I had an astronaut Snoopy when I was very young that I carried with me everywhere. I loved that thing.

And, of course, I always loved LEGOs. Still do, in fact.

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It was a building toy called "Tinkertoy". That, and my beloved Matchbox cars (lost to the years).

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My beloved green Schwinn.

Second was pogo stick.

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Tinker Toys! Oh, and crayons! To this day, I keep a box of crayons in my desk drawer. Every now and then I'll pull them out, sniff them, and regress back to where the easure board shelf clips me on the chin....

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Lite-Brite.

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A coloring book of fish. I had never seen a real fish and wasn't particularly interested in them, but it was the first thing that was really mine.

OH DEAR. THIS POST WAS SET TO SELF-DETONATE 💣 💥 🔥

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