We didn’t have tablets, we didn’t have X-boxes, AI, modern technology – and we certainly couldn’t game with our friends.
Children of the day had to make much more use of the magic world of imagination to get their thrills. I remember sitting in a cardboard box with a plastic steering wheel stuck to the wall. I certainly clocked up some great miles back then.
In fact, if you ask anyone who grew up in that era they are pretty certain to tell you just how brilliant simplicity was.
Here we take a look at just some of the toys that boys and girls of the 80’s will have had in their toy cupboards.
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1. Barbie doll
Barbies were very popular throughout the '80s, with young grils enjoy hour of fun making dolls walk, talk and party. Photo: Getty Images
2. Rubik's cube
A Rubik's cube is one of the most popular toy for boys and girls of the 80s, guaranteed to provide hours of fun, or should that be hours of frustration. Photo: Google
3. He-Man
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe action figures are arguably the most EPIC toy line of the 1980s with every boy almost certain to own one. Photo: Amazon
4. She-Ra: Princess of Power action figures.
Not to leave the girls out of the games, He-Man's twin sister also had a very cool toy line of her own, scaled to the same size as the Masters of the Universe toy line, which meant you could play with them together. Photo: Google