People say that once you grow up you should focus on grown-up things and discard those items and activities that took your fancy when you were a child.
While that is true for the most part and is a natural process of becoming an adult, a little part of you will always remain a child in the sense that you sometimes hanker for those carefree days before having to worry about bills or earning money.
One anchor to those halcyon days is the toys that you used to play with providing they survived your tender attentions or weren’t wrecked by any younger siblings you passed them onto. But if you did manage to keep and preserve them, they serve as a happy reminder of simpler times.
Watch the video of some of the nostalgic toys below.
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Apparently, one museum is keen to tap into this nostalgic feeling by putting up an exhibition featuring popular Bluebird toys from the 90’s. Amazingly, other people have felt the same because after coming out with an appeal for donations, the response has been enthusiastic and the museum’s collection has even quadrupled in size.
Sophie Cummings, curator of the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery said that “people seem to find the toys – bought by Mattel in 1998, but originally produced in Swindon – extremely nostalgic.”
She added: “I think people have really enjoyed the nostalgia of these 1980’s and 1990’s toys, which bring back so many great childhood memories and featured on so many Christmas wish lists.
“People had been interested in the connection between Bluebird and Swindon and now, we’ve even had former Bluebird employees sharing their memories of working for the firm.”
The museum has since announced that due to its popularity, they will be making the Bluebird Toys display a permanent attraction.
The interest is not limited to the museum exhibit. In 2014, a Lucy Locket Carry N Play Dream Home was selling for $399.99 on eBay.
Swindon’s toy display now carries 19 different toys from Lucy Locket’s Dream Home to the Big Red Fun Bus. Of course, the display wouldn’t be complete without Might Max and Polly Pocket.
The popularity of Mighty Max was so high that it got its own sci-fi and adventure TV show which ran from 1993-94.
Mattel had one failed reboot of Polly Pocket before reverting it to its more popular tiny toy form. The toy got its own TV show in 2018 and has regained its former popularity.
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