2024年4月15日 · Let's dig up some amazing toy fads from decades past! The Duncan Toys Company purchased the Flores Yo-Yo Company from Pedro Flores, who brought the yo-yo to the United States from the Philippines in 1912. Thanks to putting on competitions throughout the country, Duncan popularized the yo-yo toy quickly, and it became a fad in no time.

2022年11月22日 · Here are 14 popular dolls that delighted children between 1900 and 2000: The Kewpie doll fad exploded in the 1910s and '20s, based on illustrations by American author, illustrator and...

2025年2月24日 · Think you’re alone in being driven nuts by a toy you’ve made the mistake of giving to your kid? You’re not: Check out these must-have 50 toys that so many parents have been suckered into buying, all of which probably drove them crazy. 1. Bop-It has a lot of things going on for the listener that are pretty close to insufferable.

2016年10月28日 · Most looked like basic units, providing space only for necessities (which were generally only two-week supplies) while others looked like small guesthouses, equipped with pool tables, paintings and wine cellars. The fallout shelter fad reached its peak in the early 60's as the Cuban Missile crisis loomed.

2010年8月12日 · One of the earliest records of a doll “fad” dates to 1910 when Kewpie Dolls were all the rage. Kewpie Dolls (sometimes spelled Cupie Doll), which exploded in popularity during the 1910’s, are based on the “Kewpie” illustrations by Rose O’Neill that first appeared in the Christmas 1909 edition of Ladies Home Journal magazine.

2023年12月6日 · From Pogs to Furbies, here's the fad toy everyone was obsessed with in the 1950s and beyond.

They became one of the United States' biggest toy fads from the autumn of 1963 to 1965. The originals were of the highest quality, also called Dam dolls and featuring sheep wool hair and glass eyes. Their sudden popularity, along with an error in the copyright notice of Thomas Dam's original product, resulted in cheaper imitations.

Because let’s be honest, the ‘90s was a decade of some pretty wacky toys. From games that involved pulling out boogers to trampolines for your feet to dolls that wet themselves, it seemed like nothing was off limits. If you can already feel the nostalgia gears turning, get ready because there’s a lot more where that came from!

2023年12月11日 · From Pogs to Furbies, here's the fad toy everyone was obsessed with the year you were born. Little People was formed by Fisher-Price in the early '50s for kids ranging from six months to three...

Fads, at least in the toy business, occur when a product makes the jump from a toy designed for a specific audience makes the leap into the broader culture and captures the imaginations of people who might not otherwise ever pay attention to, or acquire, a toy. Fads are also distinct from top …