![]() ![]() So the criteria for being nominated states that the toy must have “achieved icon status, be popular for a long time, and foster learning or discovery”. I really never thought of sand as a Hall of Fame toy, but, hey, it was voted in and I guess we’ve all played with sand in our playful past. Last year the game Risk, the doll called “American Girl Dolls” and, weirdly, sand were all inducted. Some examples of the past most popular honorees are: the paper airplane, bubbles and sidewalk chalk. And I’ll bet quite a few your favorites are listed there. I know I did.īy the way, the Toy Hall of Fame has been hosted by the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York since 1998, and in those 24 years 77 toys have been inducted. I’m sorry to say we all missed the deadline to vote, but I think you might find the list of 2022 finalists quite interesting. (You’re welcome.)īut the reason I was assaulted by that ditty was because I was thinking about Slinky and the game Mousetrap and Etch-A-Sketch and the reason I was thinking about those “ancient” toys was because I read that the voting for this year’s Toy Hall of Fame just closed. All together now, sing: “It’s Slinky, it’s Slinky, for fun it’s a wonderful toy! It’s Slinky, it’s Slinky, everyone knows it’s Slinky!” There, now you can carry that around in your head for a week or so. So I had a serious earworm the other day, and now, with no apology, I’m going to send it to you. ![]()
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