It’s This or That Tuesday (now at a new site).
1. CandyLand or Chutes and Ladders? Never had the former, but loved the latter. We actually already have a version of it (purchased in the UK during our trip, with a Beatrix Potter theme) waiting for Katherine.
2. Barbie or GI Joe? My brother had one of the full-size GI Joes once upon a time. Never got much into it, nor, to be sure, into Barbie (though that shade of pink does seem to give me a headache). Closest I had to action figures was Major Matt Mason.
3. Play-Doh or Silly Putty? Play-Doh. You could make things with it, whereas Silly Putty lost its charm after you made copies of enough cartoons with it.
4. Lincoln Logs or Tinkertoys? Ooooh, tough one. I loved Lincoln Logs — but there’s only so much you can do with them. Tinkertoy was da bomb, however. Not until a much later introduction to Lego was there a toy I enjoyed so much.
5. The Game of Life or Monopoly? We were a Life family, for some odd reason. Both games are fun — and the new “Star Wars” version of Life actually has some good rule twists to it.
6. Etch-a-Sketch or Lite-Brite? Never had the latter. The former was okay, if frustrating.
7. The Slinky: metal or plastic? Metal. Duh.
8. Easy-Bake Oven or Sno-Cone Machine? Never had either. I’d probably vote for the sno-cones.
9. Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars? We were a Hot Wheels family, with a variety of cars, tracks, and accessories. We also had a variety of miscellaneous toy cars, many of which were lost in the vast underground tunnels of the Golden Springs Elementary sandbox.
10. Spirograph or Paint-by-Numbers? Never did the latter. The former was pretty fun, though.