Once upon a time, Happy Meal toys are what drove people to McDonald's. If they were something good, you were there. A lot. People also got multiples of each one and never took them out of the wrapper, hoping one day they'd be worth something. I think it's finally become "one day." These are the toys you should remember, and how much they're worth today. I think my family literally collected at least 20 of these dalmatians, which is only 1/5 of them! There were actually 102 different ones, and totally one of my top 3 ever. All of them: $187 McDonald's Changeables were the first Transformers in my life. Who knew fast food items could be so COOL?! On sale for a couple dollars each Disney Masterpiece collection were little figurines from the biggest movies that came in mini VHS boxes. Sweet Pocahontas came with a brush so her hair didn't get all nappy. $5 average per toy When it was Barbie time, I was a happy girl. For some reason, I still won't really let my mom throw any of them out. $2 a piece Let's not forget the other half of Barbie week: HOT WHEELS week! I'm pretty sure it's where my brother got the coolest of his collection. Trying to be sold for $10, probably another one worth about $2 I totally forgot about these things! The "Fry Kids!" Just little figurines that look like pompoms, but I loved 'em. Older ones going for $10 Oh yes, Furbies made their way to McDonald's with even creepier eyes and barely moving toes and ears. If you want 81 of them, it's $480. For Halloween, you got a sweet trick-or-treeting bucket! SCORE! And those McNugget buddies were basically a baby made by a dress-up doll and Mr. Potato Head. BUCKETS: $10 BUDDIES: $6 each When Muppets: Treasure Island came out, we got the neatest bathtime toys. You betta believe Kermit shot his water cannon at Miss Piggy. $2 each What better way to celebrate the Mighty Ducks than to have your own puck that rolled around on regular hard floors?! Pretty sure we still own a couple of these, too. $2 each I'm not sure why anyone would ever buy the regular version when you could just shoot these into the sky. Oh, that's right. The real ones had glitter. $30 for the entire set Tamagotchi hit the drive thru with locket keychains filled with figures of the creatures you raised on the real technologically advanced keyrings. $3 each Can't fill a court without a full team! So of course you wanted to get all the pieces of the Space Jam puzzle, who all did fancy tricks! $10 for all 8 When I saw/remembered these, I geeked out. The Tiny Toons flip-cars raced along and switched drivers whenever yours was sucking. Again about $2 each Mulan tops! It wasn't just Mulan, but any top that was of this kind was the ish. All you had to do was swipe it on the floor a couple times; You didn't have to worry about balance. $4 new/in the wrapper And of course, the Ty Teenie Beanies! Not only did you have to collect bags of the original ones, but now these, that were pretty crappy and made of felt, to be honest. Sorry, but only $2-5 each. Considering each one is only worth about $2, and that's if people are buying them from eBay, you should probably just throw them out if you're saving them. It's been at least 15 years since most of these came out and they're worth about the same or a dollar more. Yeah, that's pretty disappointing... But back to happy! That was a blast from the past, right?! love, elizabethany PS FYI: It is currently Barbie/HEXBug [?] time! Tweet
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УРААА! Вот и закончена наша игровая полянка! Сколько счастливых мгновений я провела за её созданием. Моя гордость... и радость от самого процесса... все эти милипусильные грибочки, ягодки, овощи с огорода... в добавок счастливая домашняя милюзга (Соня и Егор) доставили мне огромное удовольствие! Думаю ещё не раз в моём блоге появятся подобные весёлые и красочные игровые полянки. Приглашаю к просмотру! Полянка с разных ракурсов. Пришлось поломать голову над кустиком клубники, куда же без неё медведю))))) Клубника крепится к кустику крючками. Наш урожай! 7 грибочков: лисички опята и мухомор. (Крепятся на кнопках). 3 капусты (кнопки). 5 морковок (вставляются в кармашек - грядку). 1 тыква. 1 куст клубники - земляники: 4 ягодки (крючки). 5 цветочков (пуговицы). 2 куста -домика для зайки и белочки (киндер+липучка). 2 дерева (киндер, пустой корпус фломастера, крышка от бахил и липучка). 1 домик медведя. Ещё есть кусочек речки, где можно рыбачить, тропинка в лесу и все герои из мультика про МАШУ И МЕДВЕДЯ. Ещё есть пара ловких ручек и зорких глазок, которые следили за процессом и только что готовенький грибок иль ягодку или чего ещё, мгновенно умыкали))))) Думаю, что это не конец и наша полянка будет обживаться, волк пока без домика - не порядок! Так выглядит полянка без всего. Общий план не очень получился(((( Главный УМЫКАТЕЛЬ))) Я купила лапку для стёжки!!!! Про первый блин - комом, хорошая пословица! Когда стегала, глаза на лоб полезли от напряжения, вся в испарине и чувство, что я на родео укрощаю быка, а не собственную машинку! Буду тренироваться!
