When I was just starting school, a suburban Long Island childhood was defined by a handful of specific toys: a hula hoop, a little red wagon, Silly Putty and pop-beads. I remember having a couple of long strands that were constantly being "re-styled", noisily. And, minus the crackle, one person's pop is another's snap...
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I remember these... ! and they snapped till you over snapped em... then they kind of glided in...
Great memories and inspiring illo... ! :)
Great idea! I really like the theme..and the colours are so beautiful!
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i forgot about these. thanks for reminding me...great idea!
I like the colours! It reminds me of spring and childhood... even though I don't know that toy. By the way, I used to work in the library, too!
yes, I remember these too! Great idea well executed :)
Ooooh! Pop Beads. I used to play with and wear them, too. I loved them. Along with my hula hoop, key-tightened metal roller skates, bicycle and...the fake-fur stole and glitter-plastic & elastic band high heels for dress-up (from a store-bought box). That tells one's age, sort of, doesn't it?!...it was the 50's for me. Pop Beads are being remade now...found them on the web. Here's one site where I found them: http://www.thebeadery.com/product_p/7016.htm
Pop Beads! I played with and wore those...kind of tells my age, doesn't it?! For me it was the 1950's. I found them by Googling them on the web, and they are being manufactured and sold, now, by some companies.
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