I know I sound old when I say this, but it’s hard finding things to entertain my kid that don’t involve a screen of some sort.
TV screen. Video Game Screen. Computer Screen. Gah.
I don’t mind any of that in moderation, but I love to encourage creativity. And one thing I’ve found that my son LOVES is building things.
Last month when I was searching Amazon for a new set of blocks or some type of building set, I came across Snap Circuits. They had awesome reviews and were a reasonable price, so I decided to give them a go. And they ended up being Jon David’s favorite gift!!
Snap circuits are color coded wires, switches, and circuits that easily snap together on a grid. The box comes with a book full of tons of pictures of completed projects. All your kid has to do is match the colors and pieces and snap them on as indicated.
Some of the projects are a fan, a light, a flying saucer, a police siren, and tons more. It’s fun and educational (BONUS) and occupies my son forever!! It’s recommended for age 8 and up, but I’d say anyone from age 7 to infinity old would love these.
And SINCE they’re a favorite toy in my house, I’m giving you a chance to win a set here!! (They’d make a perfect Christmas gift, no?)
To enter, just leave a comment telling me your favorite childhood toy.
We will be taking entries until Friday, Oct 21st at 11:59 pm. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and announced here Saturday the 22nd.
CONTEST CLOSED! The winner is Comment #31, Shandra Lenae who said, “My little pony, Pound Puppies, and Pound Purries. Man you would of thought I’d turn out to bet a veterinarian or something…”
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Good luck and thank you so much for reading!!
**This giveaway is provided by me. It is not sponsored by wires, electricity, Romi and Michelle (inventors of Post-Its), Amazon.com, or the Snap Circuit company. Also, I just added Romi and Michelle to see if you’re paying attention.
My favorite toy was my Lite Bright!
My favorite childhood toy … hmm….
Battleship, my hotwheels big trike, my little ponys, barbies, cabbage patch kids and rainbow brite! I was a bit of a tom boy
My younger son would/will have a ball with this if I win it!
My Easy Bake Oven and Spin Art were my favorites.
Iloved barbies as a kid. I played with them all the time.
Barbies! Duh.
My favorite childhood toy (besides Barbies……which really were more than toys) was an Easy-Bake Oven! Spurred on my love of baking!
I love(d) books!!! Island of the blue dolphins was one of my all time favs. I also loved little house on the prairie series!
Anyone remember those P.J. Sparkles dolls? I waited forever to get mine, and I LOVED it!
Definitely Strawberry Shortcake (and CPK, stickers, My Little Pony……) I could go on forever.
ummm… yeah… my husband wants this…. My favorite kid toy was my Cabbage Patch kids.
Barbies, Strawberry Shortcake and Sock Monkey!
I loved my little ponies and barbies
It’s not really considered a toy, but I’d have to say my piano. That was the first ‘toy’ I’ve ever received.
Me and my sister would play with Barbies for hours on end! We had like 20 Barbies. My sister would play with just one, and I would play with all the rest.
The Sunshine Family. (wish my mom would have saved them for my kids)
strawberry shortcake for sure!
Barbies and Babies … definitely!!!
Dirt. I’m not gonna lie. My mom would put me in these little ruffly dresses and I would promptly find the nearest dirt pile or mud puddle to play in. Besides that, this bright pink stuffed cow I’ve had since I was 6.
Connect four! Had a blast playing it for hours!
Barbie rocked. We also loved having game night… Sorry, Uno, Battleship, Hungry Hippos!
I was obsessed with my blocks! So many fun creations!!
I used to have this doll I had named Jamie that I carried EVERYWHERE. He’s the first that comes to mind!
Cabbage Patch Kids….but why did I always get the ones with the old woman names…. Beatrice Adelaide was one of my dolls…sheesh!!
I loved to play with Lite Bright.
I loved to play with Lite Bright and Cabbage Patch Kids.
Baby dolls! OMG. I took them everywhere and told people they had the “can’t walk disease.” I also made my little brother be the dad until he was about 10 years old.
My easy bake oven!
Oh so many…Cabbage Patch Kids…strawberry Shortcake..
Dolls. Cabbage patch, barbies,strawberry shortcake and a million more. Girly girly stuff.
And now I have a boy and am surrounded by cootie filled toys… Bah.
Seriously though boy toys are cool and these look like they would be a huge hit
My favorite childhood toy was…does television count? Oh no? Ok, then Sega. Because those don’t still exist, do they?
My little pony, Pound Puppies, and Pound Purries. Man you would of thought I’d turn out to bet a veterinarian or something…
Hey Shandra! You are the winner of the Snap Circuits Giveaway! I will be emailing you with the details!!
Polly Pockets… and a few years later… the Tamagotchi!
My cabbage patch doll, I remember her name was deliah.
tamagotchi, barbie, polly pockets, easy bake oven- I loved them all!!
Too many to have one favorite…its between..Barbies, Lite Brite, Easy Bake Oven, Paper Dolls & My Mrs. Beasley Doll! Thank you for doing this giveaway!
cabbage patch doll for sure!
Hm….I can’t lie, I loved barbie and all her accessories. But my favorite thing to do was to set up a store with all the fabulous items and play shopping!
