Last month, our very own Stacy (who just survived a freaky accident involving a downed power line - glad you're ok, Stacy!) wrote a very neat post over at mental_floss about the background stories of 10 classic toys.
Take, for instance, Slinky:
Slinky was invented by Naval engineer Richard James. He knocked a spring off of a shelf when he was working to develop springs that could keep ship instruments stable in choppy waters. The spring did what a Slinky does… it stepped down to a stack of books, then to the table, and then to the floor, where it righted itself into a cylinder. James knew it would be a great toy, and tests by neighborhood kids proved him right.
Link - via i met a possum
And I have been making sock monkeys for friends and family - now you can buy them. :(
Silly putty though. That is my fave. A while back, I had found that you could purchase it in bulk for science experiments. :D
Stick your tongue in a wall socket...
Wait 10 seconds.
Pull out and cry...
Wait 10 minutes.
Pick your nose and voila... Nose Goblins!!!
rolls over your neighbors dog. It fits on your back, its great for a snack, LOG LOG LOG!
Its log, its log, its big its heavy its wood! Its log, its log, its better than bad, its good!
Everyone wants a log. Your gonna love it log. Come and get your log! Everyone needs a log!
LOG LOG LOG!