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What was your favorite toy that Santa brought you?

I *think* I was like 6 yrs. old and I got a Lionel train set...I played with that train for 2 years or more till it died

Wow, that was way to long ago. I cannot remember a single gift as a child.

I remember. It was a new pair of Krystal skis, bindings, boots and poles. I was 12 years old. It was Christmas 1963. We were stationed at Elmendorf in Alaska.

Dionne wrote:I remember. It was a new pair of Krystal skis, bindings, boots and poles. I was 12 years old. It was Christmas 1963. We were stationed at Elmendorf in Alaska.

"ELMENDORF?" My God man, I haven't thought about THAT place since I flew in and out of there on a MAC flight to NAVSTA Adak Alaska back in 1976 Thanks for the memories

SO...did you get the skis? Another favorite toy was a "Hot Wheel Racing Set"...remember those orange tracks? Geeesh, the fun we had with those toys, dam sure weren't ANY video games, computers for us...it was Hot Wheels, Matchbox Cars, Tonka Trucks and anything we could use with our imaginations!

The absoulete WORST toy and I still, after 35 yrs., have NOT forgiven my oldest uncle in Texas....he used to buy me a little black baby doll, the jerk did it for over 20 yrs

my toy turtles, i had like a whole army, they were made of rubber, green and bendable. I had maybe like 20 of them they were like the size of your palms. Loved them like they were living. haha hmmm, i wonder what we did with them?

Betsy wetsy doll when I was little. Later paddle ball and hula hoop.

"36 Inch Walking Doll" I was 7 and I have no idea what the doll was actually called. I just remember screaming and jumping up and down and yelling, " A 36" walking doll! A 36" walking doll!" You held one of its arm up and sort of rocked the doll and it's legs would swing back and forth. You could actually make it "walk", if you had the patience of Job. But, I could dress it in my clothes and it was as cool as a Red Rider BB Gun to me

Ahhhhh...to be a 7 year old child again !!!!

Bar none... LEGOS! I still have around 10,000 that I collected over the years. My children and now my grand-children are still playing with them

azsnowman wrote:

Dionne wrote:I remember. It was a new pair of Krystal skis, bindings, boots and poles. I was 12 years old. It was Christmas 1963. We were stationed at Elmendorf in Alaska.

"ELMENDORF?" My God man, I haven't thought about THAT place since I flew in and out of there on a MAC flight to NAVSTA Adak Alaska back in 1976 Thanks for the memories

SO...did you get the skis? Another favorite toy was a "Hot Wheel Racing Set"...remember those orange tracks? Geeesh, the fun we had with those toys, dam sure weren't ANY video games, computers for us...it was Hot Wheels, Matchbox Cars, Tonka Trucks and anything we could use with our imaginations!

Actually I lived at Elmendorf/Ft Rich twice. First time as a kid '63-'67. My father was with the 11th weather squadron. And later ('72) as an ambulatory patient. 11B/51M. I took my discharge at Ft Rich and did not return to CONUS until 1987. My father used to jokingly say my debriefing took 15 years!