Best powered riding toy for 15 month old?

abc123

What are your thoughts?
Hi, Clay! Thanks for answering. There are actually a few models out now designed for the younger kids.

Answer
I dont think that you should give a 15 month old a powered toy just yet. But around 3 or 4 years i would suggest you get a Powerwheel for him, they're made great and are super fun for little kids. Hope this helped!

In what year did the children's toy Power Wheels first come on the market?

Lisa S

Answer
Power Wheels is a brand of ride-on toy cars for kids that was originally a division of Kransco, but was purchased by the Fisher-Price division of Mattel in 1994.

Power Wheels vehicles have included child sized ride-on versions of the Jeep CJ, Jeep Wrangler, Chevrolet Corvette, Bigfoot Monster Truck, Lamborghini Countach and Porsche 911 Turbo.

The latest Power Wheels models include the Cadillac Escalade EXT, Kawasaki KFX quad, Grave Digger Monster Truck and Lightning McQueen from Pixar's Cars.

Power Wheels offers various sized ride-on vehicles for kids ages 12 months to seven years old.

Power Wheels vehicles have been the subject of Safety Recalls.

The first recall in 1991, involved the 18 Volt Porsche 911. The contacts in the foot pedal switch could weld together in use. If this were to happen, the motor would remain running and the vehicle would continue moving forward, unable to stop. A new accellerator pedal was fitted that eliminated the possibility of welded contacts.

A major recall of Power Wheels took place in 1998 that affected up to 10 million Power Wheels. This recall was for various reasons, but mainly for instances of overheating and fires during both use and battery recharging. The main differences of a post recall Power Wheel are that the original "H" (or on very early Power Wheels, "S") connectors are removed and replaced with the larger, black "A" connectors. If your Power Wheel was built in 1998 or earlier and has the Black "A" connectors, more than likely the recall work has been performed.

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Kids ride on toys, battery operated?

robin

Need info about kids ride on toys which is battery operated. Which one is good?

Answer
There are many options for you to choose, but none is perfect. It will be helpful to read what other users said in their reviews for each product so you you will get a better ideas of the pros and cons.

I recommend Power Wheels ride ons such as Power Wheels Kawasaki KFX. Other option is Power Wheel Ford F-150, but get the 12-Volt one not the 6-Volt one, so the battery life lasts longer.

do powered riding toys work?

do powered riding toys work or not .or thats just waisting money ?please answer my question

Answer
Why not get the kids a bike? That way they get some exercise while they're having fun.

(Isn't this the answer you expect in the BICYCLE section?)

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safe and fun ride on toys?

nick damon

Hi. I'm thinking about buying my 13 year old boy a fun electric ride on toy for Christmas. What would you guys recommend? I'd like it to have a rechargable battery, something safe, and fun. We live in New Jersey so can you also state what the rules are here? Thanks

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It's not electric but my kids *LOVE* their Power Wing. It's safe, fun and simple to learn how to ride and do tricks.

What was this riding toy called?

keepontruc

It was a large round plastic wheel that a kid sat in and powered it by hand with handles on the big wheels on each side. It could move in all directiions, depending on how the kid maneuvered the wheels with his hands. I thought it was called a moon wheel, but not sure. This would be from the mid-70's. I think it was orange with black wheels.
It was a round wheel with a seat in the middle. There were large wheels on each side of the seat. The side wheels had handles to turn them and make the toy go in any direction, and even spin around. I think it was called a "moon wheel". This was not the Big Wheel trike; it was an entirely different type of riding toy.

Answer
What you are looking for is called the

"WHIZ WHEEL"
http://www.inthe80s.com/toys/whizwheel0.shtml

on this page you can see a better pic
http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=74896

Here it is as it is now
known as the
"Krazy Kar"

http://www.feelingretro.com/toys/Ride-On-Toys/krazy-kar.php

The Krazy Kar/ Whiz Wheel
can still be bought ...
and you can find them here...

http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/2178

**

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what toys do you think are a great investment?

