Words From My Childhood.

[Georgiesmum]

What words do you remember from your childhood?
I will start it off.
pantry
washing tongs
toasting forks.
outside toilet.

[Georgiesmum]

Anyone remember the John Bull printing set?

[albaqwerty]

No, but I seem to remember a Dormy rubber stamping set.

[pugthedog]

tilly i liked dressing those doll's and i also liked mr pototo head

[grasscarp]

I had a John Bull printing set. wooden racks with loads of little black squares of rubber with letters on which you inserted with tweezers and pressed into the tin of black ink pad.

[albaqwerty]

oh my!! The cut out dolls. I, too, remember cutting them out from Bunty and glueing them to the cardboard from a cereal box. (pva glue or flour and water as the case may be)
The tabs were in the wrong place to keep them clothed.

The best bit about the pva glue is getting on your hand and peeling it off after it's dried.

[Georgiesmum]

Would that be gloy Alba?
It had a red rubbery top with a slit marked out ready for you to cut the slit open with scissors.

[Tilly2]

What was that game where you had insects and you had to stick various legs and eyes and wings on to make your own creature? Or am I thinking of Mr Potato head? No, it was something else. Beetle Bug or something

[gness]

Knicker elastic to keep up your knee socks.....had a lot of knicker elastic in our house I think.

Red marks on my legs from wellies.

[Georgiesmum]

I was beetle drive Tilly2.

[lady-janine]

childhood - i can't remember that far back.

[murraymints]

spirograph and etchasketch...

[Georgiesmum]

Anyone remember Mr Pastry?

[quinie]

Don't think I ever watched him,Georgiesmum , but i've heard of him-Richard Hearne ? I've thoroughly enjoyed this thread-a refreshing change from "What are you having for dinner,etc?" Probably sour grapes because I'm not very interested in cooking (My OH just likes "plain"food) Boring,eh? though I made a lovely Pavlova on Tuesday.

[gness]

Oh I'd forgotten Mr Pastry, Georgiesmum. Has....Are you sitting comfortably?.....been said?

[askyourgran]

Lino
Curtain wire.
Fennings little lung healers (did they work?)
Whip and Top
Handstands and crab against the school wall.
And jumping in at skipping with a long rope with all the kids in the street.

[Georgiesmum]

Glad you have enjoyed this thread Quinie.Yes, thats right Mr Pastry was Richard Hearne.Dont worry! We like good plain food too!
Methyl, I had to laugh at your"Falling out of a tree and not dying!"Yes, thats how it was then, just brush yourself down and carry on., thats how it was in those days.
Anyone remember Charlie Drake? "Hello my darlings?"