The 50 Most Popular Toys From The Last 50 Years

Toys are as intrinsic to the holiday season as eggs are to the nog, and for the last fifty years toys have been a big deal in the consumer market, fueling a frenzy that results in over 30 billion toys being sold each year.

This year's hottest items seem to be a tossup between next gen gaming consoles xbox one and the ps4, but in years past kids went crazy for Zhu Zhu Pets, Furbys, Rubik's Cubes, Robosapiens, and a creepy guy named Elmo that really wanted to be tickled. Here's an illustrated list of the "most popular holiday toys from the past 50 years" by Abby Ryan, may you have a very nostalgiac and happy holidays!

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http://www.ticklemeplant.com to see it in action

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and now everyone seems to be growing the Pet TickleMe Plant. Why? Because believe it or not
it moves like an animal when you Tickle it!

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Hey Abby, sorry I didn't have your name included in the original post, but I'm glad Jill took care of it for you! Please be sure to let us know if something you created goes up in the future without credit and we'll fix it right away!

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My mom encouraged my sister and I to use the real oven as well, and as a result I'm a pretty darn good baker (if I do say so myself). Meanwhile my friends who had EZ bake ovens as kids can't cook very well at all!

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Imagination always wins!

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