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To a kid, a box can become many things a fort, an animal, a spaceship, an airplane, a hiding spot, a new bed. All you need is a little imagaination and creativity, and the adventures begin. And this is why it, rightly, resides in the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Criteria for induction:
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1999
Original inductees

Icon-status the toy is widely recognized,

respected, and remembered

8. Lincoln Logs 4. Etch-A-Sketch 9. Marbles 1. Barbie 10. Monopoly 5. Frisbee 2. Crayola Crayon 6. Hula Hoop 11. Play-Doh 3. Erector Set 12. Radio Flyer 7. Lego 1. Bicycle 2. Jacks 3. Jump rope 4. Mr. Potato Head 5. Slinky

13. Roller Skates 14. Teddy Bear 15. Tinkertoy 16. View-master 17. Duncan Yo-Yo

2003
2002

1. Alphabet blocks 2. Checkers

2001

Longevity

2000

1. SIlly Putty 2. Tonka Trucks

1. G.I. Joe 2. Rocking horse 3. Scrabble 1. Jigsaw puzzle 2. Raggedy Anne

2004

more than a passing fad

Innovation 2008
profoundly changed play or toy design

2000 Rejected: G.I. Joe, the Nintendo 1. Easy-Bake Oven Entertainment System, the soccer ball, Beanie Babies, the baseball glove and the 2. Lionel Trains cap gun. Rejected: Atari Game System, Big Wheel, Lite-Brite, Fisher-Price Little 1. Atari 2600 People, Hot Wheels, Operation skill 2. Kite game, Pez Candy Dispenser, rubber duck, skateboard, and Twister 3. Raggedy Andy

2007

2006 2011

2005
1. Candy Land 2. Cardboard box 3. Jack-in-the-box 1. Hot Wheels 2. Dollhouse 3. Blanket

Discovery fosters learning,

creativity, or discovery

1. The Stick Curators praised the stick for its all-purpose, no-cost, recreational qualities, noting its ability to serve either as a raw material or an appendage transformed in myriad ways by a childs creativity. 2. The Baby Doll 3. Skateboard

2009

1. The ball 2. Game Boy 3. Big Wheel

2010
1. The Game of Life 2. Playing cards

SUSAN BATSFORD, GRAPHICS EDITOR, TWITTER @SBATS1; INFOGRAPHIC BY LINDSAY OUELLETTE/QMI AGENCY