Sexy Ma

what toys do you think are a great investment? I have a 12 yr old daughter and 4 yr old son and they use the trampoline EVERYDAY! I also, have a motorcycle power wheels and my daughter will ride on it with him(we have a jeep power wheels but my daughter can't fit into that one comfortably) and a 9 ft. inflatable water slide..Both my kids have sooooo much fun on it!

Answer
I hate to spend money on big expensive toys...Mostly because kids get bored quickly and most toys break or the kids lose pieces really quickly!

I like toys like play-doh, cheap fun and easy to replace.

Our biggest investment was a play kitchen with food and pots and pans. We also built a sandbox, but sand toys are really cheap.

Our favorite toys:
Play-doh
Washable water colors
Wooden blocks
Crayons (Washable)
Books
Wooden puzzles
Hot wheels cars
Army guys
Bubbles (which you can make yourself)
Etc.

Is it illegal to ride a motor scooter around in your neighborhood?

Audrey McC

My child just got a little kid motorcycle, which goes max 10 mph and is battery powered, and i want to know if it's illegal to ride it around the neighborhood.

Answer
sorry it doesn't say where you are from.

in the uk it is illegal to ride anything on the pavement including a bicycle, however the police understand that it is wrong for children to ride on the road so it is overlooked until they are of a responsible age. in the uk that is 12

a battery powered bike is mechanically powered and would require licensing tax and an mot. again however its a toy and would be overlooked. this is different to a battery assisted bicycle where it is manually powered but assisted.


if you were in the uk it would be illegal to ride on the path and to ride on the road but it is standard presidure to ignore both

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do powered riding toys work?

do powered riding toys work or not .or thats just waisting money ?please answer my question

Answer
Why not get the kids a bike? That way they get some exercise while they're having fun.

(Isn't this the answer you expect in the BICYCLE section?)

Barbie ride on toys for kids?

robin

For a little girl 4yo who loves Barbie and loves to ride car I think a Barbie ride-on toy will make a perfect gift. It can be pedal car or a battery-operated one. Any suggestion?

Answer
I would recommend a Power Wheels vehicle, if you have the money to spend on one, however, something to keep in mind is that the ideal age for Power Wheels vehicles is 3-5 years old, so your daughter might outgrow it before she gets much use out of it.

Power Wheels Fisher Price Barbie Mustang retails for approximately $250

Power Wheels Fisher Price Barbie Jammin Jeep retails for approximately $240

Power Wheels Fisher-Price Barbie Kawasaki KFX with Monster Traction retails for approximately $175

Power Wheels Fisher-Price Barbie Smart Car retails for approximately $260

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Barbie ride on toys for kids?

robin

For a little girl 4yo who loves Barbie and loves to ride car I think a Barbie ride-on toy will make a perfect gift. It can be pedal car or a battery-operated one. Any suggestion?

Answer
I would recommend a Power Wheels vehicle, if you have the money to spend on one, however, something to keep in mind is that the ideal age for Power Wheels vehicles is 3-5 years old, so your daughter might outgrow it before she gets much use out of it.

Power Wheels Fisher Price Barbie Mustang retails for approximately $250

Power Wheels Fisher Price Barbie Jammin Jeep retails for approximately $240

Power Wheels Fisher-Price Barbie Kawasaki KFX with Monster Traction retails for approximately $175

Power Wheels Fisher-Price Barbie Smart Car retails for approximately $260

Best powered riding toy for 15 month old?

abc123

What are your thoughts?
Hi, Clay! Thanks for answering. There are actually a few models out now designed for the younger kids.

Answer
I dont think that you should give a 15 month old a powered toy just yet. But around 3 or 4 years i would suggest you get a Powerwheel for him, they're made great and are super fun for little kids. Hope this helped!

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What was your favorite toy or gift you received as a child for Christmas?

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Shana

OK. It's not even October yet and I am super excited about Christmas. I am 25 and my favorite gift as a child was a pink Barbie power wheels corvette. I remember riding it around the block believing I can drive a real car, letting other kids play with it and my mother yelling at me because I would let the other kids play with it more than I did. So what was your favorite toy or gift you recieved for Christmas as a child?

