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tinker toys

12 years ago

Remember them from my childhood days and my son had them as well.

I don't recollect my GS ever having any.

Do they still exist?

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susanjf_gw
12 years ago
yes, but now made in china, sigh..and not cheap...we had to wait till they were on sale at sam's club before we could afford them...(we buy for 9 grands)

they also have lincoln logs, and the ever popular legos...
dotmom
12 years ago
My boys had them but when they got a little older they liked Erector sets. I think most of these toys have been replaced with Leggos, which are a good building toy also. I'm all for toys that require kids to use their imaginations and hand & fingers, instead of just their thumbs.
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glenda_al
Original Author
12 years ago
Never could get my son interested in Lincoln Logs. He did enjoy Leggos, but moreso his tinker toys.
jemdandy
12 years ago
Yes! I remember Tinker Toys. It was the toy of choice in the 1940s. I soon graduated to Gilbet's Erector Set after tinker toys. Erector sets hung together better than tinker toys, but tinker toys went together faster. you could build bridges with Erector Sets that actually worked because those members would support tension loads; Tension loads disassemblied Tinker Toys.
Adella Bedella
12 years ago
I picked up some tinker toys at thrift stores for my kids. They enjoyed them, but we didn't really have enough to make stuff so they weren't as popular. My kids started out with Mega blocks when they were little and have graduated to Legos. They also had lots of wooden train tracks for the Thomas toys and GeoTrax.
wildchild
12 years ago
I had Tinker Toys but my kids didn't. They loved Legos. Especially DS. He went from the large Duplo to the regular little ones before he was two. He learned to sort colors and count with them. He was around two and I walked in to hear him putting pieces aside and going one,two three.... I never had problems with either child putting small objects in their mouth so choking hazards were never an issue. Probably because I watched them, interacted with them and taught them.

My kids had a lot of the basics...nesting blocks, a large set of wooden blocks, puzzles etc. I still don't like toys that talk to kids. When Teddy Ruxpin, the story telling bear, came out I refused to get one even though they were a local invention and THE BIG thing that year. Parents should read and tell stories to their children, not some animated thing.

I'm having my first grandbaby this year. A girl. I went out and bought little setof thick cardboard books for her today. Never too early to read to a child. She may not understand the words but her mommy and daddy will cuddle with her and she will hear their voices.

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nanny98
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My Grand boys (now 21-23) had and loved Tinker Toys, as we and my kids did...however they terrified me by wanting to make and use them like swords at/to each other...what's with that?I have always sewn soft books for the infants that come along for first books. Think I had better get busy....new one arrives Feb 14. Books really are important, the earlier, the better.
glenda_al
Original Author
12 years ago
Son is an avid reader, cause I read to him at a young age.
sheilajoyce_gw
12 years ago
I bought my 5 year old grandson Tinker Toys at Marshall's or TJ Maxx for this Christmas. I had not seen them for eons, and this was the only set that was left.
sjerin
12 years ago
That set is one of the few I kept from when my kids were little, because they are made mostly of wood--couldn't bear to part with them!
susie53_gw
12 years ago
They come in girl colors now, too. Have you seen the pink ones?? Need I say they are cute??
jannie
12 years ago
I'll be turning 60 this year. When I was a kid, I had Tinkertoys, Lincoln Logs and Mini-bricks. My favorite set was the red mini-bricks. I spent many hours constructing little red houses. And I'm a female. My own kids had Duplos and Legos. I think you can buy Tinker Toys on some websites and catalogs. But I agree getting books and reading to your child is number one. Playing alone with toys is not the greatest thing. Kids need to be read to and play fairly and share with others. And yes, I remember and hate that Teddy Rukpin, the talking bear. Reminds me of something from a science fiction movie, a robot that plays with kids but isn't real.

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