a kid I used to be fascinated with these types of little wooden toys - the kind that seem to collapse when you push the bottom but then spring to life again when you let go. Now you can get a few of them for your kids too - and at a price that won't break the bank. Read More... Posted Feb 10 2009, 05:30 PM by Chris Ford with | with no comments Filed under: wooden toys, Toys, giraffe, dog, wood, elephant, animals, puppet, black wagon, wooden, dogs, puppets, mdd, Classic Toys, rhino, rhinocerous, petra

• Creepy Crawlers Bug Maker Still a Classic

  Hands up, who remembers the original 1964 Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker? It's OK -- I don't, either, but I do recall Santa delivering a few older editions of the classic bug-molding kit (including Incredible Edibles, yum!), and it's good to see the old fixture's still evolving for modern kids to enjoy. Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 10:04 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: holiday gift guide, retro toys, Classic Toys, plasti-goop compound, creepy crawlers bugmaker, jakks pacific, creepy crawlers thingmaker

• Retrolicious: Lincoln Logs (and Win a $100 Shopping Spree at Back to Basics Toys!)

  Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright's son in 1916, Lincoln Logs are as much fun today as ever. Who can resist creating your own tiny log cabin? Take them out of their tin for the first time and it takes you back... the red chimney that rests on the roof... the wood pieces that fit so pefectly together. Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 09:48 AM by elizabeth leach with | with no comments Filed under: retro, building, toddler toys, back to basics toys, retrolicious, Classic Toys, shopping spree, stacking, Lincoln Logs

• Make Your Own Baseball Game – FREE from Lowe’s

  It’s time to root, root, root for the home team, and in this case that would be the home improvement super store Lowe’s.  Twice a month, they hold a Build and Grow Clinic where you can bring your own little slugger in (suggested age grades 1st thru 5th) and make something fabulous for the low low price of free! Get more info here. Read More... Posted Jun 16 2008, 01:04 PM by SunnyChanel with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, building, Classic Toys, Free Toys, Lowe's, Build and Grow Clinic