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Hall of Fame Toys

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.

Etch-a-Sketch,a Puppet, LEGO, checkers and chess, glass marbles, Yo-Yo, top, ball, Teddy Bear,Crayola crayons, baseball cards, wooden building blocks with letters on them. Play-Doh, sidewalk chalk, UNO, Clue , Scrabble, a Rubik’s Cube, Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, Star Wars Action figures ,and a Transformer. No Little ponies in their house, either.

A partial list we were working from to find examples in the house

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Launch

Just when I thought the Weekly Photo Challenge was over as 2011 ended….it’s NOT!  This shot from my 2010 archives.  No flash. Taken with morning’s available light, in the family living room. His mom is getting out of the way as she has just taped up the flaps.

Launch conjures up outer space in my mind, a launch pad–  although I feel proud all three of my children and grown and launched.

Here’s Michael, patiently waiting for lift off.  He sure loves empty boxes.  The costume a Stormtrooper from Star Wars (Clone Wars?)   but in this case it’s an astronaut.   You saw Michael just after Christmas in another empty box (here if you missed it)

All Systems Go, Houston! Ready for Lift-off!

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1……………..

And if you go to this link you can see other bloggers’ responses to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Launch

Their links are in the comments section plus you can see the example photo of hot air balloons shown to inspire our responses to the challenge. Always an interesting variety of interpretations to the challenge and many excellent photographers’ work.

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