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Category: National Toy Hall of Fame

  • National Toy Hall of Fame

Slime Oozes into the National Toy Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 12, 2025November 13, 2025

I experience many emotions when my young kids ask to make slime. I usually greet…

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  • National Toy Hall of Fame

Nothing Trivial about It

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 12, 2025November 13, 2025

Many of us feel that we have a particular superpower in our everyday lives. For…

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  • National Toy Hall of Fame

A Puzzling Tradition

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on June 2, 2025June 3, 2025

Do you have traditions that you associate with the holidays? For some folks, that tradition…

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Hasbro 1990 Trade Catalog, Page 37, Gift of Andrew Berton. The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

My Little Pony Prances into the National Toy Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on January 3, 2025

My Little Pony invites children in the age-old play of hair grooming, brushing, and braiding.…

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  • National Toy Hall of Fame

It’s Transformational: Transformers Enter the National Toy Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 14, 2024November 15, 2024

One of the great things about kids’ imaginations is their capacity to magically turn one…

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Image of Baseball Card/Jigsaw Puzzle, Roberto Clemente, Donruss, 1987, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

Baseball Cards: Historic Highs and Lows

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

The oldest known baseball card shows the entire Brooklyn Atlantics team from around 1860. Later…

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Crayola Crayons Color Drawing Set, about 1960. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

The Importance of Coloring and Authentic Self-Expression

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022

In 1900, Binney & Smith ventured into the school supply business. The company created handy…

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Masters of the Universe: Revelations Poster, Netflix, 2021. Courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

Masters of the Universe Muscles into the National Toy Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 21, 2022

On November 10, 2022, Masters of the Universe took their place of honor in the…

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Duncan Whistler top, about 1960. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • National Toy Hall of Fame

The Top of Its Class

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 11, 2022

On November 10, 2022, the top was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame…

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Roll20 Safety Tools.jpg: Roll20's safety tools card deck in use on their virtual platform. Screenshot of Roll20.net (https://roll20.net/) gameplay.
  • Culture and Society

Keeping the Adventure Fun for Everyone: Safety tools for Tabletop Roleplay Games

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on March 28, 2022

In a 2020 blog, I discussed how during the pandemic many players of Tabletop Roleplay…

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  • Announcement

Risk: Playing War with Family and Friends

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 18, 2021November 19, 2021

On November 4, 2022, the board game Risk joined the other celebrated toys and games…

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Photo of children building a sandcastle, about 1980. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Announcement

True Grit

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021

Sand may not be running through my veins, but it’s definitely been a significant part…

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American Girl Holiday 2021 Catalog, Courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution.
  • Announcement

American Girl Dolls Inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021

Following a visit to historic Williamsburg, Virginia, and a Christmas shopping trip for her nieces,…

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  • Barbie

A Vote for Barbie

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 19, 2021September 4, 2021

Dressed in her inaugural gown of red, blue, and silver, Barbie made her political debut…

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  • Culture and Society

Chaos Orb—Magic: The Gathering’s Wild Card

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

“Charming,” “whimsical,” “masterpiece,” “pretty funny” are just a few of the words used to describe…

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  • Guest Blogger

This Week: Celebrating National Yo-Yo Day

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 4, 2021

This Sunday, June 6, is National Yo-Yo Day as well as the birthday of Donald…

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  • Barbie

The Life-Changing Magic of Sewing and Barbie

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

“Barbie quite simply changed my life.” Many of us can say that, in one way…

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  • Culture and Society

The Play of Fortune

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

Is our destiny in our hands, in God’s hands, or are we merely tossed on…

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