The people have spoken.
This year’s inductees into the Toy Hall of Fame are:
- Baseball Cards
- Cabbage Patch Dolls
- NERF
- Fisher Price Corn Popper
The winners are on permanent display at the National Toy Hall of Fame, which is located inside The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.
Since 1998, dozens of toys have been inducted, including ones as humble as the cardboard box, as ancient as chess, and as influential on pop culture as the Barbie doll.
Nine other finalists didn’t get enough votes to make it in, including two toys that had a big year otherwise: Ken dolls and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The other toys that didn’t make the cut are Battleship, Bingo, Bop-It, slime, Choose Your Own Adventure, Connect 4, and the Little Tikes red car.
Last year’s inductees were the spinning top, Masters of the Universe action figures and the Lite-Brite.
Anyone can nominate a toy, but to make it into the Hall of Fame, they have to have inspired creative play and enjoyed long-lasting popularity.
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