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2GN2S ... ( a long one!)
Top holiday toys from your year to now.
This was a huge attempt. It was fun to see in the beginning. I remember almost all except for the past ten years? The list was curated using national toy archives and data curated by The Strong National Museum of Play. Some items remain curious relics of the past, while others are essentially as iconic now as they were upon their debut.
1920 |
1921 |
1922 |
1923 |
1924 (erector set) |
1926
1927 |
1928 |
1929 (pop-up books) |
1930 (the original Mickey) |
1932 |
1933 (cast iron toys) |
1934 |
1935 |
1936 (Balsa wood models) |
1937 |
1938 |
1939 (View Master) |
1940 |
1941 |
1942 (Golden Books) |
1943 |
1944 |
1945 |
1946 |
1947 (Tonka trucks) |
1948 ( toy piano) |
1949 |
1950 |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 (water balloons) |
1958 (hula hoop) |
1959 (Barbie) |
1960 (etch-a-sketch) |
1961 (Slip ans Slide) |
1962 (Chatter phone) |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 (Frisbee) |
1966 |
1967 (Lite&Brite) |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 (Shrinky Dinks) |
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 (Atari) |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 (Action figures) |
1982 |
1983 (Cabbage Patch Dolls) |
1984 (Transformers) |
1985 (Teddy Ruxpin) |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 (Trolls) |
1989 (Gameboy) |
1990 |
1991 (Super Nintendo) |
1992 |
1993 (SuperSoaker) |
1994 (Power Rangers) |
1995 (Beanie Bears) |
1996 (Tickle me Elmo) |
1997 (Tamagotchi) |
1998 |
1999 (Pac-Man cards) |
2000 (PS2) |
2001 |
2002 (Beyblades) |
2003 |
2004 (Robosapien) |
2005 (XBox) |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 (WALL-E) |
2009 (Angry birds) |
2010 (Ipad) |
2011 (Skylanders) |
2012 |
3013 (Tekno robot puppy) |
2014 (Frozen dolls) |
2015 |
2016 (Hatchimals) |
2018 (Fingerlings) |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 (Reversible) |
We have survived the top holiday toys from the year that you were born, counting up from 1920 to today.
May they fill your heart with great memories. Phew!
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4 comments:
How fun to see all these toys. They did fill my heart with great memories. Some from my own childhood, many of the happy time when my boys were young and now I see my grandchildren play with some of these toys. I so enjoyed this blog. Thanks, Jacki.
Have a happy weekend. Mine will be happy - my son and grandchildren will come to see us.
Thank you Elenor! I will never do a blog that long again, but I was fascinated and then had to finish!? So happy for you to have a wonderful weekend together with your family.
Without disorder one would not understand order and vice-versa. Your art makes one think. :-)
Thanks, John. I so appreciate YOU!!!
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