Want To Play?
Why yes, this is a blog post about toys. Thanks for noticing. But not just any toys. Toys that I specifically played with as a kid (and loved with all my heart). I get pretty nostalgic but have an awful memory. So when I looked up “1990 toys” on Pinterest/Google, my mind exploded. I had forgotten about some of these things and had to blog about them.
- Rock Tumbler. I was able to take the generic, crappy rocks out of my parents’ landscaping and make them glossy. Yes please.
- Teddy Ruxpin. I believe he came with a tape player near his butt? I dug it.
- Polly Pocket. I would legitimately buy Polly Pockets today if they were as cool as they were then.
- Puppy Surprise! It’s how I truly understood the anatomy of animals.
- Littlest Pet Shop. I loved my toys to have toys. And accessories. So Littlest Pet Shop was my jam.
- Tamagotchi! I also had a Nano Pet but I loved my Tamagotchi more. (Don’t tell!)
- Necklaces that were also filled with bubbles. Obviously.
- Those sticky hands that we’d fling onto the wall and ceiling ultimately making our mom so mad.
What were your favorite toys?
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Comments (8)
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I think my mom kept a lot of my toys. I need to ask!! I’d love to see them all. They make Polly Pockets so large now!!
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Also went through a Tomagotchi period and loved it, but I think some of my favorite toys were Mighty Max and Z-Bots & Mini Zs (little Z-bots). However, I never loved any toy as much as I loved my Legos.
Also, and I just have to say this because I may never get the chance again, Stretch Armstrong and his dog Fetch Armstrong were weird and broke all the time and they felt gross.
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Hahahaha. I love that. Also I was a Lincoln Logs gal. My bff’s kiddo was playing with them the other day and I made so many legit cabins. Legos also rock but no one ever bought them for me.
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LITTLEST PET SHOP. So much better back then than they are today! Remember Puppy/Kitty In My Pocket?
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OH MY GOSH. Are you serious with this?! This just made my day. Serious waves of nostalgia happening over here. I had all of these except 1 and 5, and I pretending not to be jealous of my friends on the school blue who played with their tomagotchis. Oh man.
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Your parents are grateful that you never had a rock tumbler. Those things were LOUD haha. True story – I also had a nano pet. I clearly was obsessed with small virtual animals.
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Trista
I still have my Teddy Ruxpin in storage. I had all of the tapes and books that came along with him and I think I played with that guy for hours! :) Polly Pockets and my many Tomagotchi pets were pretty awesome too.