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Une série de constructions à réaliser avec les KAPLA de la classe. Vous pouvez également utiliser les buchettes des marques MECABOIS ou bien JOUECABOIS qui ont l'avantage d'être moins chères que la marque d'origine. Dater les constructions réussies sur une fiche "brevet"... ou pas! Pour réussir la construction, il faut qu'elle soit reproduite à l'identique: nombre de pièces utilisées, étages réalisés, inclinaisons des pièces... Deux exemples des constructions à reproduire: Travail de mes GS: Brevet KAPLA Les modèles et le brevet sont téléchargeables ICI
Are you looking for some FREE Phonics Activities? Well, you’ve come to the right place!! Today in our Struggling Reader Series, I’m sharing TONS of links to free phonics activities. Don’t get stressed out looking at the entire list. We’ll talk really quick about how to narrow down what phonics skills your learner needs to work ... Read More about The ULTIMATE List of FREE Phonics Activities
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This fun easy-to-make button thread spinner is fun, easy-to-make toy that takes only minutes to make with common household items.
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If you are new to our Seek It Games, they are simple to make and fun to play. Each card has one (and only one) match... each player just needs to find their match to the center card first! It's a fast game and fun to play multiple rounds... works with 2 or more players, there are 55 cards. An instruction card is included with each set. I get lots of questions about printing, print settings, etc - so I thought I'd do a couple of screen shots to show you where your settings should be so your Seek It Cards turn out perfect! First - make sure you have the "FIT" box checked... if it's on "Actual Size" - your circles will be slightly larger than 3" rounds (which means when you punch them, you'll cut off the cute edge card)! This is the setting you should get in the habit of using when printing any of my printables. Next... click on the "PROPERTIES" button and another box will pop open. ALWAYS select your paper type; your print quality changes based on what YOU tell the printer you are printing on. I also ALWAYS recommend printing on GLOSSY surface paper - so that your ink sits on top and doesn't soak into the paper. Photo paper for this project might be a bit too thick - so my paper of choice is Glossy Brochure Paper. It's thicker than paper, but thinner than card stock AND both sides are glossy, so the cute back side will be as vibrant as the front. Each Seek It! Game is set up exactly the same. First, print the card fronts (Pages 1-12), then reinsert the paper into your printer (facing up) and print 12 copies of Page 13, which is the cute pattern designed to be the back of the card. All of the printables you see in my photos are printed at home using my HP Envy Photo Printer (on BEST quality with glossy paper). I highly recommend the following printers in this series... 7155 or 6255 (or 7640). Once it's printed, you COULD painstakingly cut each round card with scissors, or you can simply punch with a 3" Round Craft Punch! I then laminate my cards for durability with my home laminator and prefer to use 5ml heat pouches. My shown in the picture above is OLD - but here's a link to an inexpensive personal one that has great reviews on Amazon. After cutting out your cards, you can store them in these DARLING round metal tins or 4x6 organza gift bags. They are great for parties, classroom activities, family game nights - or make one to give as a gift! We hope you enjoy making and playing your Seek It Games as much as we do with our families - be sure to check out the entire collection, we have over 20 themes to choose from! We're so confident you'll love them... we want you to try your first game on us! Just use the coupon code FREETODAY at checkout to get the "Just for Fun" Edition (shown in this tutorial) as a freebie! Please PIN first before you grab your FREEBIE! Thanks!! SEE ALL SEEK IT GAMES | Get "JUST FOR FUN" Now! Happy Printing! QUICK SUPPLY LINKS: Glossy Brochure Paper, 3" Round Punch, Round Tins, 4x6 Organza Bags, Laminator, 5ml Pouches Don't miss new printables, freebies and discounts! FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST or SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER SHOP NOW | WHAT IS SCRAPBOOK MAX? | TERMS OF USE | DISCLOSURE | CONTACT
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Many times our goal in speech therapy is for children to learn to build stories, adding details, descriptive words and generating a beginning, middle and end. We can use picture cards, photographs, objects and now “Rory’s Story Cubes” to generate ideas as kids add to their stories. Here is my review: Kids love to roll […]
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Photos from the reconstructed Roman bath house. Photographs from the Roman Fort of Segedunum at Wallsend near Newcastle at the east end of Hadrian's Wall.
Make a catapult out of Lincoln Logs! Step-by-step photo and video tutorials will help you make this unique catapult. Fun to make - even more fun to play with!
How to Create Phenakistoscope Discs: Hi all, In a previous Instructable, we talked about the phenakistoscope and how to build and use these incredible animated discs. I gave some disc models and tips on how to find them, but in this Instructable we will go a bit further : we will use t…
