lost & found vintage toys: kid's meal prizes

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mysterious anxiety rabbit
so how do you deal with your anxiety? ~ i've been known to bored-shop for toys that make me feel happy ~ like this mysterious plushie dreadful bunny ~ from american mcgee based on the new alice: asylum game that's still in creation ~ i've posted several mysterious alice plush...
flashback friday favorite ~ for the love of alice
i'm someone who has been playing american mcgee's alice games since the first pc version back in 2000 ~ as a patreon patron i am an enthusiastic supporter & toxic is one of a legion of insane children, aren't you? ~ one of the recent perks as a patron was...
mysterious heart
it's no secret what a huge american mcgee's alice fan i am ~ just look down left in the sidebar for spotlight posts ~ & i've shared mysterious jewelry here at the lost & found before ~ i couldn't resist getting this latest limited edition set ~ which includes the...
flashback friday favorite ~ laptop mausoleum
i'm sharing this old post as a flashback friday favorite as i am again transitioning to a new laptop! late post today.. i'm wondering how others deal with laptop death? i have a veritable mausoleum in my closet.. this morning i began experiencing what i've come to know as the...
gumby in christmas crisis
for throwback thursday a little gumby adventure i created years ago ;) click images to see the larger size ~ bren (ghost)
remembering snug
she was the cutest tabby kitten i'd ever seen ~ & she loved to snuggle ~ she loved to play with her mom, sisters & auntie sabrina ~ we named her snugglebug, but mostly we just called her snug, & she was always my special kitty ~ i love all...
alice mysterious silver skull set
i'm an old american mcgee's alice fan from the very beginning ~ as one of the insane children i have been a patreon patron awaiting the new asylum alice game patiently ~ as i've posted here at the lost & found before ~ well, i also had to wait patiently...
american mcgee's alice asylum ~ cheshire cat
i'm still grieving the loss of my own sweet cheshire cat, snug, who i lost just weeks ago ~ always by my side for my american mcgee's alice & madness returns playthroughs ~ but at least i just received my new asylum plush kitty yesterday, he's super soft & feisty...
for the love of alice
i'm someone who has been playing american mcgee's alice games since the first pc version back in 2000 ~ as a patreon patron i am an enthusiastic supporter & toxic is one of a legion of insane children, aren't you? ~ one of the recent perks as a patron was...
flashback friday favorite ~ american mcgee's alice
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
american mcgee's alice madness returns
so yesterday i finally got around to getting all the last achievements on american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ i've played it several times over through the years but was recently inspired to play back through on nightmare difficulty ~ because that's love ~ so i chose the fleshmaiden dress...
laptop mausoleum
late post today.. i'm wondering how others deal with laptop death? i have a veritable mausoleum in my closet.. this morning i began experiencing what i've come to know as the first signs of laptop death with my trusty toshiba. :( had to wait for help from my IT oriented...
girls kick ass!
don't let anyone tell you different. annie sparkleheart raggedy ann alice emily lenore little red dorothy goo girl scouts american girls bren
ghosts, cats, jacks & skellys
so who are you voting for this year? ~ count chocula, frankenberry or boo berry? ~ surely any of these are better choices than that annoying orange ~ i love shopping at halloween time every year ~ a new haunted portrait ~ i like to buy new goth kitchen tea...
american mcgee's grimm
as a huge fan of american mcgee i had to get the grimm comic books ~ of course alice is my favorite mcgee creation & all my posts devoted to her reflect that ~ these comic books from 2009 by idw are based on the obscure indie games of the...
the art of alice madness returns
as i've posted here before, i'm a huge fan of american mcgee's alice ~ & alice madness returns ~ this cool artbook has all the concept art for the games that a fan could want ~ including all of alice's dresses ~ with an introduction by american mcgee ~ weapons...
vintage videogames ~ american mcgee's alice
today i'm sharing what is my most favorite videogame of all ~ american mcgee's alice by ea games on pc from 2000 ~ what can i say except that i just love this game ~ at the time i played this game i had my pc hooked up to my...
american mcgee's alice ~ madness returns
update!!! back in january as part of everything alice month i posted up american mcgee's alice madness returns figures & suggested they come out with more versions of alice in her various dresses.. well the wonderland gods have smiled upon us & released a new alice just recently in her...
alice ~ madness returns
last but not least is the cheshire cat ~ this time he's a nice big articulated kitty ~ from EA games 2012 ~ by diamond select toys & spicy horse ~ the cheshire cat gives alice wise albeit wry council.. with earring ~ american mcgee's alice madness returns ~ tomorrow...
alice ~ madness returns
in madness returns the card guards are back.. from the dead! ~ & more brutal than ever ~ wold? typo? (or poe-ism..) by diamond select toys & spicy horse ~ this figure looms over our poor little alice ~ EA games 2012 ~ made in china ~ try dealing with...

