25 Gifts Kids Unwrapped in the ’50s, ’60s & ’70s

Nothing said “family bonding” like trying not to buzz the edges while removing tiny bones with tweezers. Operation was nerve-wracking fun, while other classics — Life, Clue, Sorry! — turned living rooms into battlegrounds of strategy and sabotage. Board games were the centerpiece of countless ’60s and ’70s holidays. They encouraged patience, competition, and occasionally sibling warfare.