Toys of the Century
12/13/2013
Which Popular Toys Did You Want?
As a way to get into the holiday spirit, Alternatives for Seniors thought it would be fun to revisit some of the greatest toys of the last century. I'm sure most of us remember that one special toy we just had to have. The one we couldn't wait to get. Depending on your age and what was popular at the time, it could have been any number of toys. Little Green Army Men? Red Rider Beebe Gun? Lincoln Logs? Cabbage Patch Kids? Or did you spend countless hours running from store to store to find that all popular toy for your child or grandchild. In the days before the internet, many parents had to resort to finding the actual toy in a store. How many times did you have friends and family in other states looking for that same toy? Were you lucky enough to know someone who unloaded the trucks at the toy store? Or did you have to substitute that toy with a different toy or a generic version? Ah, the holidays. Isn't it great. Here is the list of some of the most memorable toys:
Toys of the 1900s Year Name of Toy 1900 - Lionel Trains 1903 - Crayola Crayons 1903 - Flinch Card Game 1903 - Teddy Bears 1906 - Ford Model T Diecast Car Toys of the 1910s
Year Name of Toy 1913 - Erector Sets & Tinkertoys 1915 - Raggedy Ann doll 1916 - Lincoln Logs 1917 - Radio Flyer Wagon Toys of the 1920s Year Name of Toy 1923 - Madame Alexander Dolls 1929 - Yo-Yo Toys of the 1930s
Year Name of Toy 1930 - Mickey Mouse (and Minnie) Plush Dolls 1932 - Tripoley Game 1934 - Sorry Board Game 1935 - Monopoly 1937 - Betsy Wetsy Doll 1938 - View-Master 3-D Viewer Toys of the 1940s
Year Name of Toy 1942 - Nok-Hockey 1947 - John Deere Die Cast Tractor - Tonka Trucks 1947 - Magic 8 Ball 1948 - Scrabble Game - Cootie Game - Slinky 1949 - Candy Land Board Game - Clue Board Game Toys of the 1950s
Year Name of Toy 1950 - Silly Putty 1951 - Ginny Dolls 1952 - Mr. Potato Head 1953 - Colorforms 1954 - Matchbox Cars 1955 - Wooly Willy 1956 - Original Ant Farm - Play-Doh - Yahtzee Game 1957 - Corn Popper push toy - Frisbee 1958 - LEGO Building Sets - Hula Hoop 1959 - Barbie Toys of the 1960s Year Name of Toy 1960 - BRIO Classic Wooden Railway
- Etch-A-Sketch - Game of Life - Ants In The Pants Game 1961 - Slip N' Slide - Troll Dolls 1962 - Chatter Telephone 1963 - Easy Bake Oven 1964 - G.I. Joe 1965 - Creepy Crawlers - Air Blaster Gun - Operation Board Game - See ‘n’ Say 1966 - Twister 1967 - Big Wheel ride-on - Battleship Game - Ker Plunk - Lite Brite 1968 - Hot Wheels & Racing Sets Toys of the 1970s Year Name of Toy 
1970 - Nerf Balls 1971 - Mastermind 1972 - Uno Card Game 1973 - Shrinky Dinks 1974 - Playmobil people & playsets - Dungeons & Dragons 1975 - Othello 1977 - Star Wars action figures 1978 - Hungry Hungry Hippos - Magna Doodle - Simon Electronic Game 1979 - Strawberry Shortcake - Cozy Coupe Ride-On Toys of the 1980s Year Name of Toy 1980 - Rubik's Cube 1982 - Stompers die-cast vehicles
- Trivial Pursuit 1983 - Cabbage Patch Kids - Care Bears - My Little Pony 1984 - Transformers 1985 - Scruples Game - Teddy Ruxpin 1986 - Pound Puppies 1987 - Koosh Ball 1987 - Pictionary 1988 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 - Super Soaker Toys of the 1990s Year Name of Toy 1992 - Barney the Dinosaur plush
- K’NEX Building Sets 1993 - Magic: Gathering Card Game - Power Rangers 1995 - Lamaze Learning products 1996 - Tickle-Me Elmo - Beanie Babies 1997 - Bass Fishin' Game - Tamagotchi 1998 - Furby - Groovy Girls - Rescue Heros 1999 - LeapPad Toys of the 2000 Year Name of Toy 2000 - Razor Scooter So as you are out and about this holiday season, think about those holiday toys of the past. You can still find many of the toys on this list today. Games like Candy Land, Twister, Operation, Clue and battleship are still popular today. Have a great holiday season!