May 2011 - Toltoys Kid

The First LEGO Store: Birkenhead Point Sydney LEGO Centre

Posted on May 30, 2011July 27, 2013

PLEASE NOTE: This store closed down 20 years ago! There are currently no official Lego Stores in Australia. Since Australia began its love affair with LEGO in 1962 we have been collectively obsessed with the stuff. It should come as no surprise then that the world’s first dedicated LEGO store was opened not in Denmark, […]

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1979 Toltoys Fun Fountain

Posted on May 22, 2011June 28, 2011

One of the most viewed posts here on Toltoys Kid is the entry featuring Willy Water Bug. I receive regular requests asking where they can be found today, unfortunatey I’m not much help, suggesting they start a ongoing search on ebay. It seems the kids of the 70’s want their kids today to enjoy the […]

70's

1977 Kenbrite / Playmobil Pocket People Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Promotion

Posted on May 14, 2011June 28, 2011

This is actually the third time I have blogged about this particular promotion, the first time I was speculating as to whether it had ever actually gone ahead, the second time I was delighted to confirm it had by producing a cut back and side panel from the box, and now finaly I have a […]

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Disney’s 1979 The Black Hole Weeties Cereal Promotion

Posted on May 14, 2011June 28, 2011

In the wake of Star Wars came a slew of wannabe space epics, but Disney did quite a respectable job with it’s 1979 production of “The Black Hole” . The robots had jerky actions and the actors were robotic, and let’s not mention the tinny sound and special effects, but as a nine year old […]