Taffy has an Atlantic City-based origin story and a history that spans well over a…
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If scored based on a “Fun Quotient”, the VertiBird from Mattel would be at the top of…
Released by Wham-O in 1964, Monster Magnet is one of the many zany toys that…
Released in 1978 from Tomy, Fashion Plates allowed budding fashionistas to design their next line…
Toys that mimic body functions and fluids have enjoyed popular – albeit sometimes controversial –…
One Prototype to rule them all, One Prototype to backup and save. Long before Peter…
The original 2-XL talking robot from Mego offered a myriad of educational programming on a…
In the late 1970s, the availability of low-cost microprocessors from Texas Instruments helped usher in…
Imagine it’s another hot summer day in 1973. However, you and your friends are planning…
“Pieing” – the act of throwing a pie at a person – has been a…
I was a math kid, one who enjoyed solving simple problems of multiplication and division,…
In 1966, Topper Toys introduced the Suzy Homemaker line of toy appliances. The line included…
Released in 1969 by Whitman Publishing, Humor Rumor was an over-the-top take on “The Telephone…
When I get asked about my favorite video game, most people expect me to say…
Released in the 1960s by Hasbro, the Frosty Sno-Man Sno-Cone Machine allowed children to beat…
How do you measure success? Answering this ambitious question is the object of Careers, a classic…
“Where there are kids, there is play.” Iona Opie “The setting of boundaries is always…
I’m always on the lookout for play in everyday social media trends and breaking news…