childhood toys and visualizations

[natatbeach]

this was one of my favorite toys as a kid...I spent hours looking at the colors and the patterns and listening to the sounds of the bits of glass shift inside...this pretty much started my fascination with glass and light and colors and every time I use one I'm transported back to the hazy lazy days of laying on the gras looking thru trees and looking at the sky thru my kaleidascope and feeling the warmth of the sun on my cheeks and my legs...

what was your favorite childhood toy and what "picture" is stuck in your head
because of it... and if you have a pic share it...