lost & found vintage toys

vintage recipes for children ~

remember jello 1 2 3?
it had a short run & was mysteriously taken off the shelves in the late 60's.
i think it made a brief return years later?
3 layer lime jello 1 2 3 was toxic's absolute favorite food!
i found an attempted recipe online to recreate this perfect summer treat & have tweaked it a bit myself after trial & error to achieve the effect, so here is toxic's recipe if you'd like to try it:

retro 123 jello recipe ~

need:
i used (1) 8 oz tub fat-free cool whip
(1) 6 oz box of berry fusion jello
(you can use any flavor or 2 flavors by substituting 3 oz boxes instead)
water & ice
a blender

prepare normally half a 6 oz box of jello (or (1) 3 oz box) & let it set up in a dish that has room for more layers (1 cup boiling water & 1 cup cold water..)

after that has set up ~
in a blender put the other half box of jello (or another 3 oz box) & add in 1 cup boiling water, pulse a few times until jello dissolves, then add 1 cup ice in water & pulse a few more times until ice melts..
then add in 2/3 of the tub of fat-free cool whip & pulse several times quickly to whip it up.. pour onto the first layer & let set.. it will separate into 2 more layers!
top serving with a dollop of the remaining cool whip..

on the subject of recipes, look in the sidebar for the new album of vintage recipes for children, all photos are from my own vintage golden magazines for boys & girls or jack & jill ~ enjoy!

ghost & toxic

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scooby doo pez dispensers

i recently picked up this pez dispenser assortment, guess what's inside? ~

yay! more scooby doo! ~

& the gang! ~

it was actually cheaper to buy this counter display assortment than each character separately ~

there's 12 in all ~

yay! i see i got velma & fred ~

2 velmas actually ~

i'll open up one for the candy & so velma can sit up on my toyroom shelves ~

i always say, velma was the only one who ever really had a clue ~

here's fred ~

3 shaggys ~

where's daphne? ~

hey there's no daphne?! ~

but i got 6 scoobys! ~

ok so buying this assortment does not ensure you get a complete set :( so i ordered a daphne individually & will update this post once she arrives, meanwhile pez collectors should click on pez in the category list in the sidebar for much more :D ~

update! ~

daphne is here :) ~

i opened up one velma dispenser :) ~

bren

retro magnets

more retro kitchen decor today ~

our fridge magnets have always kept our kitchen fun & retro feeling ~

everything from kitties & gumby to mr rogers & ronald mcdonald ~

including some of my own homemade ones too ~

i've recently added a few more selections ~

this one feels timely ~

& we can never have enough vampires around our house ;) ~

retro monsters & scifi classics ~

mr dad approves ~

these old movie poster style ones really pop with their cool colors ~

bren

blackberry ice-cream

following up on yesterday's post, this is the ice-cream machine we use now ~

what's cookin'? ~

old fashioned homemade blackberry ice-cream ~

it'll need to sit in the freezer a few hours to harden up ~

but someone can't wait :D ~

bigfoot approved! ~

alice was my helper <3

bren