http://kool1017.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/retro-toys-making-a-big-comback/ http://kool1017.com/retro-toys-making-a-big-comback/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:16:53 +0000 Rayman http://kool1017.com/?p=126655 It seems no matter how poor us kids were growing up, we all had a toy or two. My favorite  as a kid was a big, yellow Tonka road grader. Man I loved that thing, I would play with it every day, building imaginary roads and stuff. I wish I still had it, because retro toys are making a big comeback according to the  Toy Industry Association.

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