ghost gamelinks..

ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

vintage recipes for children

deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
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halloween kid's meal prizes

10/24/2013

probably my favorite vintage halloween kid's meal prizes ever were these flashlights from wienerschnitzel ~

they gave them out around '94 through '97 right in the prime of my son's trick-or-treating days so ours got plenty of use ~

they were called frite lites ~

oldschool technology (which means they still work) ~

with good ghosts & skellys ~

this halloween the kid's meal prizes have been more predictable ~

scared shrekless prizes from wendy's including a mask ~

the plastic treat bags from carl's jr are always kinda cool (in toxic's day we just used a pillowcase..) ~

but it comes with a generic funbrain kid's meal bag with very unhalloween prizes.. ~

mcdonald's is still giving out treat buckets, 3 different monster high buckets with stickers for girls & star wars angry birds buckets for boys ~

before that were good prizes too, the 75th anniversary of wizard of oz toys ~

& starting the day after halloween mcd's will be giving out paperback books with their kid's meals, i look forward to that..

for more halloween kid's meal bags & buckets check out the kid's meal album in the sidebar ~

1 more week!

ghost & toxic

Posted at 09:53 AM in books, dolls, food & drink, halloween, kid's meal prizes, monster high, monsters, novelty, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (1)

10/07/2021

halloween decor

have you done your halloween decorating yet? ~

we have :)

as i mentioned yesterday i enjoy skeletons ~

especially when they glow ~

glow in the dark box of bones ~

put together forms a 12" tall skelly ~

turn off the lights ~

ohhh! ~

there he is with his friend ~

they like the kitty nests ~

i always find cool stuff at michael's & spirit halloween stores each year ~

skulls & skelly hands ~

always cool ~

ghosts ~

& trinkets ~

black cat trick or treat bag ~

black cat erasers ~

bats of course ~

there's an eyeball ~

cats & candles ~

my china cabinet holds halloweeniana year round ~

because that's just how i roll ~

halloween butterflies? ~

why not? ~

just a ghost ~

vampire skelly ~

look who showed up right on cue ~

this year's luminary ~

a haunted house :D ~

spooky ~

halloween will be better next year once we've adopted kitties again ~

glowy skull lurking in the closet ~

we love halloween ~

here's a cool old kid's meal bucket ~

with more glowy skellys ~

from jack in the box ~

more halloween goodness to come ~

bren

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08/26/2021

happy feet

bk toys today ~

from the movie happy feet 2006 ~

there are penguins inside :) ~

bren

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08/24/2021

wrestlemania

kids meal prizes from carl's jr today ~

wrestlemania ~

kid's cups ~

& cool kids meal bag ~

way back in the day when my son was little mr dad would watch wrestlemania & they'd play a match in our livingroom, with my son leaping off the arm of the couch (the top ropes) & mr dad's exaggerated wrestlemania style responses to getting 'beat up' ;) priceless memories.. lol ~

bren

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