How Could You Forget These Classic Toys?
What can you remember?
Depending on how old you are you will most likely have a very different answer. If you are in your 70s you will have a very different answer than if you are in your 20s. Classic toys are ones which had a big impact on lots of children around different generations and can still be remembered today. Here is a look at some of the classics from different generations.<br/><br/> 1920s - Teddy Bear<br/><br/> If you were a child in the 1920s then that would make you somewhere around 80 years old now. With recognisable ranges of toys only just taking shape the chances are that you would have had one of the first Teddy Bears. These were loved by many children and came about after advancements in traditional doll manufacturing technologies.<br/><br/> 1940s – Board Games<br/><br/> In the 1930s and 40s, board games grew in popularity as games for the whole family that could also be mass produced in factories met the needs of games companies, parents as well as children. If you were a child in the 40s chances are you would have played games like Monopoly, Scrabble and Cluedo.<br/><br/> 1960s – Barbie and GI Joe<br/><br/> While Barbie was a hit in the 1950s (launched in 1959) her boy's alternative didn't arrive until the 1960s. These figures with all their accessories were a big hit with kids that just grew in popularity over time. Barbie spoke to girls of a wide range of ages as did GI Joe who came out at the perfect time when Vietnam and the military were on the minds of many young people.<br/><br/> 1980s – Nintendo<br/><br/> The launch of the first of the mega popular computer games consoles to hit the market in the shape of the Nintendo in 1983. This along with its biggest hit Super Mario Bros. and eventually the Gameboy in 1989 made this decade massive for the computer gaming industry. If you were a child in the 80s chances are you had a Nintendo (or maybe a Sega). This is a long way from the handmade wooden toys of the pre-war periods, though kid's bookshelves for example are hopefully still helping kids to read and haven't so far been replaced by digital versions.<br/><br/> 1990s – Beany Babies<br/><br/> Children went mad in the 90s for Beany Babies along with many other fad toys but Beany Babies really stood out as a super craze with prices now completely insane and way beyond any child's pocket money advance limit. Computer consoles were well and truly in full swing too during this decade and have pretty much remained the so ever since.<br/><br/><br/><br/>
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Sam Qam is a children's playroom designer. He loves handmade wooden toys and tales great pleasure in making beautifully carved kids bookshelves and rocking horses.
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