tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post1321882408542202046..comments2024-01-26T00:51:41.975-08:00Comments on AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors: Advent Memories No. 10: Christmas GiftsMiriam Robbinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-47912660839726345532007-12-13T18:06:00.000-08:002007-12-13T18:06:00.000-08:00I also had a Spirograph. Theset had colored pens. ...I also had a Spirograph. The<BR/>set had colored pens. Red, Green<BR/>and black. The pens ran out and<BR/>it was hard to find replacements<BR/>in the small city I lived in.<BR/>About 5 years ago my neighbor was<BR/>cleaning out her basement before<BR/>she moved and gave me an old 'Mega'<BR/>Spirograph set for my young child<BR/>to play with, it was in top condition and it still had pens,<BR/>and the plastic knobbed pins that<BR/>held the paper onto the cardboard<BR/>surface. It was unreal a 40 year<BR/>old toy with all the parts! <BR/>That Spirograph is now an adult<BR/>"remember when" toy stored in a<BR/>bin high up in my closet.JEWELGIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229475913954848185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-38716484600976957612007-12-13T02:10:00.000-08:002007-12-13T02:10:00.000-08:00Hi Miriam,Count me in to the Spirograph generation...Hi Miriam,<BR/>Count me in to the Spirograph generation too !<BR/>I loved that :)<BR/>I cannot think of any particular gift that stands out among others. I usually received clothing,books,a few toys ( more often creative ones), sometimes a little bit of money.<BR/><BR/>We were a "Chritmas morning" family to open the gifts, and not a Christmas eve one. <BR/><BR/>See you soon.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717159905482468936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-70411928503906350482007-12-10T22:04:00.000-08:002007-12-10T22:04:00.000-08:00Boy, mentioning that Spirograph brought back a lot...Boy, mentioning that Spirograph brought back a lot of great memories for many of you! Seems we have more than genealogy in common; we seem to be pretty creative people! ;-)Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-69526181626312018472007-12-10T17:45:00.000-08:002007-12-10T17:45:00.000-08:00My kids loved their spirograph. Instead of playdou...My kids loved their spirograph. Instead of playdough or modeling clay we made our own out of salt and ...something. I made it for my kids and probably still have the recipe someplace. The only toy I really remember is an etch-a-sketch but I never could do much with it. I know there were lots of toys but none of them really stand out in my memory.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-10919535030507824632007-12-10T16:37:00.000-08:002007-12-10T16:37:00.000-08:00The other day I was looking through a new art book...The other day I was looking through a new art book that came back to me to be cataloged in the library. One of the drawings in it reminded me a my spirograph. I had not seen or thought of a spirograph in years until I saw that drawing. I told one of my student workers that I could do that if I had a spirograph. I also had a Drowsy doll. My nephew played with her after I did. She lost her cry a long time ago (or whatever she did when you pulled the string), but she's still around at my Mom's house.Lori Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818111640670098850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38696983.post-68555172492534046802007-12-10T15:15:00.000-08:002007-12-10T15:15:00.000-08:00Miriam, Thanks for this memory prompt. I'd forgot...Miriam, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this memory prompt. I'd forgotten our sons' Spirographs and the fun they had with them. Somewhere here in a huge steamer trunk recycled as their toy chest are bits and pieces of at least two Spirograph sets (maybe more). That trunk contains the boys favorite toys and they insist that it be sealed until they get ready to open it. I think they have examined the contents of the trunk twice during the past 12 to 15 years! It is a time capsule. And I'd forgotten about Spirographs. Thanks.<BR/>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!<BR/>TerryTerry Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251750196282728118noreply@blogger.com