The Grooviest '70s Toys That Every Kid Was Obsessed With In The 1970s

For young artists, there was nothing quite like getting a Lite Brite. You really felt like you were making the art of the future. Experience the magic again with this vintage ultimate edition. There are 206 pieces included, it's got 4 different light modes, and it has LED bulbs that make it cool to the touch.

The toy that kept kids entertained on road trips to Mount Rushmore and beyond can still entertain. It's no Gameboy, but it's better. With this Speak and Spell toy, a kid could practice their spelling, paving their way to the nerd's version of The Big Dance, aka The National Spelling Bee.

Play football without ruining your back, neck or knees when you're playing this electronic handheld version. This was Madden before Madden was Madden and was a sleepover staple for kids and teens alike.

Art imitates life, and in the case of the Etch-A-Sketch, art is fleeting. Turn the knobs to draw something and with a few shakes, it's gone as quickly as you drew it. It's powered by nothing but magnets, so it'll basically last forever.

If you can see this picture without hearing "Hungry, hungry, hip-pos!" play in your head, congratulations, you're cut from a rare cloth. You'll have extra brain space for concentrating as you slap the buttons on the board and try to grab the most marbles.

The Atari 2600 was a game-changer (pun intended) for video gamers of the 70s. Not just because of its graphics that were impressive for the day, but because the kid who had this in his basement was automatically the coolest kid in school.

Simon Says you couldn't beat this game, your brain has been too addled and spoiled by more advanced video games that don't require you to remember anything. Prove it wrong by popping in 2 AA batteries and giving it a go. How many lights can you remember?

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots probably saved a lot of siblings from actual knock-down, drag-out fights. The blue and red robots are back for lots of fun to be had, and are ready to punch each other so the kids don't punch each other.

Skateboarding got its start in the '70s, so thank a Gen-Xer today for that. This retro wheeled wonder has a plastic deck, just like they did back then, and is shorter than boards you see youngun's racing around on, but goes just as fast.

If you played with this in the '70s DO NOT try to emulate any of Stretch Armstrong's movements. Unlike the toy, your arms, legs, and torso will not spring back after being stretched to twice their size, knotted, and twisted. You will not spring back. We repeat, only Stretch Armstrong, do not stretch yourself.

Nerf gave you a gift as a child, the gift of a ball that you could throw around the house that wouldn't break anything. To the relief of moms everywhere in the '70s and today, the balls are still available for purchase. The only difference is that they come in more colors today.

Gen Xers got their first taste of the fleeting nature of creativity with the Mag-Na-Doodle. The board was filled with iron shavings kids used a special pen to "draw" with, but with one swipe of the button at the bottom, everything dissolved to nothing.

It's hard to improve on perfection, and that's why the Rubik's cube hasn't changed since its inception in the '70s. It has fans young and old, and no matter their age, for some it's impossibly easy, for others, it's easily impossible. Need something to do with your hands? Stop scrolling through your phone and start spinning these blocks.