- 1/17
- We straightened our hair with the household iron.
- 2/17
- Child safety was not as refined as it is today.
- 3/17
- Tang was the flavour of the century!
- 4/17
- Smoking was acceptable on planes.
- 5/17
- Ice-cream was considered a breakfast option.
- 6/17
- This seemed like a reasonable thing to touch your face with. (Thank goodness for Bic)
- 7/17
- Jell-o salad became a food "trend".
- 8/17
- Gunpowder toys were fun for the whole family!
- 9/17
- But not quite as much fun as playing with hot metal and molten plastic.
- 10/17
- This hair trend took a lot of effort, but paid off with cool ringlets.
- 11/17
- Asbestos was believed to be a good idea.
- 12/17
- Drinking and driving was acceptable (luckily this didn't take long to change)
- 13/17
- Crisps came in a tin.
- 14/17
- Milk magically appeared on your doorstep.
- 15/17
- Sea-monkeys were all the rage (we still don't know how they appear out of a packet)
- 16/17
- Drinking water out of the hose was the thing to do.
- 17/17
- Every parent received a lovely little macrame creation from their child.
From lovely little macrame wall hangings to the days of ironing our hair before a disco - there were definitely some odd things about growing up through the 60s, but they were also quite wonderful.
Except for Tang, that probably didn't do our health any favours!
Take a look at the gallery and see how many you can remember from your childhood!
