Toy cravings that remained well into adulthood?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Poll question: Toy cravings that remained well into adulthood?

Inspired by Elfwitch's crayon poll. What kind of toy you didn't have (or feel you didn't have enough of) and find youself wanting it even now?

[elfwitch]

1. I've bought my son

tons of Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars. We have the best time playing with them.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Ahhhh, children. The perfect excuse.

I have two daughters, and that didn't stop me from buying them toy cars. Toddles LOVE die-casts regardless of sex, and they're very durable compared to other toys.

[elfwitch]

4. I got my son

two sets of Justice League cars. He loves them both.
His favorite cars from both sets are the Wonder Woman cars.

[corporatewhore]

2. barbies i collect weird looking barbies and kens from flea markets and

garage sales one of my favs is a ken in a homemade Tiger stripped pajamas complete with booties and it aint his little brother either i call him El Tigre

[tridim]

5. I still buy Lego

and I'm not ashamed at all. I have two Lego Mindstorm sets and about 10 other Technic sets.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

7. Building blocks rock!

There was a brand in Brazil in the 70's which, if I may say so, was even better than Lego. It was called Hering-Rasti. The 'click' was just perfect. It has electric engines, gearboxes, conveyor belts, gears etc. I don't know Mindstorms, but it might be similar.

[tridim]

29. Mindstorms are just like that except

the have a computer "block" that controls all the electronics. It also has touch, rotation, temperature and light sensors. There is even an open source C like language that you can program them with.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

31. Oh vey. I think I just wet my pants.

Gotta have those!

[WillParkinson]

32. Our friend Kenny...

Is going to be 40 next month and he's got TONS (and I think that might be literal) of Legos. He just loves them.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. May I crash into his house? (nt)

[TlalocW]

6. Slinkies and those curved bars of metal with the wheel on it

That you whip around it... Best I can describe it.

I took a slinky to Mexico for my last class in Spanish. I was there a month, and we visited a lot of pre-Colombian ruins/pyramids. I wanted to see which ancient Indian tribe's monuments were the best for Slinky-ing. Monte Alban was the best I tried.

TlalocW

[kmla]

10. I think it's called a "Wheel-O".

Couldn't find a picture, though...

[pagerbear]

8. How could you forget teddy bears?!!!!

What kind of a heartless cad are you?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. Erm, hum, just lump them in the "doll" category, I suppose.

*ducks*

[pagerbear]

11. I used to like Brazilians

...until I met you.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

12. Lame attempt at avoiding PagerBear's wrath

Choice #4 edited

[pagerbear]

14. Beware the wrath of Pagerbear!

It ain't pretty!

[Rowdyboy]

13. Lincoln Logs or any type block....

I love building structures, forts, castles, houses etc. Should've been an architect.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. Are these the ones that look like

small hockey pucks with holes in the center and the sides, which you'd join with wood sticks a little thinner than pencils?

[Pithlet]

20. You're thinking of Tinker Toys.

Lincoln Logs were little pieces of wood shaped like logs with nitches cut out of them so they would fit together, and you could build little log cabins.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

22. Ah, of course

≠

[Rowdyboy]

23. Exactly....

I built my own personal Ponderosa as a kid. That and multiple forts etc. Bought my nephew a big box for Christmas last year.

[Pithlet]

26. Good! I didn't know you could still get those.

I'll have to get some for my boys.

[Kahuna]

16. Weebles!

They wobble but they don't fall down. :D

[GregW]

17. Guns

Used to play with the toy version, now get to shoot the real thing.

[Exgeneral]

28. Is that a Winchester 1100?

Yeah I love guns, which somehow is in direct conflict with my progressive sensibilities. I LOVE ball and cap pistols, especially six-shooters , I have a Colt Navy dragoon. These are all grown up versions of guns I played with as a kid, but I come from a long line of hunters. I got my first real gun at 8.

but, what the hell, I don't shoot mammals, only avians.

[WilliamPitt]

18. Star Wars die-cast TIE fighters and X-Wing fighters

[VelmaD]

24. nannynanny-booboo

I have the big ones you can put the action figures in. Got the Millenium Falcon too. :P

The very best part - they are no longer in their original condition. My best friend and I painted them a couple of years back. The Millenium Falcon has flowers all over it like a VW bug from the 60s. The X-wing has flames down the side. But the tie-fighter is the best. The tie-fighter is totally kick ass. Most of it is black but the side panels are painted in rainbow colors. Girly and geeky at the same time. Geek girls ROCK!

(Just for all you purists...I do have most of the same toys without the fun paint jobs as well. It's just a matter of seeing who dies first, my brother or me, to claim ownership. I want that action figure carrying case that looks like Darth Vader's head and I'm planning on outliving my brother to get it.)

[bif]

19. Teddy bears and pens.

I have a bunch of them. Still have the teddy bear I got from my godmother when I was born. And you can never have too many pens.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

21. Robots (Lost in Space). RC airplanes.

[VelmaD]

25. Legos...gotta have more legos...

can't have enough legos. Especially the Star Wars legos. They're all over my freakin' house.

[Nikia]

27. We have some of that stuff

I still roller skate and I've recently taken up color pencil drawing. I also have stuffed animals and my husband has legos.

[theoceansnerves]

30. things that fly

kites and paper airplanes