Episode #20: Toy Hall of Fame!

Toy Hall of Fame 🎱!

The Strong - National Museum of Play http://www.museumofplay.org/

Toy Halls of Fame http://www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/toy-halls-of-fame

The Strong Toy Hall of Fame http://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys

About: The National Toy Hall of Fame® at The Strong, established in 1998, recognizes toys that have inspired creative play and enjoyed popularity over a sustained period. Each year, the prestigious hall inducts new honorees and showcases both new and historic versions of classic toys beloved by generations.

Anyone can nominate a toy to the National Toy Hall of Fame. Final selections are made on the advice of historians, educators, and other individuals who exemplify learning, creativity, and discovery through their lives and careers. Inducted toys are selected on the basis of the following criteria:

• Icon-status: the toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered.
• Longevity: the toy is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over multiple generations.
• Discovery: the toy fosters learning, creativity, or discovery through play.
• Innovation: The toy profoundly changed play or toy design. A toy may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.

Nominate here: http://www.toyhalloffame.org/nominate

2017 National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists http://www.toyhalloffame.org/2017-finalists 

The following 12 toys are finalists for 2017 induction into The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame. Only two or three will take their honored places in the hall this year when they are announced at a ceremony at The Strong on Thursday, November 9, at 10:30 a.m.

• Clue https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1294/clue 
• Magic 8 Ball http://www.ask8ball.net/  
• Matchbox Cars http://play.matchbox.com/en_US/ (vs. Hot Wheels http://hotwheels.mattel.com/shop) 
• My Little Pony (About Brony: https://whatisabrony.com/) 
• Paper Airplane
• PEZ Candy Dispensers
• Play Food
• Risk https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk 
• Sand
• Transformers
• Uno https://www.unorules.com/ (Kings in the Corner https://www.pagat.com/layout/kingscorners.html) 
• Whiffle Ball http://www.wiffle.com/ [We left this off our nomination discussion. Our bad. #sorry]

Laura’s Top 3

1. Clue/Risk/Uno 
2. Transformers
3. My Little Pony

Jeff’s Top 3

1. Magic 8 Ball
2. Uno/Risk/Clue

2014 Winners: Bubbles, Little Green Army Men (Art: War Bowl), and Rubik’s Cube

2015 Winners: Puppet, Super Soaker, and Twister

What are your top 3 toys for 2017? What would you vote for?  

Interested in doing play research? http://www.museumofplay.org/research-publications 

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