Nominate your favorite toy!

If your favorite toy is not already in the National Toy Hall of Fame®,
you can nominate it now.

Honored Toys:
To date, the following 38 toys have made it into the National Toy Hall of Fame®: Alphabet Blocks, Atari®2600 game system, Barbie®, Bicycle, Candy Land®, Cardboard Box, Checkers, Crayola® Crayons, Duncan® Yo-Yo, Easy Bake® Oven, Erector® Set, Etch A Sketch®, Frisbee®, G.I. Joe™, Hula Hoop®, Jack-in-the-Box, Jacks, Jigsaw Puzzle, Jump Rope, Kite, LEGO®, Lionel® Trains, Lincoln Logs®, Marbles, Monopoly®, Mr. Potato Head®, Play-Doh®, Radio Flyer® Wagon, Raggedy Ann and Andy™, Rocking Horse, Roller Skates, SCRABBLE®, Silly Putty®, Slinky®, Teddy Bear, Tinkertoy®, Tonka® Trucks, and View-Master®.

Criteria for Selection:
Inducted toys are selected on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Icon-status: The toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered.
2. Longevity: The toy is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over multiple generations.
3. Discovery: The toy fosters learning, creativity, or discovery through play.
4. Innovation: The toy profoundly changed play or toy design. A toy may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.

In addition, inducted toys must be generally accepted as safe for those for whom they are designed or who fall within the manufacturer’s recommended ages.

Your Name:
Your Age: (optional)  
City:
State:

Email Address or Phone number: (optional)
Name of the Toy:
Manufacturer/
inventor/
Brand
(if available)

 

What are your reasons for nominating the toy? Why is this toy important to you?

Tell us a story or experience you had with this toy: (optional)

The museum is unable to acknowledge receipt of nominations, but all will receive careful consideration.