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Teddy Bear by Leah Jakusz
Invented by Morris Michtom in 1902
The Teddy Bear is a stuffed animal that is a bear
Facts:
1.A hunting trip taken by Theodore Roosevelt inspired a cartoonist, Mr. Clifford Berryman to make a comic about it. This inspired a toy store owner, Morris Michtom to created the Teddy Bear named after Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt.
2.The spared life of a black bear cub influenced the Teddy Bear.
3.The comic made by Mr. Clifford Berryman was called “ Drawing the Line in Mississippi”. -
yo-yo by william cotter
YO-YO
The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic or metal disks connected by dowel pin in the center. A string is connected in the center and attached to the player's finger.
The yo-yo was invented in the year 1928.
The name of the inventor is Donald F Duncan.
Three facts about the yo-yo:
1. The term yo-yo possibly came from a Philippines language meaning come back or spring.
2. Yo-yos are generally symmetrical in weight.
3.Japan has some of the best yo-yo masters, including the -
Trampoline by Sydney Olson
The trampoline was invented by George Nissen. A trampoline is a gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame and used for tumbling. George was 16 years old when he made the trampoline. Nissen first called his invention a bouncing rig. George was watching a gymnast while he thought of his idea. -
Monopoly by Robin
Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow. The definition of monopoly is a board game in which players engage in simulated property & financial dealings using imitation money. Some facts are 5,000 copies of monopoly were sold before it got a patent. Today about 500 million people play monopoly, making it the world’s most popular game. Charles Darrow bought Lizzie Maggie’s patent for $500 & no royalties -
Mr. Potato Head : Susan Roche
Mr. Potato Head was invented by George Learner. Mr. Potato Head is an American toy consisting of a plastic model of a potato which can be decorated with a variety of plastic parts that can attach to the main body. These parts usually include ears, eyes, shoes, a hat, a nose, and a mouth.
3 Wonderful Fact:
Mr. Potato Head were sold in cereal boxes.
They had to use real potato for the body.
Eight years later they came out with hard plastic potato body. -
Play-doh by Luke
My toy is Play-doh. The Play-doh is a brand name for a soft, nontoxic modeling compound made in bright colors and marketed for children. It was invented by Noah W. McVicker. Some facts are that int used to be only made in one color and size, it came in 1 ½ pound can, and it was tested in schools, kindergartens, and nurseries. -
Hula Hoops by Micaela
Hula hoops were made by two men. The two men who made the hula hoops were Arthur K. Melin and Richard P. Knerr. A hula hoop is a light multi-colored plastic hoop that is whirled around the body for play or exercise, by movement of hips. When the first hula hoops were sold they sold twenty-five million in four months. Before the actually hula hoops were made, an Australian company made wooden rings and sold them in retail stores. hula hoops went away in the 1960s, then come back again. -
Barbie Doll: Jordan L
Barbie Doll
Ruth Handler was the one who invented it. The definition of the barbie doll is an improbable molded plastic figure of a human being used especially as a child’s plaything. A collectable doll. Some interesting facts about the barbie doll is the first Barbie Dolls outfit and hair was a sported ponytail hairstyle with black and white zebra striped bathing suit with sunglasses and earrings. Barbie Doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. The BArbie Doll stands at 11.5 inches tall. -
Etch A Sketch by nick
ETCH A SKETCH
it is a silver drawing surface with a red frame
it was invented July,12 1960
the name of the inventor was Arthur Grangean
At first the ETCH A SKETCH was called l’ecran magique.
There was an ETCH A SKETCH club formed in 1978.
In the 70’s Ohio offered hot pink and blue frames but the people only wanted bright red ones. -
G.I. Joe Trace Kirchberg
The toy I researched is called, G.I. Joe. It is a moving, talking, action figure that came with a volume of war accoutrements. The creator of G.I. Joe is Hasbro. Hasbro established the character as a macho war hero and, more importantl, the anti-Ken. Along with the toy, Hasbro fostered a series of comics, a television series, video games, and even a feature-length film. G.I. Joe was created during the Cold War. -
Playstation By: Levi Olson
Sony Computer Entertainment America, taking approximately four years to develop, the Playstation® was introduced to the U.S. in 1995.The Playstation was revolutionary. In the very first weekend, more than 100,000 units were sold. In the first six months over 1 million Playstations® were sold. In April 1997 nearly 4 million Playstations® were sold. -
Pokemon Joshua
Pokemon
Game Freak made pokemon the definition of is- Video and trading card franchise released in Japan in 1996 it is a collective word without a plural.
It took six years to make the first pokemon games. It is made of video games, trading cards, animated television shows, and comic books. It is the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world only behind Mario. It has earned 37.76 billion dollars.
