Ever wanted a great Christmas present under the tree when you come downstairs in your robe and slippers? Some people wish to have the best Christmas gift in the world. Presents aren't really hard to come by anymore being grown up and all, but when you're little the child inside wants a new dollhouse, doll, race car anything that would make a child smile to open that present on Christmas morning.
There were some toys that drove people up into utter insanity. This was before I was born, but in 1983, every child needed a Cabbage patch doll under their Christmas tree. They were selling like hot cakes in many stores like Toys R Us or KB Toy store. Now...they're still around but not as popular as they used to be.
There was a Tomagotchi craze when I started high school. It seemed everyone was seen wearing little keychains with screens where a toy animal was seen on the screen. If you don't take of it....it will die. I used to have a few of them. Giga Pet was another brand. Seeing them as stocking stuffers when I was young was considered a great gift. Now, they're still around and have become more virtual than ever.
Like the Cabbage patch craze. Furby's were considered the toy for every kid, but there have been some controversies on them being used to spy on the FBI or the government or something to do with their voices recording us or something like that. I never had a Furby. I thought those things were creepy.
Old Nintendo back in the 80's was so new to people after the Atari. It seemed as if video games were starting to become the new thing for getting as a Christmas present. For us, we were fortunate enough to get a Sega Genisus instead. Mario and Sonic were like the Pepsi and Coca Cola of the video game worlds. Sega being the Pepsi of course. Both are still around and are now in handheld. Both Sega and Nintendo are still around.
For kids young and old, many of them wonder what is going to be under the tree once Christmas arrives. For us, we were one of those kids. While the internet wasn't fully there when I was little, my brother and I would enjoy being outside. Riding bikes, playing sports and much more. Finding a bike underneath the tree was amazing for children to enjoy and learn how to get from one place to another. Roller skates are another.
Another craze was a toy called Tickle me Elmo. A toy that felt like a vibrator when it moves. Don't get me wrong I was a teenager when this toy came out. It drove parents crazy to find one of these in toy stores like Toys R Us. Elmo was a Muppet who was popular around this time. I think everyone was into this toy. Toy stores were sold out of them when the craze started. It made the Cabbage Patch doll craze look lame by comparison.
Video games, board games, dolls, video games, stuffed animals, any of these things you find under the tree from Santa Claus himself. Many toys become popular to us, while other toys fade away, but there will always be a fad that would end up being the best gift ever given on Christmas morning. But it's the memories of getting said gift, that last forever.
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