Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame is the story of the greatest toys of all time, which means it is the story of the world as we knew it when we were young, when we played every day, when sometimes just waking up gave us something to celebrate when happiness meant a new tov.

  Acknowledgments

  Foreword

1998 Inductees

  Barbie: Plastic Sorcery

  Crayola Crayons: Touching the Rainbow

  Erector Set: Boy Engineering

  Etch A Sketch: Laptop Magic

  Frisbee: Flow and Spin

  LEGO: Constructing Constructive Construction

  Marbles: Playing for Keeps

  Monopoly: Advance to Go and Collect $200

  Play-Doh: Hands-on Play

  Teddy Bear: Teddy's Bear

  Tinkertoy: Simplicity Itself

1999 Inductees

  Duncan Yo-yo: To Yo-yo You Need to Let Go

  Hula Hoop: What Goes Around Comes Around

  Lincoln Logs: Honest to Goodness Fun

  Radio Flyer: Welcome Wagon

  Roller Skates: Play on Wheels!

  View-Master: Two Eyes Wide Open

2000 Inductees

  Bicycle: Freedom on Two Wheels

  Jacks: The Ulitimate Pick-up Game

  Jump Rope: Double Dutch

  Mr. Potato Head: Playing with Your Food

  Slinky: Fun for a Girl and a Boy

2001 Inductees

  Silly Putty: Goo as Gold

  Tonka Trucks: The Big Rigs

2002 Inductees

  Jigsaw Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together

   Ragedy Ann: What a Character

2003 Inductees

   Alphabet Blocks: How Play Stacks Up

   Checkers: King Me

2004 Inductees

   G.I. Joe: Culture Warrior

   Rocking Horse: Come On Baby, Do the Locomotion

   Scrabble: My Word against Yours

2005 Inductees

   Candy Land: The Sweetest Game

   Cardboard Box: It's All in Your Imagination

   Jack-in-the-Box: Pop!

2006 Inductees

   Easy-Bake Oven: Just like Mom's

   Lionel Trains: All Aboard!

2007 Inductees

   Atari 2600: The Joy of Joysticks

   The Kite: Sending Spirits Soaring

   Raggedy Andy: Cute from the Same Cloth

2008 Inductees

   Baby Doll: You've Come a Long Way, Baby Doll

   The Skateboard: Defying Gravity

   The Stick: Poking Around