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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around the house

some items we've added around the house lately today ~

more retro tin signs like this dr pepper one.. afterall i was addicted for half of my life? ~

& this one nearby with louis wain's vintage kitties ~

this is in fact where i give haircuts, right off of the kitchen like my mom use to do, just like she taught me ;) ~

i'm stocked up with supplies now for my various projects ~

like this kitty doorstop i made out of a fabric swatch ~

from michael's ~

i also was able to sew another 'sockitty' of sorts (with alice's help?).. her name's luna ~

a friend for tricksy <3 ~

i always like to have special papers on hand too ~

20 years of scrapbooking later ;) ~

hey, cool sketchbook.. have you visited my ghost gallery? (click here & sound up!) ~

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ mcd meal playset

for this flashback friday a favorite post from 2020, so i'm posting kids' meal toys through the summer here at the lost & found ~

but this cool playset was not a happy meal giveaway ~

it's a playset from shelcore 1997 ~

look at all the food items included, even the hamburger & cheeseburger paper wrappers :D ~

apple pie, hotcakes & softserve cone ~

even a tiny ketchup packet ~

lots of fun for your play kitchen ~

there were several different sets ~

bren

monsters inc

for throwback thursday i'm harkening back to an old monsters inc post here ~

happy meal toys ~

based on the pixar movie ~

with a few updates ~

that i've added over time ~

like this spoon which was a cereal premium ~

& door sign ~

pog ~

have you seen my pogs album? ~

so i'll be winding up my kids' meal toy posts for a bit ~

unless & until i come across anything new to share ;) ~

but you can click on kids meal in the category list in the left sidebar for more anytime ~

& check out the kids meal album here too ~

a couple last mini toys ~

bren