Tag: Christmas

A Gift For Every Bowler In Your Family

I don’t know about the rest of the stuff, but I sooo want that plastic bowling ball ornament / keepsake / gift certificate holder shown at the bottom of this 1962 ad. Puh-leeze, Santa?

(That Santa link is one of my favorite Christmas posts from the Kitschy Kitschy Coo archives; what’s yours?)

Make Breaking The Wishbone Personal

How? By dressing those wishbones up first.

Since this craft project idea comes from the 1962 New Ideas For Christmas, the Fawcett publication supposes you’ll have wishbones left over from Thanksgiving (How many wishbones does a turkey have?) — and the “wishbone figurine” suggestions are Santas, angels, etc.

But don’t be so limited in your thinking.

Why not save all the wishbones you can this holiday season (and whenever you can get them) and make little wishbone figures that look just like your ex, the guy foreclosing on your home or buying your repossessed storage unit, etc. That way when you break them, it will be much more therapeutic.

Modern Woman Monday: What Little Girls Want For Christmas In The 50s

From the Aldens Fall and Winter catalog (1957-58), “Girls’ Jr. Homemaking Toys — Let her learn to do things all by herself.”

The Marx Toys three piece kitchen set, stove, sink and refrigerator, $4.99. The Jr. Coca-Cola Dispenser, $2.79.

My Mom Knows I Have A Thing For Elves

You can all ’em elves, brownies, imps or whatever, but I’m a sucker for them. And my mom knows it.

So why, then, is she selling this vintage plastic elf ornament when it would be such an awesome gift for me?

I can only conclude that she hates me.

Or that she’s got an even better old elf set aside for me. …It will be pretty difficult to top this elf and his amazingly shiny hiney though.