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Jess - I think I know what you mean.... :-S

Bec, you have never lived! so, what are clackers? 2 solid plastic balls with a piece of string between them, Holding the middle of the string, (which had a plastic tab thing knotted there usually) You sort of bounced them together., by sort of bouncing your hand (is this making any sense at all?lol). when you got them going you really gave it some bounce so the clacked together at the bottom and then at the top in turn kind of thing . usually as your slowed sown or if you werent that good at it all they did was bruise your forearm/wrists...and we called it fun!!

I had a pair of clackers - one pink and one green! Remember getting Sindy's horse one Christmas, and roller skates (the lethal ones that strapped to your shoes!)

I can remember the year I got roller skates. We had plenty of hills roundabout, so it was fun. Can anyone remember getting the apple, orange, nuts and new coins in their stocking, Christmas would not have been Christmas without them. What would kids today think of those. Granny

What on Earth are Clackers?!?!?!

i had tiny tears, her head split tho, i dont know how as i wuvved her , wouldnt have hurt her, remember clackers, friends had um in our street, i had a pair of extendable metal roller skates with the lace up strap across front of foot

Ken have you not got your own set to play with

Does anyone mind if I play with their clackers? ;o)) Ken xx

Good question Jess! I try to buy my grandaughter a few pressies that I had or would have liked when I was a child. For instance this year I've bought her a space hopper (not the orange one) but a space hopper! I've also bought her a slinky, full set of Beatrix Potter books, some 'special' string to play cats cradle and a ball and ring to put round her ankle - we used to use our mums old tights and a tennis ball! Debby P.S. I've just taken delivery of a personalised jigsaw for my grandaughters baby brother and they've spelt his name wrong so they now have to send me a new one!

I remember my kids having clackers - they would probably be banned now in case they injured somebody! For myself I remember a dolls pram, second hand, a trike with solid wheels (a large one) second hand (we are talking 1940s here. Then my dad made me a super large dolls house with lights that worked fully furnished with walls decorated with wallpaper, carpets etc. I had a farmhouse with (lead) animals, dolls and always an annual, Enid Blyton books Famous Five, Secret Seven and later Abbey Girl books, Katy books, Rupert books, I loved books. (stll do of course). Ann Glos

A Tressie Doll (came out about the same time as Sindy) that had hair that 'grew' (out of a hole in the middle of her head!) Bev x

Lunor Trolls are often avaliable on this site Elaine x LOLOLOL !

Over the years (1980's) I was given, a snorks (smurf like caricter that lived in the sea) space hopper, a cadbury's 2p chocolate money box which you could get the refil chocolates for, an egg laying thing (raindear I think like the easter chickens), yo-yo, a metel wire thing and spining top that tou made the top spin over and under the wire by squezzing the wire, match box cars and garage (dad brought it home - and I was an only child at the time!), a care bear (fun-shine bear), a care bear money tin, a care bear cassette player...................can't remember anything else. My brother bourght a second hand pogo stick a few years ao when they were back in fasion (red and yellow AND old - to me and him at least!) What about Cabbage Patch Kids and Trolls?? Rocking Horses or Prams (not the little buggys - I mean the ones tha are as big folded down as when there not), Ironing boards and trains.

Must admit I remember clackers. ----------How about Weebles (wooble but they don't fall down). Kind of like me now. teeeeeeeeeeheeeeeee Deb

Tiny tears teeny tiny tears a doll called Amanda Jane - a doll about 6'' high- she was my favourite for years

Shaker Makers!!! I used to love making them, had the flintstones and wombles I think Julie xxx

Jess My daughter and I went to a seventies night a while ago and she took her clackers with her! After the meal she put them on the middle of the table and everyone wanted to play with them.They were great fun,( even a few sore wrists) but a trip down memory lane for her age group. Maureen x

i had a Stylophone! remember them

Mr.Potato head... and the one who had plastersine (spelling!) hair that grew and you could cut it off. xxxf

oooh ! I remember clackers !! I also had a big orange spacehopper ! One xmas I got a Tressy doll, with a section of hair that grew E x