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The Toys that Filled My Santa’s Wish List through the Years
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| The Toys that Filled My Santa’s Wish List through the Years |
| 05.23.08 (5:16 pm) [edit] |
I was writing an article about postcard design when I thought about toys. Toys will surely make a great design because such appeals to almost everyone. But do you have any idea where and when your favorite toys originated? Here are some of my favorites.
1. Mr. Potato Head. I never had this when I was a child. It was never popular in the province where I was from. Although I have seen this at stores when I was already growing up, I never liked it. That changed when I saw the movie, “Toy Story.” 
So that’s why it looks so weird. The facial features of this character are interchangeable. A child could learn a lot just from this stuff. It was in 1952 when this was patented. It was actually the first toy that was advertised on TV.
The funny thing is that for the first eight years that this has been in the market, children used real potatoes because its plastic body only became available in 1960.
2. Hula Hoop. Nobody played this game with me because I was the expert when it comes to this hoop. I could make it go on and on for 15 minutes or longer until my playmates stop counting and start announcing that the game was over.
It was in the 1950s when a toy company from California, Wham-O, made this available in the market. By 1958, the fever was caught around the world, except for Japan and Soviet Union. The reason of these two countries for not selling the hoops was that this stuff only symbolizes the lack of meaning of American culture.
3. Barbie. I only had one when I was a child. My mom wouldn’t buy me any more after I cut the doll’s hair because it was becoming too hard to comb. This toy changed the world’s perception of dolls in 1959. 
This was created by two of Mattel’s founders, Ruth Handler and Elliot, her husband. The concept was inspired when their daughter, Barbara or Barbie played with an adult looking doll from Switzerland along with her friends. They preferred this than the baby dolls.
4. Everything with the Disney princesses in it
I no longer buy toys now just for my pleasure, but instead, for my 3-year old niece. She knows all the names of all the princesses. And she has everything, from stuff toys, to pillows, card board games, to a high tech Leapster electronic game.
I have learned to appreciate them all. But I never admit to my niece that I am finding it hard to differentiate Cinderella from Aurora and Belle.
Hey, this list is not in order. And this is only partial. I actually have a lot of favorites. But it will take ages to finish it off. Talk to the person who orders her meals on the fast food chains with the toys in the bundle.
--- mau pelayo
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