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What guy doesn’t remember the rush of opening a pack of baseball cards and finding his favorite player? What girl didn’t look at Barbie and fantasize about her dream date? We hold a special place in our hearts for the great things of childhood.
Kid Stuff: Movie Candy
I've placed this post under "kid stuff," but we have to be honest here. Lots of adults prefer candy to popcorn (or nachos or any other current concession fads) as movie fare. For many of us, it allows us a (mostly) non-judgmental way to eat what we wouldn't otherwise buy out in public.
Read MoreKid Stuff: Weekly Reader
Since 1928, kids have looked forward to the day each week when they’d get their copy of Weekly Reader. It was created by York, Pa....
Read MoreKid Stuff: Archie Comics
Though the publisher is also known as Archie Comics, I’m celebrating the comic books themselves. Archie, Betty, Veronica,...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Barbie
She looks pretty good for 50, don’t you think? It’s rather amazing to see the impact a simple doll has had on American girls....
Read MoreKid Stuff: Baseball Cards
Don’t pay any attention to all those bandwagon jumpers who decided in the mid-80s that baseball cards were the investment of...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Bridge to Terabithia
I read lots of great children’s stories to my boys when they were growing up. Made up quite a few, too. I don’t know if...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Dr. Seuss
Interesting fact 1: The father and grandfather of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) were both brewmasters. You don’t think those fanciful...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Bugs Bunny
It was all there in his very first appearance, A Wild Hare, directed by the legendary Tex Avery and released in 1940. The...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Peanuts
Charlie Brown will never get to kick that football. Lucy will always give out psychiatric help for five cents. Marcie will always call...
Read MoreKid Stuff: Lionel Trains
For many families of the 1940s and 1950s, a Christmas tree wasn’t complete without a Lionel train set encircling it. This...
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