55 Nostalgic Vintage Toys Every Kid Wanted That You Can Still Buy Today

The drinky bird is one of the original “perpetual” motion toys. Push him forward and watch him bob up and down while you try to focus on work. The adorable fellow is said to be good luck.

Before there was the Gameboy, there was this football game. Test out your skills on the field through 8-bit graphics and tinny sounds that would be silly to anyone else, but a hefty hit of nostalgia for anyone who remembers taking these on family road trips.

How could you not have fun flinging rubber rockets at your friends? It’s amazing that these finger slingers weren’t outlawed like jars were, but even today they make a fun way to shoot at things like soda cans to get some target practice in.

The Scoop and Ball game was like a less intense version of Jai Alai that involved more fun and less getting hurt. You and the gang can have a fun time at the park trying out the simple game, which is best played with two participants.

If you can find an actual newspaper made on newsprint, you can show a kid was the real meaning of Silly Putty was, transferring the Sunday Comics not its mushy surface. The putty comes in an egg, just as it always did, and is as sticky as ever.

The pull-along puppy was a tin toy that your grandad might have played with and he’ll be thrilled to see that it’s still around. The adorable toy is perfect for toddlers just learning to walk who might benefit from the balance that the little puppy adds.

Racko has been a popular family game for decades, and has been taken on many a family vacation. This one comes in the vintage packaging, which might trigger memories for your parents or grandparents.

A die-cast car was a treasured car for boys of all ages and a Ford Bronco was one of the best. Even if you’re in middle age, you’ll love the feels of running this to-scale toy over the table and making VROOM sounds.

A battery-free favorite of dentist’s offices everywhere, the Waterful was more fun than a real video game in many cases. Press the buttons on the toy to manipulate the blast of water that sends the rings floating upward to their scored homes.

Back in the 80s the Atari Video game console was one of the hardest and coolest game systems on the market. Now that it’s the 2020’s, if you try to play it again, it’ll be hard and cool all over again. What’s old is new and fun again, give it a try!

Wind him up and watch him walk across the table, just as he did when your dad received a similar model on Christmas. The charmingly retro robot toy has the look and feel of a vintage tin toy because it is, just made a little more modern. Use him as a conversation-starting desk toy.

Ask your mom or grandma, but back in the day, dressing up a paper doll was one of the premiere afternoon activities. Shirley Temple was one of the OG dress-up dolls and with this set, you can relive that easy magic that girls did long ago.

Your kid can make all kinds of melodies on this simple musical instrument toy. And good news, there are no batteries involved so there’s no perpetual noise and the gentle ting-a-ling sounds it makes are actually kind of appealing.

Balsa planes were the next step up from paper planes for many a young boy. Relive the magic with a pack of 5, the first one is there to get you started, by the fifth you’ll be an expert.

You sunk my battleship! Everyone remembers hearing that cry when playing a rousing game of Battleship with their friends. This vintage set has all the retro energy that the original one did when it came out.

Next to a Cabbage Patch doll, a Strawberry Shortcake Doll was the best toy a girl could have. She had a sweet look, sweet strawberry scent, and a smile that could make a cloudy day feel sunny.

If you’re a girl of a certain age then you remember classifying yourself as a My Little Pony like Millennials classified themselves as Hogwarts Houses. The ponies have been rereleased so you can enjoy them again just like you did in your youth.

In the 80s, they told it like it was. Stretch Armstrong was stretchy, very stretchy, perhaps the stretchiest, and his arms were indeed strong. Take some stress out on his limber limbs and tie him into knots, he won’t mind.