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Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) September 11, 2012
After eight weeks of voting, more than 24,000 votes, and 600 stories shared, the final results are in and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis online visitors and fans have determined their favorite toy from the past century. The top toy is G.I. Joe®!
On July 16, the public was asked to weigh in on the ‘100 Toys (& their Stories) that Define Our Childhood’. The goal was to determine favorites from a list of 100 toys iconic of childhood as chosen by curators of The Children’s Museum’s collection. After the initial five weeks of public voting, the list of 100 Toys was narrowed down to the top 20 from which the public was again asked to rank favorites. The results of this last vote determined the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners.
The final order for the top 20 toys is:
Gold: G.I. Joe®
Silver: Transformers®
Bronze: LEGO® Toys
4. Barbie®
5. View-Master®
6. Bicycle
7. Cabbage Patch Kids®
8. Crayons
9. Play-Doh®
10. MONOPOLY®
11. Raggedy Ann®
12. SpirographTM
13. Etch A Sketch®
14. Little Golden Books®
15. Hot Wheels®
16. Lincoln Logs®
17. Candy Land®
18. Roller Skates
19. Silly® Putty
20. Mr. Potato Head®
“The feedback and support from the public for this initiative has been extraordinary,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Patchen, president & CEO, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. “The stories people have shared about intergenerational learning, family traditions and memories has been heartwarming and life changing in some cases. Toys are a powerful tool for exploration and imagination as we learn and grow. They foster many shared memories across generations and, as was represented in the voting and story sharing for 100 Toys, across cultures as we read stories submitted from Germany, Canada, Australia and Israel.”
The 100 Toys project included iconic toys from the past century (1910-present) that were representative of childhood. As one of the few children’s museums that is also an artifact collections museum, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has more than 120,000 objects in its collection. Museum curators took great care in considering which 100 toys to choose that would represent a wide variety of experiences.
“Each of the toys the public chose for the top 20 has been produced for 25 years or more, which is not surprising considering their cross-generational appeal,” said Patchen. “Objects such as crayons and bicycles have been around for decades - evoking strong emotions and fond memories with children, parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. These toys give us common ground and are good conversation starters involving the entire family.”
Several generations of enjoyment were evident in the stories submitted to the museum website including a gentleman who shared multiple incidents in his own childhood growing up in Indianapolis during the 1950s. Like many of his generation, he played with trains, toy soldiers, and a Yo-Yo. Memories were also shared on toys popular in the last few years such as Beanie Babies® and Tickle Me Elmo, although many of the toys included are timeless such as toy tools, dress-up clothes, toy trucks and baby dolls, which alone received 31 story submissions!
Beginning on Sept. 11, the final 20 toys will be on display at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis for the public to view through the end of the year. Although voting has ended, the public is still encouraged to share their own memories of each of the 100 toys on The Children’s Museum website at http://www.childrensmuseum.org/100toys.
About The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is a nonprofit institution committed to creating extraordinary family learning experiences that have the power to transform the lives of children and families across the arts, sciences and humanities. For more information about The Children's Museum, visit http://www.childrensmuseum.org, follow us on Twitter @TCMIndy, Facebook.com/childrensmuseum and YouTube.com/IndyTCM.
-Kanrabat- wrote:YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
Blast Cannon wrote:This thread is brilliant. Duragrip you are a gloriously weird sexual deviant and I love it.
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Oh man, now I want a View-Master!
njb902 wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Oh man, now I want a View-Master!
What is a view-master?
monstergrotusque wrote:njb902 wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Oh man, now I want a View-Master!
What is a view-master?
It's a device that opens the perceptions of reality and enables the operator to view/look upon other dimensions and worlds far beyond his/her mortal reach. Groundbreaking technology for it's time.
Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:monstergrotusque wrote:njb902 wrote:Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Oh man, now I want a View-Master!
What is a view-master?
It's a device that opens the perceptions of reality and enables the operator to view/look upon other dimensions and worlds far beyond his/her mortal reach. Groundbreaking technology for it's time.
EXACTLY!
