Trolls made a comeback The vintage trolls went away but returned transformed.
Before we left on our road trip to Colorado I was going through a closet and found a bag of old trolls. They were the ones from the 1960’s that I used to play with when I was a little girl. I decided I would bring them to Colorado to see if my grandchildren would be interested in playing with them… Zoey was.
The vintage trolls were a big hit. Inside the bag were three “regular-sized” troll dolls, approximately 3” tall with wild hair (well, one troll had thinning hair!), two baby troll dolls, and a lot of trolls-size clothes.
I sat down with Zoey to look through the clothes and surprised myself with all the clothes I had made for my trolls, mostly from felt material. I do remember my neighborhood friend, Diane, and I playing with our troll dolls for hours on end when we were growing up, but I did not remember making all the clothes until I saw them again.
Most of the clothes were cuts in the felt fabric but there were also a couple of outfits that I had stitched together and/or trimmed with sequins and such.
It was very fun for me to look at these pieces of clothing I made for my trolls. I remember the fun we had dressing them up and then changing their outfits. I left my trolls behind in Colorado knowing Zoey was enjoying the trolls too…dressing them up and then changing the outfits.
I know trolls have made a comeback and look a bit different these days. I wonder what The Troll movie is about? I may watch it now that I’ve been reintroduced to my trolls. According to Wikipedia, “The dolls were first created in 1959 and became one of the United States’ biggest toy fads in the early 1960s.”
You missed your calling—fashion designer!
HA! Maybe I did.
I had one troll, a small one with pink hair, a birthday gift from my friend Robin. It had a pin on the back, to be worn as a pin. Remember those?
When my girls were little, trolls were big, too. They had many.
How wonderful that you shared yours with Zoey. Looks like she will experience plenty of hours of fun with your fashion conscious trolls.
Hmmm, I don’t remember the trolls with pins.
Are the trolls your girls played with around somewhere?
Friend Diane chirping in here… I remember fondly playing trolls with Valerie. We used the little jelly restaurant holders to clean their sandy feet off before bringing them inside the trailer/cabin – a smaller version of what our moms requested we do 🤣
Sadly, in middle school I used my troll for a presentation and someone stole her! Being tough, I acted like it wasn’t a big deal but it was❣️ I’d have “Pastelda” tucked in a special place with other childhood memories if I still had her.
I still have “Chatty Cathy” that we gave a bath to 55-60 years ago and ruined her voice. Her hair looks troll crazy 🙃
Hey Diane. Thanks for chirping in. It’s so fun to hear from you.
I’m sorry about Pastelda…I didn’t know.
Yes, I have fond memories of Chatty Cathy too.
We sure had fun, didn’t we?
I didn’t remember my trolls much but do remember giving them to my granddaughter who enjoyed them too – loves to shake them to fluff up their hair! Great post down memory lane – thanks for sharing!
Thanks Shirley.
It’s fun to pass on our beloved toys to the next generation.
How wonderful that Zoey was so interested in the same childhood “toys” that you enjoyed so much. I love the picture of her playing with them!!!
I was happy one of them was interested in playing with the trolls.
Ezra showed initial interest in dressing the trolls but once was enough. ha
Oh, my gosh, did this bring back memories! I loved our trolls. I don’t know how many I personally had, but I have seven sisters, so between all of us, we had quite a few. I loved playing with them. We, too, made clothes for them and decorations for their hair. Thanks for sharing. I am still smiling as I sit here typing. What a fun step back in time!
I can only imagine how many trolls you had between the eight of you sisters!