Flashback Fun: Classic Toys Remain Popular This Holiday Season

Tinker Toys is turning 100 years old!

Earlier this year when I attended Toy Fair 2013, classic toys garnered a lot of attention. Predictions were that traditional toys would be hot this holiday season. This seems to be holding true for Fundamentally Toys. Our focus is on specialty, educational toys offering interactive, hands-on fun that never grows old.

Many classic toys are certainly growing older, but their appeal is enduring and timeless. Tinkertoys is turning 100 years old soon! Lincoln Logs is 98. LEGO was born in 1949 and is now officially a senior, along with Scrabble. Barbie is getting ready to go through menopause. There's Silly Putty, Slinky, Play-doh, Crayola Crayons, Spirograph, Etch-A-Sketch, Erector Sets and many more classic toys that are still going strong. They have passed through my hands as a child, through my daughter's hands, and will likely go on through many more generations. Unlike me, they will get facelifts along the way to maintain their youthful appeal.