Children's Museum Toy Contest Rolls On
Barbie, G.I. Joe, crayons, and Silly Putty are among the top 20 toys selected in the Children Museum’s current interactive project, Top 100 Toys (& their Stories) that Define Our Childhood. More than 20,000 votes were cast to determine these “best” toys out of the 100 curator selections. Toy lovers now have until Sept. 7 to vote on what toys take home Olympics-inspired gold, silver, and bronze awards. (See IM staffers’ own favorites here.)
Here’s the full list:
G.I. Joe | Etch A Sketch |
Transformers | Spirograph |
LEGO Toys | Hot Wheels |
Barbie | Candy Land |
View-Master | Lincoln Logs |
Bicycle | Raggedy Ann |
Play-Doh | Little Golden Books |
Crayons | Mr. Potato Head |
Cabbage Patch Kids | Roller Skates |
MONOPOLY | Silly Putty |
Did your childhood pastime make the cut? Are you psyched to see Candy Land on the list? And now the operative question: Were the Beanie Babies snubbed? It’s a good thing that plush toys don’t have feelings.
Optimus Prime (Transformer) image via Children’s Museum of Indianapolis