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The Caboodle was essential to holding all of your makeup and beauty accessories in the '80s. Caboodles took the idea of a tackle box and made it awesome back in 1987. Sadly, I can honestly say I may be the only 1980s girl that did not own one of these plastic Caboodles makeup and beauty cases. Caboodles were super cool and came in pretty colors like pink, baby blue and turquoise, but for whatever reason I just never got around to getting one. Caboodles were all the rage at sleepovers, camp and college. Girls would tote their treasure chest-like Caboodle packed with makeup and Scrunchies. I believe I was the only freshman in my college dorm who did not arrive armed with my overstuffed Caboodle. Moms and '80s fanatics may be surprised to know that Caboodles are still alive and well today. Sadly like everything else, the Caboodles are modernized to fit today's styles. Check out their website at Caboodles.com. Did you rock the Caboodle (not Kaboodle) back in the day?
Well, it occurred to me that I might have frightened some of you last week when I wrote about some things that our kids will never have the pleasure of knowing about in Now You're Just Somebody That I Used to Know. Trust me when I say that was not my intent. If I really wanted to frighten you, I would have posted a picture of myself without makeup. :-) Anyhoot, to make up for it, I thought I would post a more inspiring list of things that my kids DO KNOW ABOUT because we have foisted these retro 70s and 80s toys onto them as gifts (because, believe it or not, they are still available). In the case of the two girlie toys, we have given them as gifts to the girls in the family: Rubik's Cube: I remember that my original Rubik's cube confounded me so much that I eventually pryed the stickers off and then put them back on in the right places . . . Of course, Aidyn is advanced and has already figured out how to get two sides of his back to the right colors. This toy was clearly not for me. Etch A Sketch: The toy for the budding artist and someone technologically inclined enough to use it. (And, yes, I think rotating two radio buttons qualifies as "technology" - or at least it did back in the day when this toy was originally released.) Did any of your masterpieces ever turn out looking like this? Slinky: "What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, and makes a slinkity sound? A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing! Everyone knows it's Slinky. It's Slinky, it's Slinky, it's fun, it's a wonderful toy. It's Slinky, it's Slinky. It's fun for a girl or a boy." Fun, that is, until it gets wadded up into a tangled mess of wire. But, until that point, FUN. Slinky Dog: The animated cousin of the Slinky. This guy has gained popularity since the release of the Toy Story movies. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the toys on this list are still hanging in there because of that franchise. When these movies were released, those toys, most of which were older toys, became cool again. Lite Brite: In case you are wondering, the little pegs still get lost and strewn all over your house . . . . CLASSIC toy indeed. :-) ViewMaster: I have always called this toy a View Finder. And if you Google View Finder, one of the first items that comes up is the ViewMaster by Fisher Price. So, I guess I'm not alone in my misunderstanding of what this item is called. At any rate, what kid doesn't like clicking through and seeing what's on those teeny tiny frames? Transformers: "More than meets the eye." Our boys are playing with the originals that Ryan Barrett Walkush was smart enough to save from when he was a boy. Now before anyone has a heart attack, they were not pristine, new in package condition. They were the well-loved toys that he, himself played with as a youngster. And now they are being enjoyed by the next generation. Sit 'N Spin: Now the name of this toy has always cracked me up. It makes me think of what Potsy would tell Ralph Mouth down at Al's Diner on Happy Days on occasion. But, slightly questionable naming conventions aside, this product is still available, and your kids can still twirl themselves silly on their own. My Little Pony: The newer ones have shorter noses, but other than that, if it catches your fancy, you can still purchase these. We bought My Little Ponies for one of my nieces for her recent birthday. Cabbage Patch Kids: While these dolls don't inspire the mob scenes that they did in the 1980's, they are still available. I'm not sure if they still have unique names like Eucalyptus Hasenpfeffer or Disingenuous Folklore, but even if Xavier Roberts has run out of all of the REALLY GOOD NAMES, these are still a good bet for a retro toy. We gave a Cabbage Patch Kid as a gift to one of our other nieces a few Christmases ago. This post contains affiliate links.
Things you will remember if you went to school during the 70's and 80's.
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Teddy Ruxpin was a bear who told stories to kids whose parents were out partying in the 80s and couldn't be bothered to tuck their kids in bed. The bear had a cassette player in his back and his mouth and eyes moved when he told the story. I imagine many kids were scared of him the way they were scared of chucky. I could see this bear coming to live and causing some damage. I was going to describe some horrific scene, but this site is called Sprinkles and Puffballs for pete's sake. Fuckin Lite Brite. Those pegs were all around my house. We always lost them. It was fun poking them through the black paper. We always ran out of paper though, so the thing would just be sitting there in the way. Pound Puppies were sad little saps that were going to the pound to be put to death and you were supposed to save them! Geez! The pressure! Mom, dad! These puppies are going to die! Great marketing. I need to slap someone on the back for thinking that up. Shrinky Dinks were...shit..what were they really? Some weird plastic? I don't even know. They were some plastic sheets that you cut out, put on a cookie sheet and baked, causing them to shrink. That makes about as much sense as silly putty, but both were a hit, so what do I know. After you shrank your dink (that doesn't sound right..) you could then make key chains and jewelry and stuff. I still have a ring I made. I will admit, it was pretty cool. I liked Simon because I liked buttons. Any buttons I could push were always welcome. This game was another game for a lonely kid, sitting there with no family or friends. The computer would play simon says with you, you would feel like a loser, then you would go to bed and have Teddy Ruxpin read you a story. Maybe the Jetson's maid could make you breakfast in the morning. Perfection always scared the crap out of me. My heart would start beating when that thing popped up. You had to put all the puzzle pieces in their slots before time was up. I loved the round piece right in the middle. Speak & Spell was for the kid who had Teddy Ruxpin and Simon. It was a portable teacher, trying to get you to learn in your spare time when you should have been playing. Actually, we had the math one of these, so I don't even know what this one did. I just remember seeing a lot of them. My friends must have been retarded (kidding, kidding!)
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