The survey of 2,000 grandparents and parents exploring how toys and the way children play with them has changed, was commissioned by Busy Bees to celebrate the nursery group’s 40th anniversary.
It found that each adult has an average of 20 toys stashed away from the 19760,70s, 80s and 90s, with 65 per cent planning to pass their old toys to their children or grandchildren. Popular toys that respondents said they have kept include Fisher Price telephones, Slinkys, Rubik’s Cubes, Gameboys and Etch-a-Sketch.
Nearly six in 10 (57 per cent) said they have kept their treasured toys from their childhood because they hold special memories.
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