I grew up in the 80's. It was a happy time to be a kid. We had great toys and the freedom to go outside and play without fear of the boogeyman. Here are some of the things I collected when I was little:
Lightning bugs
Photo credit: Jamie Harmon, uberphoto.com
Troll dolls
Lisa Frank stickers
Clover flowers to make daisy chains
Friendship pins
Barbies
Those plastic charm necklaces with the whistle, roller skate, baby bottle, abacus, etc.
Jelly bracelets
Cool rocks
Candy
(I literally collected it. I had a makeup case full of my favorite candy. But much of the time I refused to eat it. Why? Because then I wouldn’t have it any longer. To eat.)
What did you collect when you were little? What generation do you think had the best childhood?
12 comments:
Cool! I've still got my lightning bug collection.
Maybe I need to go check on 'em?
With you on rock collecting,
also old / rare coins,
comic books,
baseball / football cards,
those little robot toys with parts that you could interchange,
model rockets,
ummm, that is all I think.
Lol on the candy collecting. I collected it too, for a short period in my mouth and then in my stomach.
I collected Smurfs
Pluto (Mickey's dog, not the ex planet)
Praying Mantis'
Wierd Friends
records (still do)
I think the 70s were a great time to grow up.
holy COW the memories! I'm a fellow child of the (early) 80s. I collected 45s of oldies music. weird, I know. My brother collected beer cans and baseball cards.
George: Hm, might be a good idea.
Eric: Ooh, I forgot coins!
O/O: LOL!
Runner: That's not weird, that's cool!
a. this is the best thing i've seen all day (and i've seen a lot as this job is boring).
b. CHARM BRACELETS!!!?? i havent seen those in soo long. twas my prized possession.
c. love this list. made my morning less boring.
d. never attempt to catch a lightning bug in FL. They look like roaches with light-up butts.
Jersey: Thanks! But hey, what about lovebugs? Didya catch those suckers?
I collected rocks, too, but most of them were just plain beige stones from underneath my neighbor's porch. That hobby was quickly discouraged.
I try not to catch insects that fly around fornicating. s'gross.
-a.
Hello... I am the photographer that shot the image of lightning bugs... only requesting credit below the image. Thanks. Jamie Harmon -- uberphoto.com
Hi there,
I have a message for the webmaster/admin here at heathercherry.blogspot.com.
May I use part of the information from your blog post right above if I provide a link back to your site?
Thanks,
Oliver
Whoops, sorry about that, Jamie. Found it on a random photo search and didn't know where it came from.
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