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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flashback friday favorite ~ playskool mcdonalds

going back in time with a flashback friday favorite post from 2017. i haven't had a happy meal in quite awhile, but let's be real, i was always in it for the prizes anyway, besides i have my own nostalgic vintage mcd right in my own toyroom..  today i'm posting a true lost & found toy ~

the vintage playskool mcdonald's playset from 1974 ~

toxic & her little brother had this toy way back in the day but it was lost long ago ~

look at those little vintage blockhead style folks enjoying their bigmacs ~

order inside or use the drive-thru ~

press the cash register & it makes a bell sound ~

the employees ~

the happy meals (actually they weren't officially happy meals with toys until 1979) ~

speaking of happy meals, have you checked out the album in the sidebar full of kid's meal promos, bags, buckets, cups & prizes? ~

playskool mark (& a kitty hair!) ~

toxic only had one of these tiny happy meal trays left from her original toy, now we have 4 :D ~

but i'm still missing the little red cars that use these parking places.. (it's still drying from cleaning it up, over the years i have found baby wipes to be soft & safe enough to do the job of cleaning off vintage grime without doing damage) ~

tray return slot ~

happy customers ~

there's ronald mcdonald ~

rest rooms.. lol ~

lost & found again ~

bren

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golden magazine ~ september 1967

it's been quite awhile since i shared a golden magazine ~

this one's vintage september 1967 ~

cutouts ~

& paperdolls ~

tornados & hurricanes ~

i think we've had enough of these ~

tricky trix apples & sundaes ~

pikas ~

ookpik ~

toxic loved her playnts! ~

more like this to come ~

bren

wee wisdom ~ july 1966

frogs like to sing in summertime ~

this vintage issue of wee wisdom magazine for children is from july 1966 ~

late for the picnic ~

more frogs ~

creation story ~

paperdoll ~

i would love some rainclouds about now ~

the lonely little scarecrow ~

games & songs ~

cooking is fun ~

little fish floaters ~

giant bees ~

are you headed for teen country? ~

click on wee wisdom in the category list in the sidebar for more like this ~

bren