National Toy Hall of Fame

          Photo:John Morgan

Did you know that toys have their very own hall of fame?

The National Toy Hall of Fame is located in the Strong National Museum of Play, in Rochester, New York. It was moved there in 2002 after outgrowing its original home, A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village in Salem, Oregon. Since 1998, The National Toy Hall of Fame has been nominating toys and games using specific criteria, such as icon-status and longevity.

To date there has been forty four inductees including 2009's induction of the Big Wheel®, Game Boy® and the ball.

1. Alphabet Blocks
2. Atari® 2600 Game System
3. Baby Doll
4. The Ball
5. Barbie®
6. Bicycle
7. Big Wheel®
8. Candy Land®
9. Cardboard Box
10. Checkers
11. Crayola® Crayons
12. Duncan® Yo-Yo
13. Easy Bake® Oven
14. Erector® Set
15. Etch A Sketch®
16. Frisbee®
17. G.I. Joe®
18. Hula Hoop®
19. Jack-in-the-Box
20. Jacks
21. Jigsaw Puzzle
22. Jump Rope
23. Kite
24. LEGO®
25. Lincoln Logs®
26. Lionel® Trains
27. Marbles
28. Monopoly®
29. Mr. Potato Head®
30. Nintendo Game Boy®
31. Play-Doh®
32. Radio Flyer® Wagon
33. Raggedy Ann and Andy™
34. Rocking Horse
35. Roller Skates
36. SCRABBLE®
37. Silly Putty®
38. Skateboard
39. Slinky®
40. Stick
41. Teddy Bear
42. Tinkertoy®
43. Tonka® Trucks
44. View-Master®

Not see your favorite toy on the list yet? You can nominate toys at the Strong National Museum of Play, on the museum’s web site, or by U.S. mail.

Find More Information on the National Toy Hall of Fame at: http://www.museumofplay.org