Answer
Also in the 70s for me, I loved the Hot Wheels track set I recieved - those orange stips of track that you could join together to make loops, hairpin curves, jumps, and such. I spent YEARS playing with that, and now my son is passing it down to my grandson. Some things just don't leave the family!

What is the difference between old and new toys?

supeerrsta

I need answers other than 'new toys are modern'. please be specific. it's for homework
Neo please,that is hardly an answer. like MATERIALS, technology. PLEASE be more specific

Answer
Depending on how far you go back and what kind of 'toys' you are talking about, there can be many different answers. Here are a couple of examples to explain what I mean...

In electronics, video games, radios and televisions for example, many old 'toys' consisted of wooden construction with little plastic and occasionally metal for design purposes. Old televisions used tubes and transistors, while new toys use LCD technology and HD properties. Old computers used tubes and transistors as well, were the size of a standard room, had the processing power of a modern wrist watch, and made calculations on a long sheet of paper. Today's computers have motherboards, graphics cards and accelerators and network cards that can transmit information through the air without wires, and many fit in your lap.

Older video game systems had wood paneling, and if you popped them open, would maybe see a heat sink and a small motherboard to read the media. Today's video game consoles have so many boards, wires and switches that if you tried to take it apart without proper training, it could look like a crash victim's intestines.

Another example is vehicles. Older toys had all metal bodies and no safety devices. As the technology and education grew, safety belts, airbags, shatterproof windshields, and crumple zones on the bumpers made for a more reliable and safer ride.

If you are referring to the actual term of the word 'toy', older toys had absolutely no computers in them, while just about every new toy has at least some sort of computer technology somewhere inside of it. A good example of this is Woody and Buzz from Toy Story. Woody is a pull-string doll with a mechanical voice box that, if you had one of these back in the day, would actually lower the pitch if you restrained the string from going back into the voice box at it's normal speed. Buzz on the other hand is the new toy, electronics in every inch of the toy, and everything is digital to the push of a button.

Toys from the old days were usually something like a stick with a Frisbee on top of it, or going even further back, nothing but a flat piece of plastic that you throw around. A hula-hoop is nothing more than a hollow plastic tube connected in a ring. The original Mr. potato head was pieces of plastic pertaining to eyes, mouths, arms and legs that you pressed into a real potato.

Put simply, old toys used a lot more imagination, and kid's had plenty of it back then. Today, new toys could pretty much play with themselves, and have so many chips and wires and stereo speakers that you could have built E.T's phone with about a quarter of the stuff you find in them.

So the short answer is; The difference between old toys and new toys is the evolution of technology. As higher quality materials became cheaper and more accessible, they became a bigger part of the new toy line. New strides in technology allowed more interactivity such as movement and sound. In the case of television, sharper picture and color. In the case of vehicles, safety and comfort. In the case of computers, smaller sizes and higher processing speeds. And in the the case of a child's toy, More interactivity and, sometimes, less imagination.

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Is it illegal to ride a motor scooter around in your neighborhood?

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Audrey McC

My child just got a little kid motorcycle, which goes max 10 mph and is battery powered, and i want to know if it's illegal to ride it around the neighborhood.

Answer
sorry it doesn't say where you are from.

in the uk it is illegal to ride anything on the pavement including a bicycle, however the police understand that it is wrong for children to ride on the road so it is overlooked until they are of a responsible age. in the uk that is 12

a battery powered bike is mechanically powered and would require licensing tax and an mot. again however its a toy and would be overlooked. this is different to a battery assisted bicycle where it is manually powered but assisted.


if you were in the uk it would be illegal to ride on the path and to ride on the road but it is standard presidure to ignore both

is there a power wheel type toy for a 5 almost 6 year old?

Lisa Grego

My kids have never had one and we are finally financially well enough to get them each one. I am struggling to find one that my daughter will fit. She is only 40lbs at the moment but she is 3ft 10in. She is quite tall. If you could help me find one for her that would be great.

