The next time I'm near Rochester NY, I will have to visit the Toy Hall of Fame!...

Here are the “enrollees”.  I was sorry to see that two of my all-time faves failed this year: 

The little green soldiers and the Magic 8 Ball.  Who was doing the voting to leave them out?

I have highlighted in yellow, the personal favorites of my youth from the inducted toys……….

Inducted Toys: Alphabetical List

To date, the following 53 toys have made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame^®. Select a toy from this list to reveal its history or learn more by browsing the online National Toy Hall of Fame collection.

 

Alphabet Blocks Inducted 2003	Etch A Sketch Inducted 1998	Play-Doh Inducted 1998
Atari 2600 Game System Inducted 2007	Frisbee Inducted 1998	Playing Cards Inducted 2010
Baby Doll Inducted 2008	G.I. Joe Inducted 2004	Radio Flyer Wagon Inducted 1999
Ball Inducted 2009	The Game of Life Inducted 2010	Raggedy Ann and Andy Inducted 2002
Barbie Inducted 1998	Hot Wheels Inducted 2011	Rocking Horse Inducted 2004
Bicycle Inducted 2000	Hula Hoop Inducted 1999	Roller Skates Inducted 1999
Big Wheel Inducted 2009	Jack-in-the-Box Inducted 2005	Rubber Duck Inducted 2013
Blanket Inducted 2011	Jacks Inducted 2000	Scrabble Inducted 2004
Candy Land Inducted 2005	Jigsaw Puzzle Inducted 2002	Silly Putty Inducted 2001
Cardboard Box Inducted 2005	Jump Rope Inducted 2000	Skateboard Inducted 2008
Checkers Inducted 2003	Kite Inducted 2007	Slinky Inducted 2000
Chess Inducted 2013	LEGO Inducted 1998	Star Wars Action Figures Inducted 2012
Crayola Crayons Inducted 1998	Lincoln Logs Inducted 1999	Stick Inducted 2008
Dollhouse Inducted 2011	Lionel Trains Inducted 2006	Teddy Bear Inducted 1998
Dominoes Inducted 2012	Marbles Inducted 1998	Tinkertoy Inducted 1998
Duncan Yo-Yo Inducted 1999	Monopoly Inducted 1998	Tonka Trucks Inducted 2001
Easy-Bake Oven Inducted 2006	Mr. Potato Head Inducted 2000	View-Master Inducted 1999
Erector Set Inducted 1998	Nintendo Game Boy Inducted 2009