It’s nearly Christmas and that can only mean one thing: toys, toys and more toys! This year parents are rushing to buy robotic hamsters for their kids, but what did the children of past decades want in their Christmas stockings?
1940s - Train sets such as Hornby and Tri-ang Railways were popular as well as dressing up kits
1950s - Board games such as Monopoly, Scrabble and Ludo were popular in this decade
1960s – Action Man and skills-based games such as Twister, Operation and Mouse Trap were favoured by the children of this era
1970s – Drawing games were on the wish list in this decade – Etch a Sketch, Magna Doodle and Spirograph were popular as well as Star Wars toys
1980s – Car racing sets such as Scalextric, Total Control and Hot Wheels were a hit in this era as well as construction sets such as LEGO bricks
1990s – Cuddly toys such as Beanie Babies, Furbies and Teletubbies were a hit in this decade as well as computer consoles such as the Nintendo Game Boy and the Sega Megadrive
What will you be buying for your kids this Christmas? Tell us here.
