Also numerous slam dunk contests on the above-the-closet Nerf hoop. Endless hours of basement baseball (with a badminton racquet as a bat) with those beauties. If I had to go with my own inner circle Hall of Fame, I’d start with table hockey (Montreal versus Toronto). How many of those did you have as a youngster? Fisher-Price Little People (remember the castle?). Crayola crayons (remember how you felt like a billionaire if you had the 64 pack with the pencil sharpener?). Atari 2600 game system (first ballot in my book). I took a scan of the organization’s website, and here’s some more today that have already been inducted: Sand? Really? I guess sandcastles remain fun at any age. Last year’s honorees were American Girl Dolls, Risk and sand. READ MORE: Bingo, Lite-Brite, Nerf among Toy Hall of Fame finalists So far, according to the AP, 77 toys have been inducted, including paper airplane, bubbles and sidewalk chalk, the stick and the cardboard box. They also must have changed play or toy design.” The three toys that receive the most public votes will make up a single ‘Player’s Choice’ ballot.Īpparently, anyone can nominate a toy for the annual honour, but to be recognized by the hall of fame, toys have to have achieved ‘icon status, longevity and foster learning or discovery. The top is as old as civilization itself and bingo has been played in some form for hundreds of years,” said Christopher Bensch, vice president for collections at The Strong museum in Rochester, where the hall of fame is housed. The class of 2022 finalists are: bingo, Breyer Horses, Catan, Lite-Brite, Nerf Toys, Masters of the Universe, piñata, Phase 10, Pound Puppies, Rack-O, Spirograph, and the top. The Associated Press reported that voting opened last Wednesday on which toys should go into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year. If you were scanning through our website ( last week, you may have spotted a wire story on something near and dear to the inner child in all of us… toys. VIEWS: Who knew there was a Toy Hall of Fame? NEWS: Bingo, Lite-Brite, Nerf among Toy Hall of Fame finalists.
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