Another One of my Vintage Toys ...

I wanted to share another one of my vintage toys from the 80’s, my Lite–Brite. I enjoyed playing with it as a kid and I love playing with it with my own kids.

My sister and I only used about half of the patterns so I still have plenty of new ones to share with my kids.





This toy is about 30 years old and I still think it has the original light bulb. I guess they don’t make things the way they used to.

I love the vibrant colors of the pegs, they are so cheery.

Here is an order form to get more patterns and pegs. I have a feeling this is not good anymore, especially the prices.

More colorful pegs.

If you like to see some more fabulous vintage toys stop over and visit Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday!

My Vintage Barbie Magazines ...

Four years ago when I found out I was having a baby girl one of the first things I did was have my parents go onto their attic and get down my toys. I couldn’t wait to share my Barbie’s with Abbey even though she was years away from being able to play with them. My sister and I played Barbie’s a lot when we were kids. We had a house, cars, a pool, a horse, the McDonald's, The Rocker Stage, a boutique, a bicycle, the kitchen that smelled like vanilla and furniture for every room in the house.




When I started unpacking my childhood things I found my Barbie Magazines. I remembered looking at them when I was little. The first issue I have is from the spring of 1984, I was 5. Looking through each magazine is a trip back in time. The magazines are full of fashion, health and beauty tips, celebrity interviews, advertisements, girl power, and of course Barbie.

Every magazine started off with a little message from Barbie.






This particular issue had an interview with Punky Brewster, I had her sneakers!








( We girls can do anything ... right Barbie!)

This iron decal was a little gift that came with one of the magazines. Today I finally ironed it on a t-shirt, it only took 27 years. I was surprised it still transferred. My three year old took this fabulous picture of me in my new tee.

I love this advertisement. The bright colored stickers are great. I had a sticker book filled with those when I was little.

Towards the back of each magazine there was a little “Barbie Drama”. I used to enjoy reading them. I loved how they staged all of the pictures. This was my favorite Barbie story. I loved the pumpkins and the costumes.

Today I am sharing my fabulous vintage Barbie magazines with Coloradolady for Vintage Thingie Thursday. Take some time and stop over and visit more childhood memories. Oh, and next Thursday I am planning on sharing a few more vintage Barbie thingies from the 80’s.