Alex, this is where I grew up in Old Town, Maine. My father still lives there.

Could you tell us where the picture was taken. So: where were you born?

I went through many of the plain Slinkys because they got tangled. On stairs you need to lift them and throw it down at the next step. My most exciting Slinky endeavor was in high school physics class where we were studying wave propagation with 30 foot Slinkys and I got one to walk down a 20 foot stairwell in one bound.

This photo is precious and I will be remembering my daughter as she looked like this girl while I celebrate Christmas with my darling 27 year old!

Cheers all!

I have to side with KathyRo when it comes to Slinkys. They were annoying and unfun. We lived (usually) in Florida or Louisiana, so no stairs.

I usually would spend five minutes with a Slinky doing the "pretending to juggle" activity, and then I go on to something more enjoyable like using an Etch-A-Sketch or annoying my little brother.

Ah, Slinky! The original frustration toy! I could never get it to "walk" down the stairs like the commercial suggested. Inevitably I would give up and try to make standing waves instead, which always ended in a ball of twisted metal. I don't think I ever got more than 30 minutes of "fun" out of any these. Eventually I just learned to avoid them.

Wonderful photo! My husband and I were talking about Slinkys the other day and I told him how we never had a plain Slinky, but we had a Slinky dog, a pull toy much like the Slinky turtle. I remember we were disappointed in it. It didn't roll very well on its wheels and it stretched too long. But for some reason I chose it to take to show-and-tell in Kindergarten one week!

And thanks to Stephanie for posting the pic of the Kiddles Locket doll. I had totally forgotten about those! It bothers me though, how I can't remember if my sisters and I had them, or if friends we knew had them.

Nestled between the Slinky and herself, an adorable Little Kiddles Locket doll by Mattel. Hard to tell exactly which one she is, but Little Kiddles were beloved by little girls of that era. She probably loved her Little Kiddle more than the Turtle!

I'm about your sister's age and my sister had one of those necklaces. It opened up and there was a tiny doll inside. I haven't thought about that in years. Thanks for the memory!

Simply adorable. Makes you yearn for simpler times.