10 of your favourite childhood toys from Christmases of the past

You never forget the special toy that brought the biggest smile to your face on Christmas morning.

So we asked you to choose your favourite childhood toy from Christmases gone by to help us put together the ultimate throwback list.

These were your top 10 picks; scroll down to see if yours is included:

Doll’s pram/Silver Cross pram – Margaret Watson, Margaret Williams, Sandra Brown and Kelly Marie Warren

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What was your favourite toy from previous Christmases?

Sindy/Barbie house – Caroline Mitchinson Lawther, Nicola Watt, Lynn Marriner Smith, Gemma Cobb, Paula Thorne and Jackie Thompson

Roller boots/roller skates – Vicki Holloway, Wendy Giblin, Nicola Knight, Helen Carrahar and Sylvia Johnson

Wendy house – Janice Box and Gwenda Bradley

Etch-a-Sketch – Leigh Marie and Carol Rennison

Cabbage Patch Kids – Leigh Smith and Amanda Arnison

Spirograph – Wendy Oliver and Elizabeth Terry

Magic set – Joanne Moore and Rebecca Anne

Tiny Tears doll – Tina Simpson, Kerry Morgan and Angela Clutterbrook

Fuzzy Felts – Pamela Harland and Mags White

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