Answer
The top five Power Wheels vehicles are:
Power Wheels Fisher Price Barbie Smart Car retails for approximately $260
Power Wheels Fisher Price Stinger XS retails for approximately $250
Power Wheels Fisher Price A.T. Rex with Monster Traction retails for approximately $250
Power Wheels Cadillac Escalade retails for approximately $300
Power Wheels A.T. Rex Electric Ride On retails for approximately $250

The Jeep Hurricane is a good Power Wheels ride on toy, but it is definitely not the "best of the Power Wheels" line of ride on toys. The Cadillac Escalade will give you more bang for your buck.

The biggest problem with the Jeep Hurricane is that allthough it advertises as an "off road" vehicle, gravel and dirt really wears on the tires. After only 5 or 6 rides, the tires will start to crack and get holes in them if you are riding it off road. If you plan to only use it for street riding (sidewalks, driveways, etc), then it will be fine. If you plan on running it over dirt, mud, and grass, you will be replacing the tires on a regular basis.

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is there a power wheel type toy for a 5 almost 6 year old?

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Lisa Grego

My kids have never had one and we are finally financially well enough to get them each one. I am struggling to find one that my daughter will fit. She is only 40lbs at the moment but she is 3ft 10in. She is quite tall. If you could help me find one for her that would be great.

Answer
The top five Power Wheels vehicles are:
Power Wheels Fisher Price Barbie Smart Car retails for approximately $260
Power Wheels Fisher Price Stinger XS retails for approximately $250
Power Wheels Fisher Price A.T. Rex with Monster Traction retails for approximately $250
Power Wheels Cadillac Escalade retails for approximately $300
Power Wheels A.T. Rex Electric Ride On retails for approximately $250

The Jeep Hurricane is a good Power Wheels ride on toy, but it is definitely not the "best of the Power Wheels" line of ride on toys. The Cadillac Escalade will give you more bang for your buck.

The biggest problem with the Jeep Hurricane is that allthough it advertises as an "off road" vehicle, gravel and dirt really wears on the tires. After only 5 or 6 rides, the tires will start to crack and get holes in them if you are riding it off road. If you plan to only use it for street riding (sidewalks, driveways, etc), then it will be fine. If you plan on running it over dirt, mud, and grass, you will be replacing the tires on a regular basis.

What do you think are toys effect on children?

Caustic Lo

Please help :)
What messages do you think they are sending children?
What are they promoting?
Examples of some of these toys?

I am also talking about some negative effects like on their self esteem too.
What are some toys that can harm a child's self esteem or way of thinking?

It would be awesome if these questions were answered :)

Answer
Toys can be positive/negative. Violent toys don't necessarily mean violent kids. And cerebral toys don't equate to baby geniuses. The best toys:
Challenge
Exercise
Entice
Entertain
Invoke curiosity
Fuel creativity.

That said, a cardboard box can be an effective toy, even though it's just a box (ala Calvin and Hobbes). From my perspective get the kids started early on game-based toys, ones that require partnerships and mutual enjoyment with others (sharing). Those little toy computers are great, but instead of teaching a kid about a frog I'd rather show them a frog. My favorite toys that fall into one more of the above categories Lego's and other builder toys like erector, Lincoln logs etc. Stalagmite water rocks, those sponges that unfurl, water guns. For the younger kids, that new sitting ride thing that powers the television, that's just cool and unique in that it performs in nearly every category. Video games are pointless for an eight year old.

Most of the better toys aren't found in your local Wal-Mart, they require some shopping. Toys like bratz, Barbie..etc create a false impression of what an ideal woman should be. Either she is an eight foot tall plastic surgery expert with dyed hair or she is trailer trash. not much in the in between. American girls promote a semblance of learning and try to stay away from overly sexual clothing. Most toys are movie promotions or actor/singer promotion. Does the hannah Montana doll increase girls desire to watch the show or does the show increase the purchasing of the doll? Those toys also setup some unhealthy expectations, it's just the princess motif from generations back with a new facade

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what toys do you think are a great investment?

What is this spin around riding toy from the 50's 60's called?

What was your favorite toy or gift you received as a child for Christmas?

