Wow! Remember this toy from the 1950s–Crazy Ikes? Snap the pieces together, and build just about anything you can imagine, including people and animals.
I have a fond memory of sitting outside on a summer day with my friend, David. He had Crazy Ikes, too, so we could pool our sets and build bigger and more complicated things. I was five years old, at most.
Keep your video games, and give me back my Crazy Ikes!
Thanks for reminding me of these. I never had a set of my own, but I remember them well nonetheless.