Well, This List Of The 'Top 100 Toys Of All Time' Has Sent Me Down Memory Lane

The toy store Hamleys is celebrating its 265th birthday with a nostalgia-filled look back at some of the most iconic toys ever.The toy store has pulled together a list of the ‘top 100 toys of all time’ starring 80s classics like Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids and the humble Game Boy, as well as toys that any 90s kid will remember fondly. Think: Polly Pockets, Tamagotchis and Beanie Babies.Throwing it back a cool 265 years, the humble hula hoop, spinning tops and marbles were among the first toys sold in the Holborn-based store back when William Hamley opened its doors to the public in 1760.Since then it’s fair to say toys have evolved a bit – in fact, news broke earlier this year that AI-powered toys are coming to toy store shelves within the year. Victoria Kay, head buyer at Hamleys (who chaired the top 100 panel), said of the final list: “Once you start looking at this, it turns rapidly into a nostalgia-fest – even for toys from four or five years ago.“My personal favourites are Sindy Doll – I was always a Sindy girl as she was a cool British icon. I also adored Glo Worm, even though I was maybe a bit old for it and Simon felt like properly, cutting edge, advanced technology when it came out – it was literally the soundtrack of Christmas in the 80s.”Here are the top 100 toys of all time... Did you have any of these?LEGO Classic BricksMonopolyBeanie BabiesPolly PocketMy Little PonyUNORubik’s CubeTamagotchiClackersTrivial PursuitSlimeScooterPogo stickLUDOSubbuteoTransformersTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figuresOperation Hungry Hippos HatchimalsBratz dollsCare BearsConnect FourKaleidoscopeYo-YoWeeblesMasters of the Universe action figuresMatchbox CarsSpeak and SpellLeapPadTeletubby DollThunderbirds Tracy IslandPower Range figuresPie Face Lite-BriteNerf BlastersSylvanian FamiliesBattleshipNintendo Game BoyStretch ArmstrongFurbyHot Wheels CarsTroll DollsPlay-DohPokemon CardsSlinkyCabbage Patch KidsMr Potato HeadTiny Tears DollMouse TrapNintendo WiiView-MasterRock ’Em Sock ’Em RobotLOL Surprise DollsPogsFingerlingsBarbie DollSimonLEGO Harry PotterEtch A SketchAction ManSpirographGlo WormNintendo SwitchHula HoopSuper SoakerBaby Alive DollTiddlywinksFisher-Price TelephoneSpace HoppersPlasticineMeccanoMarblesTammy DollSkittlesK’nexWalkie TalkiesBoggleRubik’s SnakePlaymobilJengaHornby TrainsBuckarooZapf Creation DollsTop TrumpsScalextricCluedoSpinning TopFuzzy FeltSpace InvadersHamley BearSilly PuttyMagic MarkersTonka TrucksSindy DollWooden London BusRocking Horse,Toy SoldiersSnakes and LaddersBoglinsRelated...LEGO Launches New Toys Representing Children With Hidden DisabilitiesDon't Throw Old Toys Away. Here's What To Do InsteadThese Are The Major Trends Influencing Baby Names In 2025

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