Best Christmas Present Ever!

[Admiral Collections]

As a mum of two I was just interested to know, which present from your childhood do you remember getting. My two can't really remember what I have bought them over last 5 years, can just about remember last year eventhough I spent a fortune.

I remember gettting a typewriter in like a brown checked case, I thought it was the bees knees. I also remember getting leather rollerboots when ewveryone else had suede, they were yellow, red, white and black. In my teens I remember getting a red wog box (as they were called then, or at least they were in Bolton!)


So what was your best Christmas present as a kid?

Nic :wink:

[Hayles]

A record player - orange and brown. Classy!

[Jayne]

A Guitar, never learned to play it, but it was very noisey and fun :lol:

Jayne

[Admiral Collections]

Hayles, you have just brought a very distant memory back to me. Does anyone remember the Fisher Price record player with little records that played stuff like Row Row Row your boat?

Also one year I had one of those life size dolls with a white polo neck on and a red kilt. When you held her hand her legs moved as if she was walking.

Nic :wink:

[mumper]

An Easter egg :D

[Robert]

Somehow, god only knows how, my parents managed to scrimp and save enough to get me a new bike, and hide it from me for 2 months.

[Jayne]

I had everything Nic, my Mam worked as a supervisor for Dennis Fisher (Fisher Price) Toys, I was the luckiest kid alive at Christmas :lol:

Jayne

[SillyJokes]

I got a pair of non-slip reins for my pony. He used to go fast and sweat a lot so it was of great benefit to be able to stop him at last.

Nintendo first generation and Mario Brothers. Man, we played that thing for weeks. No kids then of course.

[Coding Monkey]

Original Playstation

[sparklyscotty]

Hayles, you have just brought a very distant memory back to me. Does anyone remember the Fisher Price record player with little records that played stuff like Row Row Row your boat?

Also one year I had one of those life size dolls with a white polo neck on and a red kilt. When you held her hand her legs moved as if she was walking.

Nic :wink:

We must be roughly the same age, becuase I had both of those as pressies as a kid too.
But the best.... my Dad brought home massive cardboard boxes and made a maze of tunnels and caves in the living room one year. Some of them were filled with polystyrene balls like snow. My bro and me had a ball. Bet my Mum or the hoover didn't enjoy it quite so much.
-Angel-

[Admiral Collections]

Angel, did you get frustrated coz your doll didnt walk fast enough?


And did she have a black bob thing going on?


Nic :wink:

[sparklyscotty]

yup, and yup! I think I ended up sticking her in a pram so I could push her around at my pace. Hmm, certain people in my life would probably say I treat them the same. :)
-Angel-

[Admiral Collections]

LMAO, I did the same then got frustrated because she was too big, so I broke her legs off!




Nic :wink:

[Jayne]

A lot of people will agree with this, I found the cardboard boxes the stuff came in, much more fun. We could play hours with the boxes, our favourite thing was to make them into TV's and we'd do the news :lol:

Jayne

[fastfences]

Also one year I had one of those life size dolls with a white polo neck on and a red kilt. When you held her hand her legs moved as if she was walking.
Nic :wink:

Oh! So I'm not the only one!! :lol: :lol:
Cheers, Nigel

[Jayne]

I think Nic's was battery powered, not rubber Nigel :lol:

Jayne

[fastfences]

I don't doubt it. the girls just love the battery ones :wink: :wink:
Cheers, Nigel

[SillyJokes]

I remember my mum getting a new ktichen and getting a whole maze of enormous card board boxes as a result, fantastic.

[Cornish Steve]

I remember my mum getting a new ktichen and getting a whole maze of enormous card board boxes as a result, fantastic.

The least expensive items are often the best.

[CG Effect]

Sega mega drive more than three colours in a video game I was amazed.

[Admiral Collections]

Lol. Sega Mega Drive, the opening tune whenever you put a game on SEEEEEEEEGGGGGAAAAAAAAA. Can't get it out of your head ones it's in there. Cheers!

Nic :wink:

[CG Effect]

Can't remember what it sounded like.