Top Ten Toys Of The Millenium
1 - The Yo-Yo - The number one toy on your list wasn't invented during the past millennium,
2 - LEGO - As if you didn't know,
3 - Crayola Crayons - A toy? You certainly thought so, and for almost a century
4t - Slinky - Not only is it a wonderful toy, but it's part of the first tie on our list. The
4t - Play-Doh - The second half of the first tie on our list. Play-Doh is one of the
6 - Etch-A-Sketch - It was almost called the DoodleMaster Magic Screen or L'Ecran
7 - Barbie - The queen of toys has done just about everything in her life, even going
8 - Frisbee - If there's one thing that the top ten can tell us, it's that simple is wonderful.
9 - Matchbox Cars - Now in the same home as Hot Wheels (Mattel's), Matchbox has been around
10 - Teddy Bears - this stuffed toy settled into the tenth spot nicely
it's origins date much further back. However, due to the tremendous support of its backers,
the Yo-Yo was added to the list.
LEGO is a superb plastic brick building toy
that also builds creativity.
Crayola products have been delighting children and adults (except on those
occasions when the crayons are used less on paper and more on walls ;)
Slinky may seem simple, but in physics classes around the world, it is used to help
teach about waves and their properties.
great goops of our time. With all the possible uses (and Play-Doh brand toys built to
exploit them) the sculpting material for kids certainly deserves to be here.
Magique. First debuted at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair in 1959, Etch-A-Sketch
has become a toy staple, and incredibly complex drawings have been created with its use.
through some major physical alterations.
There are few toys less complex than a Frisbee, but few can boast
the same popularity. Over the years, games such as Frisbee Football and Frisbee Golf
have been created based on the toy and it has become the focus of many dog competitions.
much longer and presumably that's the reason its position is much higher than its step-brother.
There's a strong following for die-casts of all kinds, and vintage Matchbox Cars
in mint condition are true prizes indeed.
after quite a battle with number eleven, Silly Putty.