Parenting

Retro Toy Gift Guide

Is your four-year-old begging for a tablet? Does your nine-year-old’s list start with a request for an iPhone 6? Here’s a gift guide for the nostalgic parent looking to instil some three dimensional fun into your kid’s childhood.

500 Assorted Pogs with 10 Slammers

Who knew milk caps could be so fun?

Walkie Talkies

You take one, I take one. Make sure it’s set to channel eight.

Sky Dancers

Before there were drones, there were Sky Dancers.

Moon Shoes

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Don’t bounce too much, or your walkman will skip.

Lite Brite

Cue scene from “Elf’’.

Tamogatchi

You’re lying if you say you never killed it on purpose.

Lincoln Logs

History and architecture all in one!

Etch A Sketch

The original Microsoft Paint.

Slinky Original

One of the most iconic, least fun toys of all time.

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