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Shana

OK. It's not even October yet and I am super excited about Christmas. I am 25 and my favorite gift as a child was a pink Barbie power wheels corvette. I remember riding it around the block believing I can drive a real car, letting other kids play with it and my mother yelling at me because I would let the other kids play with it more than I did. So what was your favorite toy or gift you recieved for Christmas as a child?

Answer
Also in the 70s for me, I loved the Hot Wheels track set I recieved - those orange stips of track that you could join together to make loops, hairpin curves, jumps, and such. I spent YEARS playing with that, and now my son is passing it down to my grandson. Some things just don't leave the family!

What is the difference between old and new toys?

supeerrsta

I need answers other than 'new toys are modern'. please be specific. it's for homework
Neo please,that is hardly an answer. like MATERIALS, technology. PLEASE be more specific

Answer
Depending on how far you go back and what kind of 'toys' you are talking about, there can be many different answers. Here are a couple of examples to explain what I mean...

In electronics, video games, radios and televisions for example, many old 'toys' consisted of wooden construction with little plastic and occasionally metal for design purposes. Old televisions used tubes and transistors, while new toys use LCD technology and HD properties. Old computers used tubes and transistors as well, were the size of a standard room, had the processing power of a modern wrist watch, and made calculations on a long sheet of paper. Today's computers have motherboards, graphics cards and accelerators and network cards that can transmit information through the air without wires, and many fit in your lap.

Older video game systems had wood paneling, and if you popped them open, would maybe see a heat sink and a small motherboard to read the media. Today's video game consoles have so many boards, wires and switches that if you tried to take it apart without proper training, it could look like a crash victim's intestines.

Another example is vehicles. Older toys had all metal bodies and no safety devices. As the technology and education grew, safety belts, airbags, shatterproof windshields, and crumple zones on the bumpers made for a more reliable and safer ride.

If you are referring to the actual term of the word 'toy', older toys had absolutely no computers in them, while just about every new toy has at least some sort of computer technology somewhere inside of it. A good example of this is Woody and Buzz from Toy Story. Woody is a pull-string doll with a mechanical voice box that, if you had one of these back in the day, would actually lower the pitch if you restrained the string from going back into the voice box at it's normal speed. Buzz on the other hand is the new toy, electronics in every inch of the toy, and everything is digital to the push of a button.

Toys from the old days were usually something like a stick with a Frisbee on top of it, or going even further back, nothing but a flat piece of plastic that you throw around. A hula-hoop is nothing more than a hollow plastic tube connected in a ring. The original Mr. potato head was pieces of plastic pertaining to eyes, mouths, arms and legs that you pressed into a real potato.

Put simply, old toys used a lot more imagination, and kid's had plenty of it back then. Today, new toys could pretty much play with themselves, and have so many chips and wires and stereo speakers that you could have built E.T's phone with about a quarter of the stuff you find in them.

So the short answer is; The difference between old toys and new toys is the evolution of technology. As higher quality materials became cheaper and more accessible, they became a bigger part of the new toy line. New strides in technology allowed more interactivity such as movement and sound. In the case of television, sharper picture and color. In the case of vehicles, safety and comfort. In the case of computers, smaller sizes and higher processing speeds. And in the the case of a child's toy, More interactivity and, sometimes, less imagination.

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What games were there during the Great Depression?

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Myles Garc

I'm trying to make a power point for a class, and one of the slides include info on "Games of the Great Depression". Were there even games played during that era? If so, then was there some popular ones. What was their appeal then, and are any of those games still played today?
If anyone could answer at least one of these, possibly all of them, that would be super!

