Apparently, there’s lots of fun for everyone in the Big Yellow Teapot, or at least so the television advert for this toy would have us believe. Â I would probably say that not everyone would find it that much fun, but certainly most toddlers would have a ball.
Unsurprisingly the Big Yellow Teapot was a teapot that was big and coloured yellow, but this wasn’t for sticking your Tetley or PG Tips in for a bit of a brew. Â Nope, the Big Yellow Teapot can only be described as a teapot shaped dolls house. Â Quite why a teapot would be a good place for little plastic people to live in I’m not sure, but as houses go it was pretty well equipped.
Like most houses it had windows and a front door, but it also had a giant handle on one side and a spout on the other, which doubled as a slide. Â You could poke the little people in the spout and they’d shoot out into the main body of the teapot, knocking the little plastic chairs and tables flying. Â Sticking with playground fun, the lid of the teapot lifted up to reveal a little merry go round for the tiny occupants of the house to spin round on.
Just imagine if we did actually live in houses shaped like this? Â It would make estate agent house descriptions quite entertaining…
For sale. Â Charming two storey family home, delightfully decorated. Â A must see! Â Front door unusually hinged at bottom rather than side leads to front room area consisting of oversized chairs. Â Entire front wall also opens to provide access to top floors. Â No staircase. Â Would suit those with high jumping experience. Â Complete with chimney/slide and roof mounted rotating seating.
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I got this from santa when I ws about 4, and I LOVED it! Possibly my favourite childhood toy. I’m sorry I didn’t keep it now!
BRILLIANT!!! I loved this…..this has brought back some ace memories!! Good JOB
It’s always nice to jog a few memories from when you were very little, isn’t it? As you get older you forget how a plastic teapot could bring you so much fun!
i used to put the people in the lid, close the lid and spin them as a punishment for being nuaghty. I called this ‘playing hell’.
Catholic, yep.
This was my favourite childhood toy!! This has bought back so many memories, I was looking for 1 for my neice and came across this page.
Does anyone know if you can still buy these and if so where?
I think eBay is your best bet Carrie. Try clicking the link at the end of the post above to be taken to a page of current auctions. There were several on there when I checked just now.
whata lovley blast from the past,it put a smile on my face,it was my faveroute toy as a child,my pet hampster used to play in it.