Toys

History of Toys - 2023

By sjlion
  • Rocking Horses-Lily-Anne

    Rocking Horses-Lily-Anne
    Although they are not as popular as they used to be, rocking horses are still an iconic childhood toy.The world's biggest rocking horse is located in Adelaide Hills Australia. King Charles I was believed to have used a rocking horse to help him develop his walking leg mobility during his early childhood development phase after he was born in 1600. The Fernandes Exquisite Creations Crystal Rocking Horse is priced at $122,360 U.S. making it the most expensive rocking horse in the world.
  • Magic 8 Ball - Gwendolyn Forster

    Magic 8 Ball - Gwendolyn Forster
    The Magic 8 Ball is a plastic ball that looks like a large 8 ball, and is used for “fortune telling”. Many children use this for fun, or to help them make decisions. It was invented in Ohio. Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman invented the Magic 8 Ball. It has just been introduced to the National Toy Hall Of Fame. It used to be called the Syco Slate. The Magic 8 Ball symbolizes “chance” because it can resemble both good and bad luck.
  • Barbie - Josie

    Barbie - Josie
    Barbie is a doll that you can dress up. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler and manufactured by Mattel. Barbie was modeled after a German doll and named after Ruth's daughter Barbara Millicent Roberts and Ken was named after Ruth's son. Barbie was born in Wisconsin and had 7 siblings.
  • Newton's cradle By Levi

    Newton's cradle By Levi
    On Newton's cradle the middle three marbles don’t move. A Newton's cradle moves for about 30 seconds then slows down because of friction. One more fact is that if the marbles were not the exact same weight it would not work.
  • Hot Wheels- Reid Yelk

    Hot Wheels- Reid Yelk
    Hot Wheels were little toy cars that had little wheels that drove by moving it along the ground by hand. Elliot Handler was the inventor of the Hot Wheels industry. The first Hot Wheels car off the line was a dark blue CUSTOM CAMARO. OVER 6 BILLION Hot Wheels have been produced since 1968. Hot Wheels was first introduced in 1968 to the toy industry during NEW YORK TOY FAIR.
  • Nerf Football - Sam

    Nerf Football - Sam
    The nerf football is the first football you could use without breaking anything in the house. It was created by Fred Cox in Monticello, Minnesota. Did you know the creator, Fred Cox was an NFL kicker, and he originally created it for kids to practice kicking field goals but made it light so there wouldn't be a lot of “kids with sore legs". And another thing is you could play with the football in any weather without it getting ruined. And it was also the first indoor foam football ever created.
  • Cabbage Patch Dolls- Annabelle B

    Cabbage Patch Dolls- Annabelle B
    Cabbage patch dolls were invented by Zavier Roberts, and first appeared on Tv in 1980. Cabbage patch dolls are dolls created to be unique and different by having differently shaped faces and bodies compared to other dolls. When the dolls first came out there was a huge craze that inspired the movie “ Jingle All The Way”. The dolls were first called “ Little People Dolls”. Zavier Roberts, used a traditional German sculpture art to create the dolls.
  • Stretch arm strong-Patrick

    Stretch arm strong-Patrick
    In 1976 a guy named Jesse D. Horowitz invented a toy named stretch armstrong made of rubber and corn syrup that can stretch 15 inches (38 cm) to four to five feet (120 to 150 cm). Now in 2023 they can be sold for $1,600. The company has made over $50 million and the new one is like a monkey and a pig.
  • American Girl Dolls - Ellen Roche

    American Girl Dolls - Ellen Roche
    The American girl doll was invented by Pleasant Rowland, in Wisconsin. The doll is meant to teach children, especially girls, about different parts of American history. One fact is that today the first American Girl doll is worth 11,000 dollars. Another fact is that every doll is 9 inches tall, and is meant to look like it is a 12 year old. One last fact is the first three dolls that were invented were called Samantha, Kirsten, and Molly.
  • Buzz Lightyear- Abigail

    Buzz Lightyear- Abigail
    Buzz Lightyear was invented to honor the astronauts from Apollo 11. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft created Buzz Lightyear. Buzz Lightyear is most known for the Toy Story movies. In the movies Buzzes partner is named Jessie. Buzz Lightyear has more than 15 quotes his most famous being “To infinity and beyond”.
  • toy dog-zoe b

    toy dog-zoe b
    Robot dogs are designed to resemble dog in appearance and behavior usually incorporating canine characteristics such as barking or wagging its tail it can smell and act like a real dog with the actions and a service dog with being able to detect flood presser and anxiety and different colors and was made by samuel james lloyd and matt lucas