lost & found vintage toys: ghosts

if you're like me, you probably buy these guys every halloween ~ but have you played the game? ~ the retro monster crunch board game ~ from general mills & big g creative llc ~ it features count chocula, booberry & frankenberry ~ & also the rarer yummy mummy &...

flashback friday favorite ~ 1916 halloween party

a flashback friday favorite post from halloweens past while we're still in the glow of halloween '18.. my favorite vintage halloween item in my collection is this dennison tri-fold party invite, i just love this old-fashioned style of ghost (i myself am an old-fashioned style of ghost..) ~ (appeared in...

uncle fester puppet

happy halloween!! i like to post a good vintage toy each halloween ~ this old uncle fester puppet is the newest resident in my toy room ~ a fun find for only a few bucks ;) ~ there were also gomez & morticia addams puppets ~ from ideal toys 1964...

golden magazine ~ october 1965

another vintage halloween issue of the golden magazine for boys & girls ~ this time from october of 1965 ~ witch wood ~ '65 was a good year for vintage ;) ~ more witches ~ make a calendar ~ woodpeckers ~ with woody woodpecker ~ we've had a northern red...

golden magazine ~ october 1969

a vintage golden magazine today ~ from october 1969 ~ remember oldschool journalism when they'd report the news based on the facts? ~ & even on paper ~ ooh, a .10 cent apollo lunar module! ~ fall comfort food ~ a witch story ~ nice name, kid.. lol ~ meet...

halloween shopping

at our house halloween season means shopping time ~ because keeping halloween decor around the house year round requires maintenance ~ besides the usual pumpkins & ghosts, there are household things like soap & tea towels ~ & of course i'm an easy target for seasonal marketing, so food &...

halloween comicfest

so did you get some free comic books today for halloween comicfest? ~ we filled up our cool comicfest trick-or-treat bag with goodies ~ & bought some mini comics for our own trick-or-treaters ~ i got my comic con passport stamped at each comic book shop we visited.. if you...

flashback friday favorites ~ halloweeniana

from the ghost of halloweens past, a plethora of halloween goodies vintage & new ~ here's a carl's jr treat bag, let's fill it up ~ this tiny candycorn plush is supposed to be a cat toy.. (sorry, kitties..) vintage dennison's seals ~ a mini dracula figure ~ 1990 universal...

grimm's ghost stories

another cool vintage big little book from whitman today ~ grimm's ghost stories from 1976 ~ hepzibah's favorite book ~ the ghost of simon smith ~ he's dead! ~ call a doctor! ~ a ghost ~ letters appear mysteriously on the tombstone ~ a killer ~ fort lincoln ~ i've...

nightmare before christmas anniversary

it's hard to believe the nightmare before christmas is now 25 years old ~ i think the first dvd i owned was the movie, which i got for xmas ~ in honor of the occasion, this halloween season i've upgraded my coffee mug & pjs to nbx ~ sally &...

nightmare before christmas pop-up book

tim burton's classic nightmare before christmas is now 25 years old ~ just click on nbx in the category list in the sidebar for my many posts on the subject ~ this is the super pop-up book version ~ with special hot spots for you to look for ~ they're...

playmobil halloween

i just loved this halloween playmobil set when i saw it ~ i had to bring it home to my toyroom & open it up ~ because that's just how i roll ~ i think this is the first playmobil dracula made ~ & his buddy, the frankenstein monster ~...

jack & jill magazine ~ october 1960

one last vintage halloween issue of jack & jill magazine for now ~ from october 1960 ~ an owl story ~ we're up early to take a long drive today to look for fall color ~ south toward mt jefferson ~ peter rabbit ~ stargazing ~ a bear in the...

flashback friday favorite ~ haunted mansion toys

it's another flashback friday favorite post, this one from october of 2012 includes cool kid's meal toys based on disneyland's haunted mansion dark ride ~ 2003 haunted mansion mcd prizes ~ 1 ramsley's trunk (wind it up & when you open it up a hand reaches out to grab you...

jack & jill magazine ~ october 1961

another vintage halloween issue of jack & jill ~ from october 1961 ~ a skelly story ~ a pumpkin cutout ~ a look at jerry mathers ~ from leave it to beaver ~ cool skull model :) ~ the mystery of fall ~ a raccoon story ~ little yellow bird...

dennison colorful costumes

a vintage costume book by dennison today ~ easy to make ~ the joys of crepe paper ~ bunnies & birds ~ the land of make believe ~ for special occasions, entertainments & parties ~ holidays ~ let's have a masquerade party ~ around the world ~ fly away wings...

halloween shopping

at our house halloween time is when we do our household shopping :) ~ for things all around the house ~ as a longtime scrapbooker, i was thrilled to find such good retro vintage style items at michael's this year ~ including all these cool paper goodies ~ halloween &...

jack & jill magazine ~ october 1964

another cool vintage halloween issue of jack & jill ~ from october 1964 ~ buffalo bee ~ halloween party time ~ extra fun skelly cutout ~ a ghost story ~ halloween recipes ~ card games ~ plenty of black cats :) ~ gramps' nature tales ~ ziggity zoo ~ toxic...

flashback friday favorites ~ monster week

it's october, our favorite time of the year, & the halloween countdown! we'll have all halloween, ghosts & monsters here this month, starting with a week of universal & classic monsters. first up, dracula, of course, because we're partial to bela ~ bela lugosi as dracula from the 1931 movie...

jack & jill magazine ~ october 1962

another vintage halloween issue of jack & jill magazine ~ from october 1962 ~ toxic was once a tiger for halloween ~ things to make for halloween ~ the witch who sneezed ~ i suppose feline allergy can strike anyone ~ more witches ~ halloween masks to make ~ games...