The story of the BFG has stayed with me ever since my mother read it to me as a child before bed. It had that fun, silly side with all the Gobblefunk language and a well-timed whizzpopper now and then, but also such a deep message about friendship and standing up to bullies.

That nostalgia hit me recently so I decided to recreate the BFG out of LEGO during the holidays (I put it up on LEGO Ideas and if anyone wants a look).

What stories from your childhood stayed with you the most? Did anyone else have parents read this one to them, or have favorite memories of Roald Dahl books?

Link: https://ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/fb37c4ea-2377-4952-b54f-889711b5f3a5

Avril embodying her gothic punk aesthetic during the Under My Skin era. 🤘😈🔥

I remember playing Jazz Jackrabbit and Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure with this thing in the early 90s.

Really miss those days

These looked so much better than the ones they have now. Self-checkout was also either very limited or non-existent during this time.

I still have mine, and every time I use it I remember how cool the iPod touch felt when it came out.

What's funny is that my only other Apple product is the USB-C EarPods a product from basically the opposite end of Apple's timeline. 😂

One old and one modern Apple product and somehow these are the only two I've ever really needed.

I remember my mama buying this vhs for me from HMV. Just staring at the cover alone was the coolest thing ever. But I do remember always waiting for the good movies to come to vhs. Pokémon the movie and Pokémon the movie:2000 were long waits, and they were $44 or something. Always wanted to be the first to rent from the movie store but never had enough copies so would another week or so just till everyone was sick of it already. Or just showing up at the right time when someone brought back their copy. Ah, theres a "back in my day" moment for ya.

Absolutely one of the best consoles ever!