Top Toys of the Last Century
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis just had 24,000 people young and old vote on their favourite toy of the last 100 years. Coming in at #1 was GI Joe! They've gotten smaller since being introduced in 1964 as they started out 12 inches tall but by the time I was playing with them in the 80's they were just 4 inches. If I was picking my top toy I probably would've gone with Lego. Below is the top 20 toys of the last 100 years. How many have been in your home at some point?
- 1. GI Joe
- 2. Transformers
- 3. Lego
- 4. Barbie
- 5. View-Master
- 6. Bicycle
- 7. Cabbage Patch Kids
- 8. Crayons
- 9. Play-doh
- 10. Monopoly
- 11. Raggedly Ann
- 12. Spirograph
- 13. Etch A Sketch
- 14. Little Golden Books
- 15. Hot Wheels
- 16. Lincoln Logs
- 17. Candy Land
- 18. Roller Skates
- 19. Silly Putty
- 20. Mr. Potato Head