Blog Posts
The History of Snakes & Ladders
What a fun game snakes and ladders is, wouldn’t you agree. I bet you would like to know where the game came from, well let me tell you all about this magical extraordinary game.Â
A pastime that children can play either indoors or out. - Making a Den
So who remembers making dens when they were a kid? I know I do. My first memories of making dens were when I was 4 years old. I remember using a pair of old clotheshorses and taking the clean sheets...
Daisy Chains - How to Make Them and Why They're So Popular
I was just out walking my dog, Flynn, and noticed all the daisies popping up in the new spring grass and it made me remember the countless spring and summer days either sitting in the school playing field or in...
New Stock Arriving
So after a fun packed day at Spring Fair last week, my new deliveries are starting to arrive at TFTS HQ. Lots of lovely new stock to unpack and sort and put on the website....
Being a Market Trader
There are many ups and downs to being a market trader. The ups being you get to meet some great people and the downs being the unpredictable British weather! The reason I started up The Forgotten Toy Shop on a...
So who knows what Snobs is?
You've all heard of, if not before played the game Jacks but who has heard of Snobs? Snobs is a traditional children's game played the world over for which there is no formal organising body. Consequently, rules vary from country...