Christmas is a time for reflection. Like a prism it beams the fairy lights of Childhood into view. For 15 years I enjoyed truly wonderful family Chistmassses during the 1960's and early 1970's. My parents were very loving and kind and treated all their children to a great festive season full of tradition, feasting and presents. I can see now my Mum wrapping countless gifts for Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, nephews, Cousins and freinds. All got beautiful paper finsihed with christmas sticky tape and glittered labels. These gifts were delivered by my Mum and Dad during Advent as they motored round Lancashire like breathless chickens.
As for me, well I was the youngest of five and inevitably this status confered on me special priveleges at Christmas. Principally this meant more prezzies than any of my sibs! These gifts were the stuff of my childhood and are now the bright tinsel of memory. I often muse if I were to assemble every present I ever recieved would my parents magically appear to complete the scene! I'm staring at a twinkling Xmas tree so you must forgive me for becoming nostalgic.
Like my pals, I got the must-haves of the time: Rock 'em Sock 'Em Robots, Raleigh Chopper, Moulton Mini, Johnny Seven OMA, Action Man, HotWheels, Superfast, Airfix Flight Deck, Fossil Hunting Kit, Thomas Salter Adventure Set and so on and on and on until our last family Xmas in 1976 when we lost Mum far too soon and Christmas changed forever.
Like many readers of this blog, I loved all my toys and remember nearly all of them. Some were especially cherished at the time and taken into my primary school on presents day, where we 'showed off' our gifts in early January. My top five toys are pictured above. Friends all. We are now re-united.
What would your top five prezzies be?
