Happy Valentine’s Day! I love everything about February 14th! It adds a little flurry of excitement to these long winter days. 

Tomorrow is dedicated to love and friendship. Like most little girls growing up in the 1970s, I cherished my dolls and toys and my days were dedicated to play time.

There were always lots of clothes, shoes, and hair accessories for various dolls scattered around Dartmouth Ave. In my mind, the girl dolls needed to get glammed up for a big date with the boy dolls. 

The toy companies were on target for making these matches possible. It was pure imagination thinking where these couples would go. Probably to McDonald’s for a Happy Meal or to Baskin Robbins for an ice cream cone. 

Here are some toy couples from back in the 70s.

–Dressy Bessy and Dapper Dan. I owned Bessy and loved typing the ribbons in her hair.

–Barbie and Ken. I had several Barbies including Ballerina Barbie..but half her crown eventually broke off) My friend had Ken and he usually spent the night on the plastic couch..lol

-The Fisher-Price Little People mother and father. Peoples were my favorite so I had many sets of the mom and dad. Wherever they went, Dad always drove.The ones in the picture above are my originals!

–The Fisher-Price dolls Joey and Audrey. I always played with these dolls together and often.

-Who remembers The Sunshine Family Dolls? The set came with Steve, Stephie, and their baby dressed in yellow pajamas. For a while, they hung out with my Barbies in her house.

-I had a couple of the Honey Hill Bunch dolls, Lil’ Darlin’ and Spunky. They had velcro on their hands to hold the accessory that came with them. (Lil’ Darlin” held a purse and Spunky held a frog). I used to make them hold hands.

–The Bionic Woman and Million Dollar Man doll. I didn’t have either but they were the coolest duo back in the day!

-Raggedy Ann and Andy. Classic! I had a large Ann and a small Andy doll with a sailor hat.

Who are you hanging out with on Valentine’s Day? Whether it’s your significant other (mine is my husband, Jack, of 33 years!) a friend, family, or even your pet (my cat, Theo!), make it a fun day! Happy Heart Day!