It's seems so many hours are taken up sitting in front of the computer nowadays that a lot of children often miss out on good old fashion fun.
Todays page is a digital piece using one of my poems. There's a clearer version further down if you want to read it and have a bit of a walk down memory lane.
Toys and Games
Action man, Sindy and Barbie dolls,
Tiny tears, Gonks and dumpy Trolls,
Yoyo, Kaleidoscope and Hopscotch,
Wall walkers, Kerplunk and toy sweet shops.
Space hopper, Clackers and Chopper Bike,
Scooters, Skates and three-wheel trike,
Headache, Frustration and Meccano Sets,
Cluedo, Ludo and plastic Alphabets.
Lego worlds and wooden building blocks,
Wendy house with no door locks,
Little toy furniture, food and Tea services,
Tiny outfits for would be doctors and nurses.
Fuzzy Felt hospital and Fuzzy Felt farms,
Stretchy people with stretchy legs and arms,
Pogo stick, Jacks and Monopoly,
Wonderful toys and games – all computer free!
Thanks for stopping by
I shall be turning my pc off shortly
and go and do some gardening
and get some fresh air :)
Have a great day
Gill x
Love the poem and the journal page is wonderful. Children have such different possibilities these days, but I think they often miss out on the joys of the toys and games we used to have. Thanks for joining us at TIOT with your lovely contribution. Need to finish he cleaning now, Susi is coming here tomorrow so want to have everything ready. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWow Gill! I love this page and your brilliant poem that brought back so many memories!So pleased you joined us with this at Try It On Tuesday! Chrisx
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ReplyDeletea charming page.
I think Lego is played all over the world. ,-)
Greetings Sadie
Terrific piece of poetry and also very true. I used to love playing all the new boards games with my children and we sometimes buy the same ones in charity shops and enjoy them just as much now.
ReplyDeleteGreat page with childhood memories
Love Chrissie xx
This is just fantastic - the pages as well as the poem!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy rest of the week!
Thank you so much for being with us at Try It On Tuesday again!
oxo Susi
Its a fabulous page Gill super images, I have to say your poem gets full marks from me, it does take you down memory lane'' BIG STYLE ''. We have board games in the house still, out they come a number of times during the year and we all have a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Thank you so much for joining us again at TioT's GIll.
Brilliant walk down memory lane Gill, can you imagine clackers being allowed now?!
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Donna xx
That's really a creative work!
ReplyDeleteImpressive!
Greetings from Germany
A fabulous page with adorable images Gill, and the poem is fantastic too! Thank you for joining us at Try It On Tuesday. Mar xx
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