GEEKDAD put together a stellar list of The 5 Best Toys of All Time.
What do you think made the list?
- G.I. Joe?
- Transformers?
- Hot Wheels?
- Train Set?
- LEGOS?
Check it out:
1. Stick
Pro: Finally, something that does grow on trees.
Con: You could put someone’s eye out.
2. Box
Pro: Best celebrity endorsement: Calvin & Hobbes.
Con: Paradox: what do you put Box in when you’re done playing with it?
3. String
Pro: It really ties everything together.
Con: There’s a reason “no strings attached” is a benefit.
4. Cardboard Tube
Pro: Comes free with purchase of toilet paper, paper towels, and wrapping paper.
Con: Doesn’t hold up to enthusiastic play.
5. Dirt
Pro: Cheap as dirt.
Con: Dirty.
😀
[via Wired | Images via Teymur Madjderey, chefranden, last mariner, izzie_whizzie, Orin Zebest & pfly]
Raoul Snyman says
Bwahahaha! As the father of a little boy (and having been one myself) I can tell you that this is true!
Eric Dye says
Word.
Matt Pugh says
Switch out dirt for a sheet and I’m happy with this list. 🙂
Eric Dye says
My boy would pick paper over dirt, too.
Phil says
While I never went in for Dirt, I was a big fan of Box, Tube, and String. Stick was more seasonal.
Eric Dye says
We need to expand the list, I think.
John Bowersox says
It’s a bit scary how dead on this list actually is. While I was putting up the Christmas lights on the porch yesterday my 5 year old son was outside making a fort with sticks and some cardboard boxes.
Eric Dye says
#WIN
DaronDickens says
I agree! I think bubble wrap would be 6th on the list. My old roommate gave his sister bubble wrap and Power Ranger band aids for Christmas when she was three and she LOVED it! As a boy I would also include dow rods (which are just fancy sticks) and sand (which I guess falls under dirt).
Eric Dye says
That’s it. We need to create another list!
Rachael says
This is copied from Wired, not “via” Wired. You should simply link to them, throughout, not pull the photos and the copy.