Oh Please Don't Go ... We Love You So!

The amazing author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak has died at the age of 83. He inspired so many to read and let themselves fall into a book, let the fantasy wash over them, and forget the world for a while. He didn't write realistic fiction. His stories were often pure, wonderful, wonderful, nonsense. He is most famous for "Where the Wild Things Are" but he has so many other fantastic head scratchers. Books that make you suspend disbelief and imagine.

Be off with you, run to the library and check out, "In The Night Kitchen", "Over the Water", "Little Bear", "Chicken Soup with Rice", "One Was Johnny", "Hector Protector", Alligators All Around", "Outside Over There", "Higglety Pigglety Pop", "Pierre" and MORE MORE MORE!

Get the video "Really Rosie and the Nutshell Kids" to see several of these stories animated, with words sung by Carole King.

"There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready.”

“I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.”

Monchhichi Monchhichi, oh so soft and cuddly!

Who wouldn't feel happy when seeing a Moncchichi?  Oh yeah, boys.  We loved Monkies in the 80's, remember Project X?  I still say, in a sad voice, "Virgil!"  Every time a see a little chimp.

Play-Doh Catalog 1982

LOVED that Strawberry Shortcake set!
I am looking for the Strawberry Shortcake play-doh mat, have it?

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Star Wars!  Flintstones!  Sesame Street!

1980's GOLD!

I don't care what you say! I love Ewoks!

Montgomery Ward's 1983 Christmas Guide @ Toy-Addict.com
With gifts like these, it makes you wonder why Ward's closed all of their stores.
I scanned all of the good pages and left out the orthopedic shoes and garden tools.

Did you know that Montgomery Ward still exists?  www.MontgomeryWard.com

Thingmaker! for making Things!

                                               Thingmaker 1967

Hey kids!  Haven't you always wanted your own shrunken head, third eye or
massive scars?!?!  We can help!  Ask for the Thingmaker, with Fright Factory accessories, from Santa Claus this year.

The Thingmaker is a little heat source with different plates that had impressions in them.  You could buy these glue like tubes of gel and squeeze them into the plates to make items that were slightly thicker than gummi bears.  Not edible though. 

I found one at a garage sale in this cute little town, Brownsville, OR.  It also happens to be the town where they filmed Stand By Me. 

Hav a fun-filled, sun-filled spring!

I just love Strawberry Shortcake  she is so sweet! 

I have a few of these sweet spring greeting cards for $2 each.

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Sure, because kids will NEVER get tired of an autoharp!