50's Fads & Fun

Kids Rule! Thanks to the baby boom, a significant portion of the population was now under 12 years old. As a result, society became more "child-oriented." Shopping centers and amusement parks installed kiddie lands, complete with scaled-down carnival rides. Kids could watch TV shows and listen to record albums made especially for them. On TV, commercials that were once aimed at adults now featured cute cartoon characters and were designed to appeal to children. And the toys! Cowboy toys, space toys, dolls, coloring books...kids had more toys to choose from in the 50's than ever before! Most parents had grown up during the Depression, and were eager to provide their children with all the things they didn't have when they were young. Kids had it made!	-----

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dolls, dollhouses, playsets, vehicles paper dolls cardboard punch-out buildings metal dollhouses model train sets metal service stations Ginny & Ginny-type dolls pedal cars Metal Dollhouses Diane's Vintage Dollhouse Furniture Ginny-Type Dolls ======================================== ======================================== other toys hula-hoops (1957) coloring books toy record players Silly Putty (1950) Hula-Hoops Dean's Toy Museum Silly Putty History 101 78 rpm children's record set featuring Roy Rogers ======================================== ======================================== plastic toys Plasticville model houses plastic dimestore cars Plastic Dimestore Toys	-----	role-playing cowboy & cowgirl outfits space toys playing "school" rocking horses Davy Crockett guns & coonskin caps Toy Ray Guns Davy Crockett Coonskin Caps ======================================== ======================================== reading material Little Golden Books Dr. Seuss Wonder Books Highlights magazine Ding Dong School books Charlie Brown & Peanuts *Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) began writing children's books in the 30's. After spending the war years in Hollywood working on military training films, he returned to writing for kids, and produced some of the most beloved children's books ever: Horton Hears A Who (1954) The Cat In The Hat (1957) How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) Dr. Seuss About Highlights Magazine Official Peanuts Website Vintage Children's Books

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