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(56,566 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:35 PM Dec 9

What was the best toy or toys Santa gave you? Mine was a metal gas station where the cars could go up a curved slide and [View all]

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get washed or the garage part where the car would be up on a chain to check the bottom or taken to the top to get washed and would come down the slide. The other best toy was Barbie's Dream Honeymoon. It came with a Ken doll that I never had before. I had othe great toys. other favorites were color forms and Labyrinth

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What was the best toy or toys Santa gave you? Mine was a metal gas station where the cars could go up a curved slide and [View all] debm55 Dec 9 OP

A figure 8 car racetrack with motorized 1950s race cars...a microscope set... wcmagumba Dec 9 #1

Thank you wcmagumba. They are both great. debm55 Dec 9 #4

I loved both of these, Santa (aka) dad had mounted the race track on a board so it could slide under the bed... wcmagumba Dec 10 #33

Slot car track. Hotler Dec 9 #2

I loved the slot car track , my brother got from Santa.Thank you for the memories. debm55 Dec 9 #5

Labyrinth was the maze game. We had that and played it for years!! Nittersing Dec 9 #3

Thank you Nittersing. That;s the game I was thinking of----Labyringth. Loved it. Wow, what a neat gift a Jungle Gym debm55 Dec 9 #6

I got a lot of great toys, Americanme Dec 9 #7

Thank you very much Americanme. That sounds like a great toy. debm55 Dec 9 #9

Me And My Two Brothers Coolgoober Dec 9 #8

Thank you very much, Coolgoober for sharing. I remember those bikes with the banana seats. I had one. debm55 Dec 9 #10

A set of drums. Two drums, foot drum and cymbals. kimbutgar Dec 9 #11

What a wonderful gift from "Santa" Thank you for sharing, kimbutgar. debm55 Dec 9 #16

I got some good stuff that I can't remember! I do remember getting.... electric_blue68 Dec 9 #12

Thank you electric_blue68. I loved colorforms. My version of Labyrinth was the large one. Loved them both. debm55 Dec 9 #15

Hahahahaaa! How many people Remember Colorforns! electric_blue68 Dec 9 #17

An Erector Set. SeattleVet Dec 9 #13

Thank you very much, SeattleVet, that is wonderful. debm55 Dec 9 #14

What a great surprise! electric_blue68 Dec 9 #18

I'm also thinking that possibly I got at both at BD & Xmas bc there was more to have... electric_blue68 Dec 9 #19

Oh wow. a train set. Thank you very much for sharing with us. electric_blue68 debm55 Dec 10 #30

The Fisher Price toy gas station that some friends had BootinUp Dec 9 #20

Thank you very much BottinUp, I like it. Thank you for sharing my friend. debm55 Dec 10 #24

Anything Matchbox. OldBaldy1701E Dec 10 #21

Thank you very much, OldBaldy1701E. My son had the matchbox cars too. He loved them when he was small. debm55 Dec 10 #25

a Mighty Tonka dump truck Eugene Dec 10 #22

Thank you , Eugene, The Tonka toys were so well made. debm55 Dec 10 #23

No question! My first bike and my roller skates. Polly Hennessey Dec 10 #26

Excellent, Polly Hennessey. Those are great gifts from Santa. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Dec 10 #28

A big Lincoln Log set. I built a village and then made trees and rocks for landscaping. Ritabert Dec 10 #27

Wow, that was great. Thank you very much for sharing with us Thank you for sharing with us. Ritabert. You are very debm55 Dec 10 #29

I loved building things but Erector sets were too cold Ritabert Dec 10 #31

Jigsaw puzzles nitpicked Dec 10 #32

Wait... how is it different now?!.... electric_blue68 Dec 10 #35

Thank you very much for sharing with us, nitpicked. I always liked puzzles. debm55 Dec 10 #36

I had that gas station! Think it was Texaco. malthaussen Dec 10 #34

Thank you very much, malthaussen. I loved that toy. debm55 Dec 10 #37

A BICYCLE!! No Contest! N/T. ColoringFool Dec 10 #38

Great! Thank you for sharing with us. ColoringFool debm55 Dec 10 #39