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BellaBoo 
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 4:19pm |
I have a baby shower to go to in a couple of weeks and on the invite it says we need to bring an item that was popular (and something that we laugh about now) in our day. It will be put in a capsule with a little story about it for her daughter when she turns 21. Any Ideas? I wanted to do the Purple Goana but someone has nabbed that. Also, it kinda needs to be able to be bought now (unless someone has the item and no longer want it!)
Thanks.....now lets remenis(sp?) 
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 4:40pm |
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What about buying one of the characters from Rainbow. I bought zippy and george not that long ago (teddies, they sat on my dashboard in England, yes I am sad).
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 5:05pm |
we did something similar - my family back home bought Caitlin retro toys (like the Noddy doll Debs loves in Caitlin's room  ).
Perhaps a Tupperware shape sorter? those have been around forever!
I only know about old UK stuff, doubt that would be anymore of a help
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 5:06pm |
I was born in 1982..
What about care bears, popples (don't know if you can still get them), those snap bracelets, my little ponies, muppets (just trying to think what we used to watch on TV...) fraggles, smurfs ....
Did you used to watch What Now? Remember that guy (was it Danny??) who used to make stuff each week? He always used dowel (sp) and his trusty "snips" 
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 5:12pm |
Cabbage Patch Kids (they started then but still round now), Smurfs, Care Bears, Play School - check out this cool Tshirt!
Manu
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kiwisj
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 5:16pm |
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Ah yes! I loved my tupperware shape sorter!
Also, if you had the time (and the inclination) .. do you remember those wooden boards with pegs in and you had a cut out wooden doll (like a paper doll but wood) which "climbed" down the pegs? ... My grandad made mine for me.
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:04pm |
What about Jungle Juice??
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:31pm |
My fav item of clothing as a toddler was a brown knitted vest with Winnie the Pooh on it (it sounds naff now but it was the late '70s and I was a trendsetter ok! ) anyway you could get AA Milne stories or a pre-disneyised winnie the pooh character.
I also had a jemima doll (play school) and my grandma used to make knitted dolls. I recently saw some black sambo dolls and also what about the extra touristy little moari dolls that you can get from souvenair shops.
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:32pm |
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I was going to say snap bracelet!
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jack_&_charli
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:39pm |
kung foo shoes 
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:42pm |
ha - me too, was just thinking about snap bracelets the other day, dont ask me why
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:48pm |
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What about Fraggle Rock? Care Bears is a great idea.
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 6:57pm |
Man, this is bringing back some memories! (and not all of them good )
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MrsMojo
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:07pm |
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I wonder if you can still get jellies - they were all the rage for a while there. Oh and nomads.
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:07pm |
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Rainbow Brite, Jem and the holograms, transformers, lady lovely locks, Gi joe, adidas trackpants with stirrups, hammer pants, the wombles, i could go on all night
snap bracelets, no pain no gain right!
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:08pm |
mmmmm pink cord pants with stirups 
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:09pm |
dukes of hazard.....knight rider.....
fraggle rock and care bears are great ideas
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:11pm |
What about making a mixed cd of all the one hit wonders of the late eighties/early nineties when we were teens:
- Vanilla Ice
- MC hammer
- Sir mix-a-lot
- New kids on the block
- Teenage mutant ninja turtle theme music
Ok, can't think of anymore right now but maybe someone else can add to the list.
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:12pm |
 SimoneF wrote:
snap bracelets, no pain no gain right! |
saw some of them at Whitcoulls botany , so they're obviously still around, that would be a good idea
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Posted: 01 July 2008 at 7:13pm |
More ideas... DVD or posters of Chips (the TV show) or MacGyver
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