What is the National Toy Hall of Fame?

The National Toy Hall of Fame is the American Museum, which was created to celebrate classic toys and toys of the nation. Hall was founded in 1998 by Discovery Village A. C. Gilbert, the Children's Museum in Salem in Oregon.

The village was named in honor of A. C. Gilbert, the creator of the erector set, the engineering toy that allowed children to build sophisticated objects such as bridges and Ferris Wheels. He also sold educational toys such as chemical orchards, Telegraph Sets, American Flyer® Trains and Mystomagic®. A. C. Gilbert wanted his toys to combine playing and learning, and realized that toys could encourage creative expression and satisfy the child's natural curiosity about the world.

The mission of the National Toy Hall of Fame Parallelizes Gilbert's goals and decides to recognize only toys that are of national importance in the world of play and imagination. Until 2002, the museum grew its original home was moved to Rochester in New York, where it became part of the strong national museum of the game in which you areu located over 70,000 toys, dolls and games.

There is a specific process for choosing toys that will become a national toy of fame. Every child or adult can nominate their favorite toy through American mail, internet or in a strong museum of play. The Internal Advisory Committee for Museum consisting of teachers, curators of museums and historians reviews nominations and determines which toys meet the selection criteria. The National Selection Commission will then review the list of toys and each member votes for its best withdrawals for induction. Then the voices are connected and the toys that receive the most votes are put into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

There are several criteria that the toy must meet. These criteria include the status of icons, which means that the toy is widely recognized, remembered and respected. A toy or game must also boast of longevity, which means she enjoyed popularityU for more generations and it's not just a passing fad. The toy must also contribute to discovery by supporting learning and creativity. Finally, the toy must be innovative, which means that the toy had to change the way people play, or the toy design was new and revolutionary.

Thirty -nine toys have been anchored since 1999 in the National Hall of Fame. The original selections included an erectile set, Barbie®, Crayola® Crayons, The Frisbee, Hula Hoop and Etch-A-Sketing®. Other induced toys included Legos®, Lincoln Logs®, Marbles, Play Doh®, The Radio Flyer® Wagon, Roller Skates and Teddy Bear. Tinkertoys®, View-Master®, Duncan Yo-Yo® and Monopoly® board game were also selected for their longevity in the first year.

Because the strong museum of the game was taken over by the National Toy Hall of Fame, only a few toys are mentioned every year. In 2000, a bike, jacks, jacks, a jump rope, salt links® and Mr. Potato Head® joined the hall. The following year was the only two inductions of Trucks Silly Putty® and TONka®.

In 2002 there were more than 90 nominations, but the only inductors were Raggedy Ann and Jigsaw. The 2003 class recorded alphabetical blocks and ladies added to the growing list, while 2004 was G. I. Joe®, rocking horse and SCRABBLE® board game.

2005 Inductors included Candy Land®, Jack-in-the-Box and a simple, simple cardboard box. In 2006, only Easy Bake Oven® and Lionel trains cut.

In 2007, Kite, Raggedy Andy and sophisticated, but an outdated Atari 2600 system were selected to join the all-stars of classic games on the National Hall of Fame. It is interesting to note that the Atari video game system was the last invented toy in the hall. On the other hand, the dragon is considered the oldest that was invented in China almost 3,000 years ago.

Not only to recognize the importance of these classic toys, but the Hall of Fame is also celebrated by the imagination of toy manufacturers. Toys and their creators are importantpart of American history. It holds memories, symbolizes thoughts and reflects the values ​​of the generation that has created them.