Was it Christmas when you got your new toys as a kid?
It was for me.
OK, there was a slow drip of gifts and impulse buys throughout the year, maybe a surprise at Easter and certainly pick-me-ups when I was ill and off school (yay!).
But it was Christmas Day when my shelves were re-stocked properly, the new must-haves like Haunted House and the Johnny Seven One Man Army appearing under the tree (just how did Father Christmas get that down the chimney?).
My Christmas-located birthday just added to the festive bonanza and basically the two big days brought me up to date in the world of toydom and annuals, not to mention clothes and selection boxes! (They were the best!)
What was it like for you readers?
The first big toy I remember having for Christmas was a Tinplate Fire Station in 1963. There was also a big battery operated floating Sea Plane, in later years Thunderbird 5, Zero-X and the Johnny Astro. One year, I had a large Lego set.
ReplyDeleteEvery Christmas from 1967 up until 1971 I'd also have a Board Game like BlastOff or Mouse Trap. Plus those wonderful Century 21 Annuals, later Countdown.
For my birthday it was usually a Dinky Diecast with Action Man uniforms and kit. Occasionally an Easter present.
But for me, in those glorious days from 1965 to 1971 the highlight was always a Thunderbirds related toy. Zero-X being number one.
My birthday was just as fruitful, although my little brother lost out having his January birthday... Probably a victim of parental spending burnout, post-holidays.
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