Do you remember Betsy McCall paper dolls? When I was growing up, McCall's magazine featured a paper doll page in every issue. The paper doll was Betsy McCall, a little girl who had everyday experiences like Girl Scouts, painting, making Valentines, decorating for Christmas, and more. Betsy had a little Dachshund dog named Nosy. As a lifelong "dachshund person," of course I love the Nosy paper dolls most of all.
I used to cut these paper dolls out and play with them. Since they were on magazine paper (thin), I sometimes mounted them on cardboard.
I purchased a few McCall's magazines not long ago, and plan to frame the paper doll pages for my study.
Do you remember Betsy McCall paper dolls? Did you play with any other paper dolls as a child? I would love to hear from you in the comments, below.
This is my first Throwback Thursday post here. I love retro nostalgia, especially 1960's - 1970's, and am excited about adding a blogging day dedicated to memories from the 1960's, 1970's, and probably 1980's, too.
Do you remember Fizzies? This was a candy tablet that you dropped into a glazz of water. It fizzed and made a carbonated drink. I never was a huge fan of soda, but for some reason I loved Fizzies as a kid.
Fizzies were first created in 1956 by the Emerson Drug Company, the inventors of Bromo-Seltzer. In the 1960's, they were sweetened with Cyclamates. Cyclamates were banned by the FDA in 1968 and they were no longer produced, although they were still on store shelves until the 1970's. I remember Fizzies as a little girl in the late 1960's. I recall liking orange and grape.
I had no idea that Fizzies were still around, but they are still made: Fizzies site. Who knew?! I enjoyed visiting the site and remembering this childhood treat.
