lost & found vintage toys

little golden book ~ the new kittens

a wonderful vintage little golden book today ~

the new kittens from 1957 ~

kathy's cat tina is about to have babies ~

toxic was blessed to have shared this experience with so many of her childhood kitties :) ~

& i'll never forget letting our son stay home from school for the event when our tabitha had kittens ~

there is nothing sweeter ~

choosing names ~

we are kittyless these days having lost the last of our sweet old ladies last fall :( ~

fierce mama! ~

we are suffering here without our kitty family beside us ~

these toys look just like gumby's! especially that jack-in-the-box ~

the 3 of us have decided we will adopt 3 little kittens soon ~

we want to be responsible & wait till this coronavirus event passes ~

but the thought of our new kittens is like the carrot leading us forward through all this ~

stay inside & hug your kitties..

bren

kids' meal toys

so i mentioned in yesterday's post how my inner kid is going through happy meal toy withdrawls these days ~

since we're not out collecting as we use to & hitting the fast food lunch spots for toys & prizes ~

there was a time when, if i didn't get a toy, i didn't eat ;) ~

we've been eating kids' meals since before my son was even born ~

for all the cool collectible toys ~

& then through my son's childhood we went through every collector phase ~

burger king pokemon trader nights down in socal were a blast ~

the power rangers & lord of the rings crazes ~

& all the great halloween themed happy meals like this one which included vhs tapes! ~

jack in the box casper buckets <3 ~

carl's jr kids treat bags ~

my son's favorite was always wienerschnitzel ever since he was tiny ;) ~

back when they gave out little golden books as prizes :) ~

our fright lights were well used too ~

mcd happy meal mcnugget buddies ~

we loved going to all the good movies ~

& then collecting all the associated prizes ~

as you can see we went a bit overboard at times! ~

but again we have such fun memories associated with our collection ~

i got to relive childhood alongside my son <3 ~

classics ~

giant 'you & me' happy meals for you & your child together :D ~

we kinda miss in & out burgers ~

but we have our own pnw equivelent up here ~

burgerville ~

nature friendly prizes ;) ~

there's also firehouse subs ~

quizno's & boston market ~

we used to go to chicfila, but no longer :( ~

taco bell, jack in the box, dairy queen ~

sonic, wendy's, kfc & little caeser's ~

every place had kids' meals with toys ~

because, right? ~

but i fear the days of kids' meal toys galore may be ending? ~

i'm so glad we rode that wave all through my son's era ~

& saved all our treasures too ;) ~

theme parks had kids' meal collectibles as well ~

looking back i had certain favorites ~

hello kitty & monster high of course ~

i ate my fair share of chicken nuggets that's for sure! ~

& subway sandwiches ~

disney ~

books, audiobooks & cd/roms were always a good score ~

listening library ~

oz & alice ~

including madame alexander dolls ~

so if you've made it through this extra long post you should definitely check out the kids' meal album ~

& kids' meals in the category list in the left sidebar too for so much more :D ~

bren

lost & found toys

i had a dream last night about kid's meals & prizes ~

& i woke up with a realization ~

as a life-long collector i've been going through happy meal toy withdrawls! ~

i always use to say, if i don't get a toy, i don't eat ;) ~

we don't venture out to estate sales, library sales, fcbds, collectible shops & fast-food places much anymore ~

so i'm reduced to finding my treasure by boredshopping online these days ~

my guilty pleasure? ~

among my other creative projects ~

even our home is retro ~

of course ~

happiness is a box of books ;) ~

but it got me thinking of all the cool memories i have associated with all the years of assembling the lost & found toys blog & gumbyland ~

the unexpected finds! ~

the thrill of the hunt, never knowing what you might discover :D ~

toxic was a collector but she lost most of her old possessions over the years ~

finding & enjoying vintage toys has been a blast! ~

it is like a time machine ~

if you are a fellow vintage kid like toxic, you might also enjoy checking out my ghost toy catalogue ~

it's like an inventory of oldschool fun books, toys & other collectibles ~

& it is accompanied by a wonderful 'domestic bliss' soundtrack :D ~

so if you'd like to see more than just the posts here at the lost & found & gumbyland.. ~

just click here & let's travel back ~

bren

woolworth's xmas 1953

one last xmas post ~

before the year is over ~

i love this reproduction comic book ~

taken from the woolworth's 1953 xmas toy catalogue ~

a fun comic for kids awaiting xmas & choosing what toys to write to santa about ;) ~

toxic loved her local woolworth's store ~

especially at holiday time ~

it made walking home from school a treat to be able to go inside & see the new toys or holiday items ~

& woolworth's was inexpensive enough to be able to buy gifts for family members too! ~

the pets & paper aisles were always a favorite as well ~

& who didn't love having a grilled cheese sandwich & milkshake at the little lunch counter in back :D ~

i grew up with woolworth's & even was still buying fisher price toys for my own son there before our local store closed ~

classic xmas nostalgia <3 ~

dolls, cars, little golden books or guns (you'll shoot your eye out!) ~

they had what every kid wanted ~

well, goodbye 2022 ~

more like this at the link on the back ;) ~

bren