We didn’t have tablets, we didn’t have X-boxes, AI, modern technology – and we certainly couldn’t game with our friends.
Children of the day had to make much more use of the magic world of imagination to get their thrills. I remember sitting in a cardboard box with a plastic steering wheel stuck to the wall. I certainly clocked up some great miles back then.
In fact, if you ask anyone who grew up in that era they are pretty certain to tell you just how brilliant simplicity was.
Here we take a look at just some of the toys that boys and girls of the 80’s will have had in their toy cupboards.
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9. Smurf figures
These were one of those toys that you probably don't even remember asking for but somehow owned a dozen of them. They were perfectly sized so you could fit a few in your pocket and take them everywhere. Photo: Getty
10. Care Bears
Care Bears had it all. With so many, they proved to be a great collectors item as well as giving hours of pleasure to youngsters as a teddy bear or a best friend. Photo: Google
11. Fisher-Price Little People
This is one of those toy lines you likely played with way past the suggested age range. But, how could you not? The Little People came with so many different play sets that made playing with them so much fun. Photo: Google
12. Transformers
Transformers are one of the most enduring toy lines of the 1980s. They were unlike any other toy at the time, and half the fun of them was just sitting there and transforming them into robots and back to cars over and over. Photo: Getty Images