Answer
Since times were very tough and many kids also worked to help their families, games were "low cost games". Mostly played out on the sidewalk or streets; stickball with sewer covers as bases, etc; marbles played out in dirt, sidewalks, etc; anything with homemade balls and homemade toys dolls, trucks,etc.. Remember hardly anyone had cars so you really didn't have to worry about cars on side streets.
Played hide and seek; Ring- A -Lario; Jump the "Donkey, Horse or whatever". 2 or 3 kids started at the bottom bracing themselves against a wall,. Hands out against the wall, slightly bent over to form the base. Then one by one, other kids tried to get a head start and then jump on top, then another next to him/her. Then a kid would try to get on top of them. It was making a human pyramid & you couldn't really stay that way for long, with kids on top of you & then someone else jumping & shaking everyone not steady. Usually, you started falling over & then joined by the others. There was no sense to the game, really, but the laughter was continuous & contagious.
I learned about a lot of these street games when I was in college & did a paper on the depression & interviewed people. Also, some kids had junky, old bikes & bike riding was not only a delivery job for most but also a great sport as was running together through parks. Simple stuff mostly, thought up by kids. They went swimming locally in rivers, bays & some in lakes & oceans. Also, pollution was really not an issue then because testing & knowledge and money didn't exist for it to be an issue.
There were paper dolls with wardrobes where girls would cut out the dolls & clothing very carefully. they had little tabs that the kids had to cut around and then fold over the paper doll so the "clothing" would stay on. Kids took really good care of these paper people/ dolls. They would store them in boxes when not playing with them to keep them safe & in good condition. There were also a limited amount of crayons & coloring books that were cheap but mostly in cities & not available everywhere.
Games of "Jacks" played with small metal pieces and a small ball, You would place the jacks apart but close, bounce the ball & attempt to snatch a jack before the ball came back. Really, just doing the same thing over & over. If you were lucky enough to be around someone who played the piano, accordian, etc you would sing together for hours; sometimes just with other kids and other times with family members.
People in industrial areas got pieces of chalk used for other purposes but chunks were taken home & given to kids who drew on sidewalks and streets.
The appeal of playing games was of being together and having fun. No structured rules, teams or adults acting as coaches or judging. The games were played & thought up by other kids & passed on down. Kids played outside all day long. Times were different, very safe & kids looked out for each other. There wasn't any TV ( most homes did have small radios) Most homes didn't have telephones either & if they did, they were in the minority & didn't have private lines; they had "party lines". There were libraries, books and kids did a lot of reading alone & together with one older kid reading to the younger ones. Books were passed around. At night, friends got together and told stories to each other about all kinds of things; legends, tales, made up stories.
Boys with their dad's help made wooden "cars" that were made of scrap wood, old, used carriage wheels & nails. You'd go up a hill and just get in & ride down inside your "car". Later crude "steering wheels" would be attached & if lucky you had someone push you back and forth.
There were many, many other games, I'm sure. These are just some of the ones that have come to mind

What is this spin around riding toy from the 50's 60's called?

audrey

It is made of metal ,is about 5 feet wide or long as it were,has 4 criss cross seats ( like this--- X ) one child on each end. The little kids would sit astride each and hold on to their hand rail and push with their feet to make this ride spin around.

Answer
hmm could possibly be a kinetic energy machine...
although i doubt using little kids to power it would be legal...

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What are good outside toys for little boys?

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Parentof1

My son is 8 months we are getting ready to buy our first home we have always lived in apartments and never had a yard , what are good toys that a 1 year old will love to play outside with? He will be one in may his dad is building him a big wooden swing set for his birthday , what else ? We are thinking of getting a pool since he loves water. What about a sprinkler? Any personal experiences will be very much appreciated

Answer
Small trampeline, bounce house, pools. I think little tikes has a mud pie table which the kids like. Outdoor kitchens and grill, sandbox, and of course the swing set will be a lot of fun. Sidewalk chalk, bubbles, if you get a dog playing with the baby and dog in the yard. Tball (little tikes set comes with stand and ball), the other big bouncy balls at Wal Mart. Basketball hoop and ball (once again, little tikes I believe). I have also seen lawnmowers that blow bubbles and kids gardening tool sets. See saw, tricycles (radio flyer has some nice ones for the younger ones), battery powered ride on toys, slides, clubhouse. The list goes on and on.

My daughter probably likes the sidewalk chalk, pool, and sandbox the best. She loves playing with her dog inside/outside no matter what the season is.

What was your favorite toy or gift you received as a child for Christmas?

Shana

OK. It's not even October yet and I am super excited about Christmas. I am 25 and my favorite gift as a child was a pink Barbie power wheels corvette. I remember riding it around the block believing I can drive a real car, letting other kids play with it and my mother yelling at me because I would let the other kids play with it more than I did. So what was your favorite toy or gift you recieved for Christmas as a child?

