The Story of Love is… by Kim

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Although not created in the 1980s, the simple little Love Is… cartoons were very much still around during the decade and were loved by many. In fact they still are today! The company in its current form, celebrated their 50th …

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80s New Romantic Bands

The news of Simon Le Bon being knighted this week for his services to music, and seeing Martin Kemp and his wife Shirlie on Interior Design Masters for Children in Need has got me reminiscing! 80s New Romantic Bands were some of …

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Most Popular 80s Christmas Toys

Do you remember your favourite 1980s toys? One of the times of year we were most likely to get them was Christmas! After making a list for Santa, or circling the Argos catalogue, we waited with anticipation on Christmas morning. Read on to find out the Most Popular 80s Christmas Toys.

Collecting 1980s Erasers

One of the things I absolutely loved to collect as a child in the 80s was ‘smelly erasers’. This meant traditional pencil rubbers moulded into various new colourful forms and scented with some sort of perfume, making them attractive for children to collect. Read on to find out more about my collection, plus tips on collecting 1980s erasers today!

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80s Christmas Memories

I don’t know if it’s just that I was a kid at the time, but Christmas seemed more exciting and magical in the 1980s… or maybe it was because things were simpler back then, without distracting smartphones, less overwhelming choice …