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

A miracle substance that smelled weird, stuck everywhere, and sparked creativity for generations. Play-Doh became a ’60s and ’70s staple because it was endlessly moldable — animals, food, snowmen, horrifying creatures that no parent could identify. Kids loved rolling it, squishing it, and mixing colors even though they were told explicitly not to. The result was always the same: one giant brown lump, deeply loved and permanently crusty.