What toy(s) every child should have?

[MNDude]

Everyone has a memory of their favorite toys they grew up with. Which toy or toys do you think every child should grow up without? GI Joes for boys? A doll for girls? what do you think?

[Pollster1]

Blocks, Lincoln logs, legos, erector set, darts, bb gun, pellet gun, .22 LR bolt action rifle, Tonka truck, sturdy tricycle, bike, Frisbee, balls, real tools (screwdriver, wrench, knife, file, hammer, sandpaper, paintbrush, soldering iron, etc.), dolls and doll houses (girls only), plus whatever interested them that was not a fad. My big rule was no batteries or other electricity unless the kid used solder and made it himself/herself.

[Beowulf9]

Tree tire swing.

[metmom]

Lego Introduces New Sharper Bricks That Instantly Kill You When You Step On Them

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3663373/posts

[TaMoDee]

A big set of Lincoln Logs and Lionel trains.

[jy8z]

I had a ton of fun with a slingshot.

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[nopardons]

UNISEX: a teddy ( at least one ), wooden puzzles for little ones, bigger cardboard ones for older kids,kaleidoscopes, bubbles and bubble wands, balls, and Lincoln Logs for little ones and LEGOS for older ones, gyroscopes, puppets, and crayons.

BOYS: G.I. Joe, chemistry set, robot building things ( they come in a variety of animals and reptiles ),an Erector set.

GIRLS: Dolls ( but NO BARBIES nor BRATS or anything at all like that! )jewelry making kit, an embroidery kit, doll house and furnishings, perfume making kit, play kitchen with all of the accessories.

[ClearBlueSky]

Water gun!

[Migraine]

Inward shooter AKA slingshot

[ResistorSister]

Lincoln Logs, Checkers and bike.

[nopardons]

Is American Flyer still in business?

Lionel is, but it's mostly junk now.

[nopardons]

Oh yes you can; all three of those things still exist! :-)

[dfwgator]

[dgbrown]

“Model airplanes: all types.
Estes solid-fuel rockets.”

I tried to get my kids into this, didn’t work. Although with two girls the probability was small. I always had one of these going on.

I have to add to the 22 rifles and BB guns— need a pop gun to shoot dirt at your brothers, and to just be a good around the house war gun.

[SkyDancer]

It’s how I was taught. First BB gun when I was seven, first single shot .22 when I was ten. I had five members of my family who were all military - Marines and Army. Showed me how.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

LEGOS!

[SkyDancer]

V8 powered!!

[exDemMom]

Tinkertoys
Erector Set
Slot Cars

You know, the typical girl toys.

[Seruzawa]

Erector Sets. Model planes. Cherry bombs.

[fhayek]

I had a Jimmy Jet. Haven’t thought about that in years!

[Atticus]

Ball in a Cup - Mexico’s favorite toy for over 340 years. (Saw it on Family Guy)