Answer
Also in the 70s for me, I loved the Hot Wheels track set I recieved - those orange stips of track that you could join together to make loops, hairpin curves, jumps, and such. I spent YEARS playing with that, and now my son is passing it down to my grandson. Some things just don't leave the family!

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What games were there during the Great Depression?

best kids powered riding toys image

Myles Garc

I'm trying to make a power point for a class, and one of the slides include info on "Games of the Great Depression". Were there even games played during that era? If so, then was there some popular ones. What was their appeal then, and are any of those games still played today?
If anyone could answer at least one of these, possibly all of them, that would be super!

Answer
Since times were very tough and many kids also worked to help their families, games were "low cost games". Mostly played out on the sidewalk or streets; stickball with sewer covers as bases, etc; marbles played out in dirt, sidewalks, etc; anything with homemade balls and homemade toys dolls, trucks,etc.. Remember hardly anyone had cars so you really didn't have to worry about cars on side streets.
Played hide and seek; Ring- A -Lario; Jump the "Donkey, Horse or whatever". 2 or 3 kids started at the bottom bracing themselves against a wall,. Hands out against the wall, slightly bent over to form the base. Then one by one, other kids tried to get a head start and then jump on top, then another next to him/her. Then a kid would try to get on top of them. It was making a human pyramid & you couldn't really stay that way for long, with kids on top of you & then someone else jumping & shaking everyone not steady. Usually, you started falling over & then joined by the others. There was no sense to the game, really, but the laughter was continuous & contagious.
I learned about a lot of these street games when I was in college & did a paper on the depression & interviewed people. Also, some kids had junky, old bikes & bike riding was not only a delivery job for most but also a great sport as was running together through parks. Simple stuff mostly, thought up by kids. They went swimming locally in rivers, bays & some in lakes & oceans. Also, pollution was really not an issue then because testing & knowledge and money didn't exist for it to be an issue.
There were paper dolls with wardrobes where girls would cut out the dolls & clothing very carefully. they had little tabs that the kids had to cut around and then fold over the paper doll so the "clothing" would stay on. Kids took really good care of these paper people/ dolls. They would store them in boxes when not playing with them to keep them safe & in good condition. There were also a limited amount of crayons & coloring books that were cheap but mostly in cities & not available everywhere.
Games of "Jacks" played with small metal pieces and a small ball, You would place the jacks apart but close, bounce the ball & attempt to snatch a jack before the ball came back. Really, just doing the same thing over & over. If you were lucky enough to be around someone who played the piano, accordian, etc you would sing together for hours; sometimes just with other kids and other times with family members.
People in industrial areas got pieces of chalk used for other purposes but chunks were taken home & given to kids who drew on sidewalks and streets.
The appeal of playing games was of being together and having fun. No structured rules, teams or adults acting as coaches or judging. The games were played & thought up by other kids & passed on down. Kids played outside all day long. Times were different, very safe & kids looked out for each other. There wasn't any TV ( most homes did have small radios) Most homes didn't have telephones either & if they did, they were in the minority & didn't have private lines; they had "party lines". There were libraries, books and kids did a lot of reading alone & together with one older kid reading to the younger ones. Books were passed around. At night, friends got together and told stories to each other about all kinds of things; legends, tales, made up stories.
Boys with their dad's help made wooden "cars" that were made of scrap wood, old, used carriage wheels & nails. You'd go up a hill and just get in & ride down inside your "car". Later crude "steering wheels" would be attached & if lucky you had someone push you back and forth.
There were many, many other games, I'm sure. These are just some of the ones that have come to mind

What is this spin around riding toy from the 50's 60's called?

audrey

It is made of metal ,is about 5 feet wide or long as it were,has 4 criss cross seats ( like this--- X ) one child on each end. The little kids would sit astride each and hold on to their hand rail and push with their feet to make this ride spin around.

Answer
hmm could possibly be a kinetic energy machine...
although i doubt using little kids to power it would be legal...

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