Favorite Christmas Gift When You Were A Kid

[StewartG]

Got it from bubbie and zadie for Hanukkah.

Turns out it was pretty lame.

My first lesson in "marketing hype."

[StewartG]

Originally Posted by adella

Oranges and bananas X-mas was the only time of the year when if we were lucky could get any. Communist country

I knew Canada was generally somewhat more socialized than the U.S., but communist? I wouldn't go that far!!!

[StewartG]

Originally Posted by himynameisjan

Well, I didn't get the pony I asked for every year between the ages of 4 and 15. At 15, my parents told me if I could save the money for half the cost of a horse, they would pay the rest. A devious way of saying no, my allowance was 50 cents a week. When I was 25, I made them pay for half my first horse

Oddly the one gift that sticks in my mind was a stuffed Cecil. He was a character from a kids show. I was easy to please. Or, maybe my easy bake oven, or Chatty Kathy doll.

My daughter has insisted this year that she wants a pony. A REAL pony, that she can ride and live in our back yard. But she has to be pink.

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by StewartG

My daughter has insisted this year that she wants a pony. A REAL pony, that she can ride and live in our back yard. But she has to be pink.

my daughter must NEVER meet your daughter... she will give her ideas that she does NOT need

[catnhat]

My fav. gift..
I played hours with my jewelry box
I ..WAS.. the ballerina...
something like this one..

[BonnyW]

A blue Huffy 3-speed bike and a white kitty (stuffed animal) from my G'ma.

[Oso de Yogui]

Originally Posted by sctx

Mossburg 500 20 guage shotgun with 28 inch barrel and adjustable choke.......what more coulda 11 year old want???

Wow...you were a lucky kid! Guns on our farm were kinda' community shared. You didn't get one handed down until grand dad, pop, or big brother bought one or where handed down one. Guns weren't a Christmas thing because most hunting seasons were over by then. Of course I don't really remember paying much mind to the law back in the day if it meant foodon the table!
I remember loving the Lincoln Logs and Etch-a-Sketch I got on a couple of Christmas's!

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by sctx

Mossburg 500 20 guage shotgun with 28 inch barrel and adjustable choke.......what more coulda 11 year old want???

Had to wait til I was 13 for mine

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by StewartG

My daughter has insisted this year that she wants a pony. A REAL pony, that she can ride and live in our back yard. But she has to be pink.

Try Ebay...they have EVERY thing!

[cmsitaly]

Atari...I thought I was gonna faint I was so surprised

[Sol]

I freaked out when I got a Mary Poppins doll and a new bike with a banana seat and brakes on handlebars. I scored big that Christmas.

[MaripositaII]

The year I got a baby doll and Blue Willow porcelain tea set. Made me the happiest little girl that year. Then my dad apparently forgot to take the child-sized mop & broom set from under the bed and I found it the following day. I was all set to be a really good "momma" to my baby


About five or six years ago hubby surprised me with an 8 piece set of "grown" up "made in England" Blue Willow set. Every year I tell the same story to my kids as I drag it out for breakfast on Christmas Eve. Doesn't go with my decor but I love that dinner set.

[Andiline]

I don't remember....

[adella]

Originally Posted by StewartG

I knew Canada was generally somewhat more socialized than the U.S., but communist? I wouldn't go that far!!!

I m an immigrant here. Any problem with that?

[Tlyn]

A Baby Alive. It was a baby doll that I could feed - it mostly just spit it all back though. But I loved it. Oh and a Barbie tent - I loved to hold the cat hostage in it.