Childhood Candy And Toys For High School Reunion

By

bobbys_girl1962

Cinnamon toothpicks were popular in the 70's as well, they had the packs of them but they had no taste. You had to go to the drug store and get the cinnamon oil and soak them at least overnight. Love the whole idea. Jolly Ranchers came in flat sticks of candy back then. Now & Laters. Gosh, I'm old. Lol.

My 30 yr reunion is this year and never knew they had others so this will be good. It will be at a park and they have included the class before and after us as we want to have a nice turnout and see more old friends. Most I have not seen since H.S.

By Linda (Guest Post)

I love your idea of having childhood candy & toys for favors at your high school reunion! Where did you find them? Is there somewhere online that we can order them from? Thanks for the idea!
~Linda in Seattle
reisty2 @ comcast.net

By

wdyjsu

That's awesome - I wanna come! hehe Sounds great!

By Lynda (Guest Post)

As old as I am, I'd hardly realize they're "old". LOL
In MY classes, of the 50's-60's, it was a big thing to
make tiny vials of "cinnamon toothpicks" and pass them around to help us get through the gruelling days. My parents were terribly strict, grounding me for a full six weeks if I made less than highest grades. Needless to say, I did, and it paid off now
that I'm required to 24/7caregive and Home School
my grandson for the past 6 !/2 years! Caliopes of
wax , Starks Wafers, and tiny peanutbutter bars were my favorites! You could also have a snow-cone
stand in one corner with the PLAIN old fashioned
syrup basic flavors? That's when blue meant coconut, reds could be anything from cherry/strawberry/ bubblegum/ Hawaiian punch to
"rainbow", because red's dominate other colors.
I might have attended at least ONE of our reunions over the years, if it had been planned so wholesome as this, but all of the invitations were BYOB's and that was NOT something I was interested in participating in, or being around. Alcohol almost destroyed mine and my ex-husband's relatives, and I discovered after the fact that my ex was a closet alcholic after he left, having his "reunions" each time
he traveled! You put a lot of effort into this. Remember to consider Cotton candy and Candy apples, as well? The thoughts of these items made me smile today. Thanks! God bless you. : )

By

ilbyrne

That's a great idea. We were just at a Cracker Barrel restaurant. They have packages of various candies from the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Might be something you could use.

By

kimhis

That sounds totally fun! you're right, the goal should be to help people have a good time, not to have them stare like it's a museum. Good going!