Christmas morning as a child was magical,
You’d wake up your siblings and check to see if Santa ate what you left out for him, then you’d open the presents that he managed to bring down the chimney.
Us young ones were satisfied with a single toy and an orange wedged in the end of a stocking, but now Christmas consists of electric scooters and PS5’s.
And everyone can recall at least one occasion when a wee child has ignored an expensive gift and played with the cardboard box it came in instead.
Most people will have one stand-out memory of a favourite toy they will never forget, making it the best Christmas ever.
They’ll never forget the moment of excitement when they first saw it appear during the chaos of unwrapping.
We bet you'll find something in the list below that takes you back to the “best Christmas ever”.
Furby
Initially, Furby seemed like great craic - the big eyes and cute voice really stole our hearts. But, by the time you named them and they said “you, me friends?” twenty thousand times, you were ready to throw them out the window. And there’s always someone who had a traumatic experience when they started asking for food in the middle of the night.
Tickle Me Elmo
Elmo was released in 1996, and the shelves were empty in minutes – people went nuts for him! We still find the little red monster to be the cutest creation from Sesame Street.
Heelys
Trying to keep your balance on these things was harder than it looked, but you had to keep practicing because anyone who could casually glide around instantly became the coolest child in primary school.
Now CD/ Tape
You’d play this in the kitchen when mammy started making the dinner, and then you’d have to remember to pop in the second disc.
Hannah Montana
From the wig, to the guitar, every little girl had to have the Hannah Montana merch.
Talkboy
After watching Home Alone, everyone wanted one of these electronic recording devices to be like Kevin McAllister. Merry Christmas you filthy animal.
A bike
Probably one of the most popular presents a child can get with almost one in four (22%) of surveyed adults growing up in the 1960s to 1990s having asked Santy for a bike.
Lego
Getting the Lego was great, but opening the box to discover you had to build it was torture. Days if not weeks went into building the set you got, or if you were the beloved child, a parent would’ve built it for you.
Mr Frosty
The ultimate gift for Slush Puppy fans, we circled this in the Argos catalogue but nobody ever told us the sticky mess it would create.
Motorola RAZR
No other flip phone could compare to this one, and you were the coolest person in the parish if you were a fast texter. And anyone who owned this phone definitely hung up a phone call by flipping the phone in a sassy manner.
Inflatable furniture
you probably knew someone whose playroom was full of these bright coloured bubble couches, and you’d get stuck to them on a warm day.
Teksta Dog
The present that parents would get their children to avoid buying a real dog. The tech dog who was either cute nor fluffy could do much more impressive tricks and put our Fur Real friends to shame.
Stretch Armstrong
Almost every 90s toy box had a Stretch, but a lucky few also had his sidekick, Fetch Armstrong, too! But if you were strong enough to stretch him too much, white dust exploded out of him and Christmas was ruined.
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