RELATED: Holiday Gifts: The 20 Best Kids Toys Yes, there is a National Toy Hall Of Fame; it’s at a museum in Rochester, NY called The Strong, which is devoted to “the history and exploration of play. Since 1998, they’ve curated a collection of inductees that includes everything from Play-Doh to the game of Chess. In a nice populist touch, anyone can nominate a toy for consideration, but the inductees are ultimately determined by an advisory board of curators, educators, and historians. You can question their taste (no Paper Airplane?!), but not their impartial bearing: This year’s corporate-backed effort to enshrine the Hess Oil Truck was summarily rebuked. 2014: Rubik’s Cube, Bubbles, Little Green Army Men 2013: Rubber Duck, Chess 2012: Dominoes, Star Wars Action Figures 2011: Blanket, Dollhouse, Hot Wheels 2010: Playing Cards, The Game of Life 2009: Ball, Big Wheel, Nintendo Game Boy 2008: Baby Doll, Skateboard, Stick 2007: Atari 2600, Kite, Raggedy Andy 2006: Easy-Bake Oven, Lionel Trains 2005: Candy Land, Cardboard box, Jack-In-The-Box 2004: G.I. Joe, Rocking Horse, Scrabble 2003: Alphabet Blocks, Checkers 2002: Jigsaw Puzzle, Raggedy Ann 2001: Silly Putty, Tonka trucks 2000: Bicycle, Jacks, Jump Rope, Mr. Potato Head, Slinky 1999: Duncan Yo-Yo, Hula Hoop, Lincoln Logs, Radio Flyer Wagon, Roller Skates, View-Master 1998: Barbie, Crayola Crayons, Erector Set, Etch-A-Sketch, Frisbee, LEGO, Marbles, Monopoly, Play-Doh, Teddy Bear, Tinkertoy
