Forgotten School Yard Games From The 50’s And 60’s For many of us, childhood memories of playing games in the schoolyard are some of the fondest memories we have. The 1950s and 1960s were a

The sights and sounds of the 1950s are lovingly remembered in this tribute to a great decade. The 1950s were a decade of great promise for young Americans. It was the decade following World War II, and the economy was booming. This compilation brings back so many wonderful memories from that era, looking at the

70s/80s memory triggers

I thought it'd be fun to take a trip down memory lane with My Baba's very own retro 80's toy inspired Christmas list.

Old and wise.

An image from the 'Learning with Mother' books (Ladybird series 702) by Ethel Wingfield; illustrated by Harry Wingfield; First Published 1970-1972. There are five 'Learning with Mother' books in this series.

School supplies have changed a lot over the years but these retro school supplies will bring you right down memory lane.

Remember rotary dial phones? And how long it would take when you had to redial because you got a busy signal and the number you were calling had a lot of 7, 8 and 9's in it? Just the other day someone mentioned that there didn't used to be a Q or Z on the dial and I see that they were right. And of course there was the updated wall phone which usually hung in the kitchen. I want to get one these and hang it on the side of my kitchen cabinet and have the kids ask me what the heck it is. And maybe force them to experience having to sit in one place while they were talking because the phone was tethered to the wall. I was so excited when my dad brought home one of these. The push button phone in my opinion was one of the greatest inventions of all time! I wanted to call everybody I knew just so I could experience not having to wait for the dial to reset between numbers. Remember the little clear slot under the last row of buttons where you could take a piece of paper and write your number on it and slide it in there so everyone would know where they were calling from? And then there is this relic. The public pay phone. Finding one nowadays is next to impossible unless you are in a large public area like an airport or maybe a mall. And even then you have to search. Not long ago I left the house without my cell phone (unheard of I know for me to forget something) and when I got to where I was going (a large shopping area with Target, Kohls, and a bunch of fast food and smaller shops) I realized I needed to call home. There was not a public phone in sight and no one I asked had a clue as to where I could look. I finally discovered one near the restrooms in Kohls and it cost me 50¢. Maybe I shouldn't have been but I was shocked not only at the cost but at the reality that these things that used to be on every street corner are now almost gone for good. Here is sound I bet most people under 40 have never heard except on old TV shows: It's times like these that make me wonder in 10, 20 or 30 years, what is going to be archaic and outdated. What will our grandchildren think is weird and wonder how we could ever have used something that primitive. Times change and lately its been at an exponential rate. But in truth I am excited to see what happens. As long as it doesn't involve out of control robots bent on destroying their makers. I've seen that on television and it wasn't pretty.

Don't @ me with "I remember all of this and I am 12," 'cause no, you don't! This is for "old people" only!!!

While most of us grew up with supermarkets and shopping malls already existing; some of us remember the family-run grocery stores where your options were often limited. Others might even have had the chance to grow their own food, but once general stores grew bigger and became more convenient, there was no way back. Still, the consumerist lifestyle as we know it didn't happen overnight, and we got where we are now gradually.

I found this vintage package of Crayola crayons in a desk drawer. I've no idea what year they were made, but they're the oldest Crayons I've got: They're certainly not as old as the ones shown in these two sweet vintage advertisements from the 1920's: Here's how the new Crayola 64 box looked in 1958: This advertisement is from 1959. It looks to me as though the artist who created this ad could be the same person who drew the Betsy McCall paper dolls for McCall's magazine:: I also discovered that I had two unopened boxes of Crayola crayons tucked away, both of which I purchased in the 90's because they came in tins. I was kind of into collecting tins at the time: A box of retired colors were included with one of the large 64-crayon assortments. From left to right, the colors are: blue gray, green blue, maize, orange red, raw umber, orange yellow, violet blue, and lemon yellow. So, um...if you ever want to come over and color with me, I have lots of crayons. I don't think I want to use the vintage box or my retired colors, though. I THINK I might even have some coloring books around here somewhere....

When I first saw these Learn to Sew Lace Up Cards I was instantly taken back to when I was six or so, learning to sew with my little plastic needle and wool. The cards I used back then were not too dissimilar to these that I have available now in the Silly Gilly store. I've just added to the store four of these beautiful little sets, each filled with six lace up cards, two plastic blunt needles and yarn. Made by Moda, they have such gorgeous vintage style and would be a great gift for any little girl or boy. Thanks must go to my daughter who gave me a lovely example of how to use her set of cards as seen above.

Yes kids, there was a time when you would watch viral videos on a weekly TV show.