How excited was I when I stumbled across this little gem in Oxfam Books, Brighton? Errrrrm, Extremely! It's in absolutely outstanding condition, a Noddy annual style book from the 1970's. This is the kind of thing I dream of finding at Vintage Fairs and they normally have a price tag that makes me think twice (and then buy it anyway) but this beauty set me back a mere 49p. Thank you Oxfam, this one is pride of place in my Noddy Collection!
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You can see the rest of my Noddy Books in my post Collection's of Curious Thing's, I really do love them. I have become very Nostalgic/Maternal recently and I keep thinking that I want these things so that I can show them and read them to my (future) Children. I find that things have changed so much, I worry that everything I remember so fondly will soon only be seen in places like the Museum of Childhood. Matt and I visited this fabulous place last year and it was filled with things I used to own!
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| Webster the Spider |
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| The Melody Train |
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| Polly Pocket Dream House |
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| The Teapot House! |
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| CareBears |
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| Super Octons, Hour's of Fun |
It's a bit of a shock to see your Childhood behind glass, you tend to think of museums being for 'old' things. All around me were little Children pointing, looking and asking thing's like 'But WHY did you play with a teapot Mummy?'. It's like the elements of 'Play' and 'Imagination' have been lost to the Children of the Digital age and I just don't want my (future) Children to grow up like that. So I've bought a few things (nothing crazy) like Noddy books and Vintage My Little Pony and Videos of Moondreamers, so I can share thing's with them.
This, However, is hilarious. Both myself and Matt can recall playing with toy Vacuum Cleaners when we were children. I think most people do. There's an age gap of 6 and half year between us (sadly, I'm the older one!) and this image shows EXACTLY how that age gap affected our childhood:
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| Old School meets Dyson |
As I'm sure you can tell, I had the one on the Left, Matt had the one on the Right!
The Museum of Childhood is an excellent day out in London, It's free entry and it really is interesting. While we were there we saw a number of amazing temporary exhibitions, as well as the permanent contents of the museum, and we will be returning. I am keen to see this exhibition of Confiscated Item's which teacher's had to remove from pupils in schools! I can remember Pog's, Trolls and Yo-Yo's all being banned in my Primary School!
I've started a Pinterest board called Childhood Memories and it really is great to see all the things I remember in one place! I also find it interesting looking about other people's boards, some thing's clearly stood the test of time!
I've started a Pinterest board called Childhood Memories and it really is great to see all the things I remember in one place! I also find it interesting looking about other people's boards, some thing's clearly stood the test of time!
What was your Favourite Childhood Toy?
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