Snopes reports on the finalists for this year's entry into the Toy Hall of Fame.
It irks me that formalized games are getting in. That's a different category of plaything in my opinion.
Whether or not "sand" counts as a toy is a philosophical discussion waiting to happen.
Of the current crop of candidates I'm most in favor of the Corn Popper. I had one of those when I was a kid, it was great fun. I had one far enough back that the handle was actually made out of wood.
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