Water.
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Absolutely agree, and I don’t think games in general (billiards, Mahjong, Risk, Battleship) should be included in a list of toys. Also, sand isn’t a toy anymore than rocks, sticks and pets are toys…they are part of nature.
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I agree with you. There’s a certain intentionality of design that separates most board games from the free play of toys. That’s an important difference because I look at toys as a means to encourage imagination whereas boardgames don’t have that. The components can be played with individually, I suppose (and grew up doing), but that’s not what the nomination is for.
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Because the sand marketing team is so dominant?
With the worldwide sand shortage to produce concrete, avoiding the cracks may soon be how kids experience sand.
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Well, there’s always play sand instead. It’s developed by blasting rocks in quarries and then shipped for further crushing. It doesn’t deplete our sand reserves. It’s just uses a lot of energy and has a large carbon footprint…
Sand is pretty depressing
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It took them eleven years to get to Ball. Raggedy Ann and Andy, separately, were each more urgent than ball. What a crap list.
https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/year
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Dang. I missed the 2008 induction ceremony.
Had I known it was going to be stick’s night in the limelight after 10 years of being snubbed I would have jumped on my skateboard with my baby doll and hurried over.
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Rock isn’t a tool, weapon, or toy: it’s a pet!
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