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Lazy Days and Mondays Always (Never) Get Me Down

My first toe dip back into the pool of writing in two years, even if it is a quick writing prompt!

Daily writing promptDo lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive?View all responses Wow, it’s been a hot minute (or two years) since I’ve logged on to my blog! I really do love a good writing prompt! My “lazy days” usually aren’t super lazy. Even if I’m just slogging around watching TV, I’ll still attempt to get a crafting project or two in, since I’m actively preparing for a craft show in…

#dailyprompt #dailyprompt-2094

Hello Hunks!: Did You Dial-A-Date with "Electronic Dream Phone"?

Who who who's got a crush on you, in the board game finding your "Hello Hunk!"? We're talking 90s board games today, specifically, Milton Bradley's "Electronic Dream Phone!"

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#1991 #1996 #2009 #Board Game #Dream Phone #Dream Phone (Board Game)#Milton Bradley #toys and games

Imagine Yourself In A #ThrowbackThursday...

....and imagine a world where a television network only shows television shows and movies that mention the advertised product as the focal point of EVERYTHING! Only on #ThrowbackThursday!

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#ThrowbackThursday #1998 #car #cars #fake TV network #Imagine TV (Mercury Advertising Campaign)#Imagine Yourself in a Mercury #Mercury (car company)#Mercury Grand Marquis #parodies of TV shows

Do You Remember That Night We Made That Little...#FlashbackFriday?

On this #FlashbackFriday, scandalous commercials November 1999!

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#FlashbackFriday #1999 #Commercial block #commercials #November 1999 #The X-Files #WTXF (Fox 29 Philadelphia)

Life On Land Is #ThrowbackThursday...

For your consideration on this #ThrowbackThursday, commercials from January 17, 1999, now with more crab legs and soda!

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#ThrowbackThursday #1999 #Beverly Hills 90210 #Commercial block #commercials #January 1999 #King of the Hill #Party of Five #The X-Files #WNYW Fox 5

Taste and #FlashbackFriday!

...and while you're at it, "Eat FRESH!" and enjoy a whole lot of 2006 commercials on this #FlashbackFriday!

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#FlashbackFriday #2006 #Commercial block #NBC Commercials

Did You Ever Cuddle Wrinkles...The Lovable Kind?

Sooner or later (as in, this article, right now), everyone will have Wrinkles...the lovable kind. What are Wrinkles? Well

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#1985 #Ami Foster #Anthropomorphic Animals #dogs #licensed characters #stuffed animals #tie-in merchandise #Toys #toys and games #Wrinkles (toy)#Wrinkles In Need of Cuddles

"So Cool!" Retro Tech: Watchimal

We call them Watchimal, and they're the gem of this Retro Tech article

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#1985 #Hasbro #stuffed toys #toys that turn into watches #watches #watches that turn into toys #Watchimal

Turn Out the Lights, It's Lights Alive!

On this #FlashbackFriday, the story and memories of Lite Brite's less messy cousin, Lights Alive.

A light up toy with no pegs to lose, but plenty of ways to create artwork with incredible colorful light? What is this witchcraft?! (more…)

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#1980s #direct competitor to Lite Brite #Light Box-type toy #Lite Brite #making art with light #Tomy #Toys #toys and games

Turn On The Magic of Shining Light!: The Story of Lite Brite

A toy that lights the day, the night, and has been around for over fifty years gets the Allison's Written Words treatment!

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#1970s #1980s #1987 #Hasbro #Lite Brite #Milton Bradley #Toys #toys and games

Supermarket Sweep for Kids: The History of the Nickelodeon Super (Great Big) Toy Run

Just you, a shopping cart, and a store full of toys. What will YOU do?

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#1984-2000 #2010-2018 #Nickelodeon #Nickelodeon Great Big Toy Run #Nickelodeon Super Toy Run #Toys #Toys R Us

Get Real...Get #FlashbackFriday!

#FlashbackFriday plays with today's toy, and nothing else. Well, this week anyway.

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#FlashbackFriday #1990 #Basketball #Fencing #Jay Erving #Nerf #Nerf Fencing #Nerf Sports #Stephane Auriol

C'Mon Baby! Do the #FlashbackFiday With Me!

The Crest Sparkle-Motion will get you brushing your little pearly whites on this #FlashbackFriday!

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#FlashbackFriday #1990 #Crest (toothpaste)#Crest Sparkle Toothpaste #Crest Sparkle-Motion #The Locomotion

Contrary To Its Name, #FlashbackFriday Is A Serious Fashion Statement!

#FlashbackFriday is all about serious fashion thinly disguised as a certain stretchy toy we all had at one time or another!

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#FlashbackFriday #1986 #accessories #Armitron #Clothing and accessories #Slinky #Slinky watch #wrist watch

Get Yourself Some #FlashbackFriday, and You'll Feel Better Fast!

Indigestion, headache, and the stressors of eating and running stand no chance on #FlashbackFriday, let alone with the use of today's product!

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#FlashbackFriday #1992 #Alka-Seltzer #indigestion #pain relief #stress

Wear the Music, Feel the Beat: The Story of Pocket Rockers

Down on the corner, out in the street, Pocket Rockers are playing where the music feels the beat in this Retro Technology article!

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#1988 #1989 #1990 #1991 #accessories #endless loop cassette tapes #Fisher-Price #Music #Toys

Has #FlashbackFriday Ever Happened To You?

A product with a strange name touts the power of effective cleanliness in today's #FlashbackFriday commercial!

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#FlashbackFriday #1986 #As Seen On TV #Didi Seven #Spot Cleaner #White People Problems

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