A few inductees from the list. Every year more toys are nominated and inducted. I asked if there were a Slinky in the house. (No there was not? But they did find….
My grandson Charlie snd his friend and neighbor Cammie were a big help gathering the items for the photo in this post.
A kind of scavenger hunt for some of the toys that are on the list of the Toy Hall of Fame. Yes, there’s an actual museum in Rochester New York. The Strong National Museum of Play states “The National Toy Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have inspired creative play and enjoyed popularity over a sustained period. Each year, the hall inducts new honorees and displays examples in the Toy Halls of Fame gallery.”
One of the items is a Cardboard Box.
A bicycle and kite weren’t readily available and there was no Barbie on the premises.
Here’s what Charlie and Cammie helped. collect for the pic.
A partial list we were working from to find examples in the house
They did an excellent job collecting! All classics.
It was a lot of fun. The only tricky part was getting all the things back in their right spots!
Great to see Uno, a favourite growing up. Dad loved playing it with us and the grandkids.
Oh that’s a lovely memory, Darlene.
What happened to Hot Wheels?
One is on front of the Etch—a-sketch, is that what you meant?
Yes. I just didn’t see it when I looked at the picture. Sorry.
Oh no apology there was a lot of stuff in the pics
Looks as though you could be an annex to the HOF. Good job Charlie and Cammie. dc
They had fun finding the toys. Thanks for looking and writing dc
What fun for the kids to gather these classic toys. I see some favorites in that collection.
Yes they really had a good time. Charlie knew right where to look for glass marbles
Well, I took a picture of a little radio flyer and mini Lincoln logs but it wouldn’t paste.
Email it to me Rutheh at gmail dot com
Great job finding so many classics!
They did an excellent job finding as many as they could.