The 5 Best Toys of All Time

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The 5 Best Toys of All Time


I really enjoyed this surprising and clever post by Jonathan Liu on the GeekDad blog. When I saw the headline I immediately started thinking of all the plastic toys in my house, and then saw #1: a stick.

This versatile toy is a real classic — chances are your great-great-grandparents played with one, and your kids have probably discovered it for themselves as well. It’s a required ingredient for Stickball, of course, but it’s so much more. Stick works really well as a poker, digger and reach-extender. It can also be combined with many other toys (both from this list and otherwise) to perform even more functions.

It’s really quite refreshing to think about the simple, non-commercial toys that are all around us, and Jonathan’s writeup is funny and engaging. Check it out!

Photo by Flickr user chefranden, Community Commons

18 thoughts on “The 5 Best Toys of All Time

  1. l00k says:

    whats brown and sticky……….

  2. l00k says:

    a stick!

  3. Anonymous says:

    i’m returning the xbox and just getting my kids sticks

  4. Anonymous says:

    what rolls down stairs alone or in pairs?….
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP0kWqJJZa4

  5. Sam poop says:

    I remember a post somewhere about some African children that made a toy car on a long stick that they pushed around. I remember thinking I really wanted one. Sad irony is I am living in a first world country and I am envious of a toy made out of discarded junk by African children.

  6. Anonymous says:

    what has 360,000 views   and a millions sold? Google Kid’s favorite plant

  7. Anonymous says:

    There’s nothing like a good stick…

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