Who remembers this delicious Old School Butterscotch tart?! I have fond memories of this fantastic rich sticky, butterscotch tart. Usually served up with whipped cream or custard in the school canteen! This classic school dessert is surpisingly easy and quick to make, follow along our recipe.
Scholars once doubted that pre-literate peoples could ever have composed and recited poems as long as the Odyssey. Milman Parry changed that.
The best toys are the ones you had as a kid, and for me, that was '80s toys! Learn how I fell in love with 80's toys again and had a blast doing so, and start up a collection of your own.
This week the French are celebrating Bastille day. It's a really big deal, sort of like American Independence day and we celebrate being Frenchies and all that patriotic stuff. So I thought being half French myself, I'd do a little patriotic post on why it's awesome to be French... 1. We were infam
As I write this list, I realized all of these items were things found in my Christmas stocking at one point or another. But hands down, we’re pretty sure you can’t escape childhood without owning all 5 of these items! See if you agree and share your own top 5 after the jump!1. Slinky: It doesn’t matter how old you are, slinky will always be cool. Want extra fun? Search for Giant Slinky on You Tube and check out the super-sized versions in action.
Did you know that Silly Putty was originally marketed to adults? Read on for more interesting tidbits about this fun and magical stuff!
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Travel back in time and match iconic 80s toys to their names! Dive into nostalgia with this ultimate quiz challenge.
There's something about classical art that just turns me off. Endless portraits of pale and plump aristocrats looking all fancy in the classical paintings, bucolic rural scenes, religious iconography... I can certainly appreciate the skill and relevance back in the pre-photography age, but these days we need a message!
Throwback pics from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. TV Shows, Bands and Movie Fun. New pics submitted and voted on each day. Keep Calm and Chive On.
Astrid Lindgren's little freckled face imp, Pippi Longstocking, made an immediate impression on her readers when she appeared in "Pippi Långstrump" ( 1945 ), the first in a series of children's story books. Pippi is the embodiment of the mischievous elf hidden within every child. Parents are always telling their young ones to behave, and sometimes they just want to run amuck with wild behavior. She's friendly and kind to everyone she meets - including criminals - but has no "proper manners" whatsoever, and as far as Pippi is concerned, who cares! Pippi, whose mother is an angel in heaven, and whose father is king of a South Seas island ( actually a stranded sea captain ), lives alone in a mansion called Villa Villekulla, and has learned to take care of herself....in her own inimitable way. She washes the kitchen floor by pouring buckets of soap water on it, and then skates around the kitchen in shoes strapped with brushes. She cleans the dinner table by folding the four corners of the tablecloth into the center, leaving all the dishes on it, and then throwing the sack into a drawer. If she finds a bit of old food later, it's all the tastier. Pippi isn't just a red-headed rascal...she has superhuman strength, too, like being able to lift a horse single-handedly. Where Pippi got her powers from is never explained ( nor how her pigtails stay air-born ), but since these are children's stories, why bother with explanations? The little girl never has to worry about money troubles because her father gave her a treasure chest full of gold coins to survive on. Annika and Tommy are two well-behaved youngsters whom Pippi befriends in town when she first arrives. They like to spend the day with Pippi and see what antics she can get herself into, vicariously enjoying her mischievousness without getting into trouble themselves. In 1949, Pippi popped onto the silver screen for the first time in the Swedish film Pippi Långstrump, starring Viveca Serlachius, an actress who resembled the dynamic Betty Hutton. She was such a hit with audiences, that ten more films followed, even though it was obvious that she was a woman playing a part meant for a child. It was not until Shirley Temple's Storytime ( 1961 ) that a child actress - Gina Gillespie - got to play Pippi. While this was an adequate version for American audiences, the best series that captured the true Pippi was the 1969 television series, starring Inger Nillson, a funny looking moppet who resembled the original book drawings of Pippi perfectly. Nillson had a natural charm about her that really brought Pippi to life and, unlike many child actors do today, she played her part without displaying an ego. The series was filmed throughout the charming villages of Kyrktrappen and Visby, showing Sweden in her days before the "modern look" took over. What makes the series truly entertaining is its gentle pace. It makes you feel like you are another child, tagging along with Tommy and Annika, to watch what Pippi is up to today. At one moment she may decide to go riding on her speckled workhorse, or buy out the candy shop. When the circus comes to town you can be sure Pippi will treat everyone to free tickets. No outing is boring because Pippi uses her imagination to spice things up all the time. This series, simply called Pippi Longstocking, was so popular that it was dubbed and released throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, repeatedly airing on television for many years. Children in the States who grew up with the show either remember with fondness the American voices who dubbed the main characters or the British voices ( which are featured on the DVDs ). The same year the series was released, its producers decided to edit segments from the show into a feature film version. This film, Pippi Longstocking ( 1969 ), was released throughout Europe and, in the US, and spawned another butchered compilation, Pippi Goes on Board ( 1969 ). Inger Nillson and the cast reunited then for two feature film versions of Pippi - Pippi in the South Seas ( 1970 ) and Pippi on the Run ( 1970 ), which were hurriedly made because all of the children were having growth spurts. Alas, these films lacked the laid-back charm of the television series which, to this day, remains the most beloved version of Lindgren's Pippi legacy. If you have a little one with a mind bent towards adventure, then this series is well worth checking out.
Ahhhh, Classic Children's Books. Well, ya won't find any of those vintage kid's books here. These incredibly inappropriate children's books and bad titles are insanely
The children’s classic celebrates its 50th anniversary today (16 December). Martin Chilton unearths some strange facts about the film, which was based on a book by James Bond author Ian Fleming
Despite my 7am start, having to make it from Sheffield to London meant I was there theoretically pretty late, I still ended up queueing for a while outside as the whole thing seemed to kick off wel…
Character Novelty Co., Inc. was a hand made, plush toy, puppet, and stuffed animals, manufacture in Norwalk, Connecticut. Founded in 1932 by Caesar Mangiapani, and Jack Levy, and lasted until 1983.
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Teach Yourself to Play Harmonica: Don't play an instrument? Learn the Harmonica, it's easy, cheap, portable, and sounds great. Below is a collection of easy songs and their respective audio files. The songs are written out in very easy to follow number system: #1 = hole 1 of harmo…
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This is the story of the Wombles. How they came to be and their message. Perhaps even more relevant today. Remember your a Womble.
The Zombies, Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Pacemakers, The Searchers, The Animals, The Yardbirds, the Mindbenders, The Hollies, Herman's Hermits, The Moody Blues, Manfred Mann, the Troggs, The Spencer Davis Group, The Who, The...
Throwback pics from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. TV Shows, Bands and Movie Fun. New pics submitted and voted on each day. Keep Calm and Chive On.
She dressed up as a nun for her world tour and used a lot of Catholic imagery in the video for her song Alejandro.
THERE was once a time before Netflix, Spotify and constantly having to charge your iPhone. And people have been sharing pictures of the hilarious scenarios people born before the year 2000 will jus…
Actors James Gandolfini, Annette Funicello and Cory Monteith are just three of the famous names we've lost in 2013.
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Blackadder consistently makes it into the top three of all-time best British sitcoms lists (Fawlty Towers and Only Fools and Horses are usually ...
The world’s first transparent soap is still in business. It’s Pears, first produced and sold by Andrew Pears in London in 1789. As per Unilever’s history