My Popel. I still have it. Or maybe my lite brite. I almost ran away when my mom threw it out.
Lite Brite. Hands down.
My fisher price tape recorder… I used to pretend I was (dramatic pause) O-oohhhhh-PRAH!!
My little ponies – anything animal related really, but this is the only name I could remember.
My favorite toys were my Easy Bake Oven and my Cricket doll
I loved my bike and rollerblades.
I LOVED my Spirograph when I was a kid! The kind with the pins and the cardboard…
I have a boy on my Christmas list that this would be PERFECT for!! He just loves to build stuff!
I loved My Little Pony, and pretty much any of the other typical 80′s toys
My Dukes of Hazzard car
My favorite toy was my “Thumbelina” doll………she wiggled! Thanks.
LOLed at Romi & Michelle. Anywho, my favorite childhood game/toy was probably Perfection.
I loved the spirograph.
I loved my operation game. Not that I became anything medical related but it was a fun game!!
Hmmm I think it would be my Light Brite or He-Man and She-Ra toys (can you tell as an Army brat most of the kids on base around me were boys lol)
I loved Playmobil!
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I’m guessing mine would have been the Cabbage Patch doll.
Books. I was that kid. Second, Barbie.
Probably my Easy Bake Oven, which my 10 year old son has now decided he wants, but asked if it came in blue…I had to regretfully say no that they only come in pink, to which he replied “its ok mom, no one will ever see it except me and you” …lol With that Mattel you need to rethink your color scheme because most of the Top Chefs in the world are men that were once boys!
books and jacks… i had a little tiny red suitcase for my jacks… and i’ve never outgrown my love of books.
My favorite toy as a child was a Yo-Yo stick thingy. I loved that thing!
Barbies!
I was a Tomboy. I loved anything with sports. My son is a construction addict and would love these!
Oh, that’s a tough one! I loved just having a big pile of dirt and a hose!
My fav toy was all things Barbie, houses, cars, clothes, furniture, you name it, I had it hehe. My son would totally love this!
My nephew would love these! My favorites growing up were Spirograph art stuff and Barbies.
My favorite toy was the Atari!
My favorite toy was my bike. My bff and I rode our bikes to the lakefront in Chicago often and explored the city, getting into things that no tweens would normally be doing (backstage at the Lyric?)
Unrelated to the question, my husband would FREAK if we won this. He just bought this for my nephew for his birthday and always wishes he could use it in his classroom. Alas they cannot afford it…
Barbies and Chatty Kathy!
Teddy Ruxpin!
My favorite toy was a robotic Mickey Mouse that would read stories to me when you put a cassette in his back.
This looks super fun, the best I had were Lincoln Logs or Tinker Toys. I never even got Legos! I would have loved something like this. My favorite toy I had was a toss up between my Water Baby doll (which look a little creepy to me now as an adult) and my Easy Bake Oven (which I would still play with today if I had the chance!). Good luck to all the people that entered!
etch-a-sketch and lite brite!
My 11 year old would love these! My favorite toy growing up was a stuffed sock monkey.
My purple glitter, floral banana seat bike with the plastic basket on the front with plastic decorative flowers that of course matched the banana seat.
My favorite childhood toys were my easy bake oven and my lite-bright.
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My favorite was Barbie. I loved her.
My favorite toy as a kids was baby “Shivers”!
My favorite toy was, believe it or not, new crayons and a new coloring book. I loved to color (and still do sometimes).
Lite Brite and barbies. But I really just liked to read.
Legos, great giveaway!
Hmmmm so many to choose from. I remember really loving my lite bright!
My Cabbage Patch dolls!
We had a set of Pipe Works growing up, now I’m thinking they were probably not that safe. But they were a blast! I remember building all sorts of things with them.
My favorite childhood toy is my large, stuffed, pink “Kitty”. She still sits in a place of honor. I also loved my play cash register and the sound it made when I opened the drawer!
Boring…but books!
My favorite was my cabbage patch kids. Loved those guys.
I had my very own mini popcorn machine!
My favorite toy as a child was a miniature piano my parents gave me one Christmas!
My bike,skateboard when I got older.
My favorite toy was my Barbie Dream House…they don’t make them like that anymore.
I played with my dollhouse for hours.
My favorite toy was twin baby dolls. And books.
Totally hair Barbie….I did there hair for hours on end. And my kitchen set that I had organized juuuuust right, and then a friend dumped over the fridge and ruined it. I defriended her….that was the ultimate diss in my book. Too bad my anal retentive kitchen cleaning did last through adulthood….
My favorite toys were anything Barbie and Little People.
Favorite childhood toy was my Barbies! I have a son who would love this though.
I LOVE cabbage patch dolls. I still collect the limited editions. Was always a huge fan of Light Bright too.
Barbies. My Little Pony. Care Bears. Pretty much anything that would fit in my dollhouse…
my little ponies, perler beads, and coloring books. One of my sisters and I colored in coloring books all of the time.
My favorite toy was baby dolls. Any size, shape, color. Just as long as I could put it in my stroller/carrier/bassinet and squeeze the living hell out of it. Hey, I had a lot of love to give. haha
As a child I loved arts and crafts like cross stitch or something having to do with yarn, string, fabric…
I loved playing othello
Any and all things dress up!