TRANSFORMERS: Robots in Disguise™
March 7–July 26, 2015
As Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS franchise celebrates its 30th Anniversary, get ready for a museum exhibit that shows the fun and innovation that has gone into the creation of the iconic robots. This exhibit will showcase the heroic Autobots and villainous Decepticons, including favorites like Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Grimlock. Since their introduction in 1984, TRANSFORMERS characters have converted from robots to vehicles, jets, dinosaurs, and animals. The excitement and fast-paced action of a brand new animated series, Robots in Disguise from Hasbro Studios will debut in 2015 and the exhibit will feature new characters that will be sure to inspire families to create even more new stories. What are the secrets to creating something that can move and twist and contort itself into an entirely different being? TRANSFORMERS fans of all generations can use their own imaginations and explore the design and engineering that goes into crafting these beloved characters.
TRANSFORMERS, TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, the logo and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2015 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. Licensed by Hasbro.
The exhibit design and social media teams at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the largest children’s museum in the world, are excited to share these preliminary design sketches for the upcoming exhibit Transformers: Robots in Disguise™. The exhibit opens at The Children’s Museum on March 7, in partnership with Hasbro.
These sketches are used to convey the overall experience of the exhibit in the early stages of development. They help illustrate the relationship between the displayed objects and the hands-on learning activities. You can learn more at http://www.childrensmuseum.org/future-exhibits, or follow the museum on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see the latest behind the scenes moments. (facebook.com/childrensmuseum, Twitter @TCMIndy, Instagram @childrensmuseum, #IndyTransformers.)
Enjoy this sneak peek!
Welcome to the Transformers Universe! The exhibit’s entry will ask you to “Choose Your Team,” with featured photo ops with Optimus Prime and Megatron.
Examine Transformers vintage toys and character images, which represent a sampling of the 6,000 characters developed by Hasbro over the past 30 years. This space includes a 10’ Optimus Prime statue from Transformers: Age of Extinction, an Autobot and Decepticon character display, and other interactives focused on the fantasy world of Transformers.
There will also be a display of full-size Transformers fan costumes, including The Children’s Museum’s own Bumblebee costume.
The Hasbro toy design area will allow you to participate in key phases of the toy making process including aspects such as conceptual design, engineering, and testing. Enter an immersive space emulating Hasbro designers at work and watch a 3D printer printing a grey model prototype.
Autobot Central is a facilitated program space featuring hands-on workshops where visitors design robotic creations using some of the same skills used by Transformers designers. The space will also feature vintage commercials and cartoons.
The Become Bumblebee interactive asks visitors to imagine if YOU were a Transformer as you virtually transform into a robot on screen.
griftimus prime wrote:why would they have combiner wars megatron with g1 prime? and megatrons cannon is on the wrong arm.
Flashwave wrote:Gee, this is half an hour from me, and mopst of that time is spent sitting in Indy traffic, not actual distance. I should probably go...griftimus prime wrote:why would they have combiner wars megatron with g1 prime? and megatrons cannon is on the wrong arm.
1) The kids don't mind nearly as much as we do. Megs is Megs.
2) I'm betting its a mirrored image. We've seen that artwork before.
morphobots wrote:Flashwave wrote:Gee, this is half an hour from me, and mopst of that time is spent sitting in Indy traffic, not actual distance. I should probably go...griftimus prime wrote:why would they have combiner wars megatron with g1 prime? and megatrons cannon is on the wrong arm.
1) The kids don't mind nearly as much as we do. Megs is Megs.
2) I'm betting its a mirrored image. We've seen that artwork before.
You're closer than me, man. I'm 3 hours away, and I put in for the day off from work to go. Told my co-workers I'm going to point out everything the exhibit got wrong
Flashwave wrote:morphobots wrote:Flashwave wrote:Gee, this is half an hour from me, and mopst of that time is spent sitting in Indy traffic, not actual distance. I should probably go...griftimus prime wrote:why would they have combiner wars megatron with g1 prime? and megatrons cannon is on the wrong arm.
1) The kids don't mind nearly as much as we do. Megs is Megs.
2) I'm betting its a mirrored image. We've seen that artwork before.
You're closer than me, man. I'm 3 hours away, and I put in for the day off from work to go. Told my co-workers I'm going to point out everything the exhibit got wrong
Well, just saw what day it was, and already have an obligation on the SE side, I'd say "Seibertron.com mini-meetup". I still have several shirts in my dresser that need an offical type wearin'
LE0KING wrote:When does this end? I live about thirty minutes from there and I'll try to swing by when I go home for spring break.
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