lost & found vintage toys

charlie brown christmas tree

with christmas only a week away i thought i better share the little xmas tree we set up this year ~

i always wanted to have a little tree just like the one in the charlie brown xmas special ~

& i finally found one ~

it stands only 18" tall ~

it comes with a little stand, instructions & one red xmas ornament ~

kinda sad, huh? ~

not much to it ~

'the tree limb will sag when you hang the ornament on it, that is ok, because it is just heavy with the weight of your love..' lol ~

just tuck a little blankey around it like linus did (p.s. of all the peanuts characters i relate most to linus..) ~

or go all out ~

the dvd ~

it's cold & sabrina wants her blankey back ~

bren

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flashback friday - kids' meals

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 ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post of olde & check back all weekend for more!

bren

new pins

some fun new pins ~

including coraline & frog & toad ~

chococat & art cats ~

vampire casper & sad kermit <3 ~

& one last timely one for me ~

bren

flashback friday - pins & buttons

the wonderful wonderful cat ~

felix for president, righty-o! ~

winding down a month of vintage pins & buttons with some fun kid's ones that toxic likes ~

garfield ~

quick draw mcgraw ~

this teddy ruxpin one lights up using a switch on the back ~

knott's berry farm's camp snoopy ~

american girls ~

rocky & bullwinkle ~

disneyland anniversary ~

these are nice large buttons (click disney in the category list anytime) ~

mickey mouse including mick tracy ~

protect wildlife ~

eldorado nature center ~

this was one of toxic's local parks in socal ~

toxic got to watch california grey whales up close ~

& not very vintage is this one from finnegan's toy store here in portland ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from august of 2015 when i shared a bunch of posts all about pins & buttons, click on pins & buttons in the category list in the left sidebar for much more like this anytime..

bren

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happy thanksgiving! ~

here's a peek at the november remind mag issue ~

with the focus on family dinners ~

classic thanksgiving tv nostalgia ~

with recipes too :D ~

& tv listings for vintage kids ~

alice is very curious ;) ~

enjoy the feast! ~

click on thanksgiving in the category list in the sidebar for more ~

bren