growing up in the 80s
Monday, September 03, 2007
Kalkitos
Remember scratching characters with a pencil onto a cardboard with background scenery? I simply loved it. I was probably less than 10-years-old. It was fun because you're in control over where to place each item to create a story page. And you have to be very careful so that when you peel back the paper, the character doesn't remove partially and spoil the picture. You also need careful thinking and planning because you can't remove the character once you've scratched it in. Unfortunately, they don't sell Kalkitos anymore. Not sure why but maybe kids these days have better things to play with.
Panini
The one and only sticker album I had was the Smurfs book. I remember going to the sundry shop near my house and standing on tiptoes to choose a sticker packet from the counter top. Because you can't see what stickers are inside each packet, it's quite frustrating when you keep getting doubles. Each packet was 60 cents and it contained 6 pieces of stickers. That's good money back in the 80s btw. I never did complete my sticker book because I couldn't seem to get all of the stickers and it was really an expensive hobby. The book is sitting somewhere on the bookshelf.
Remember scratching characters with a pencil onto a cardboard with background scenery? I simply loved it. I was probably less than 10-years-old. It was fun because you're in control over where to place each item to create a story page. And you have to be very careful so that when you peel back the paper, the character doesn't remove partially and spoil the picture. You also need careful thinking and planning because you can't remove the character once you've scratched it in. Unfortunately, they don't sell Kalkitos anymore. Not sure why but maybe kids these days have better things to play with.
Panini
The one and only sticker album I had was the Smurfs book. I remember going to the sundry shop near my house and standing on tiptoes to choose a sticker packet from the counter top. Because you can't see what stickers are inside each packet, it's quite frustrating when you keep getting doubles. Each packet was 60 cents and it contained 6 pieces of stickers. That's good money back in the 80s btw. I never did complete my sticker book because I couldn't seem to get all of the stickers and it was really an expensive hobby. The book is sitting somewhere on the bookshelf.
2:45 PM
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hmm?
