National Toy Hall of Fame

12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame announced

WJLA - ‎Sep 23, 2014‎
The hall of fame at The Strong museum in Rochester announced the finalists on Monday. Two winners will be inducted Nov. 6. Anyone can nominate a toy. An internal museum advisory committee narrows down the list and a national committee of history, toy ...
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Pots and pans, Rubik's Cube, bubbles among Toy Hall of Fame finalists

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
Officials at The Strong's National Museum of Play on Monday announced its 12 National Toy Hall of Fame finalists for 2014.

12 finalists vying for inclusion in National Toy Hall of Fame

The Daily News Online - ‎21 hours ago‎
Earlier this week, 12 iconic toys were deemed finalists for inclusion in the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester.

National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists Revealed

WROC-TV - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
"If you're nominated and they don't make it, it means that they're popular enough to have been nominated," explained Nic Ricketts, who is a curator for the Strong National Museum of Play. "So, often they will stay in the running for a few years. They ...

Photos: 2014 National Toy Hall of Fame finalists

WTAE Pittsburgh - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
The National Toy Hall of Fame has 12 finalists this year. Only two will be chosen for induction. Click through this slideshow to see which toys are nominated.

American Girl, Rubik's Cube among finalists for Toy Hall of Fame

Washington Post - ‎Sep 26, 2014‎
Pots and pans and paper airplanes are among 12 finalists for induction this year into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The humble contenders are up against American Girl dolls, the game Operation and several return nominees.

Dolls, games, pots, pans up for National Toy Hall of Fame

Chattanooga Times Free Press - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Pots and pans and paper airplanes are among the 12 finalists for induction this year into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The humble contenders are up against American Girl dolls, the game Operation and several return nominees ...

Planes, trucks and bubbles nominated to National Toy Hall of Fame

Brainerd Daily Dispatch - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
The Hall of Fame has 53 members including Barbie, G.I. Joe, Monopoly and Mr. Potato Head. The new winners will be announced on Nov. 6. The finalists were culled from thousands of submissions worldwide by a museum advisory committee, and a national ...

Rubik's Cube, Army Men Among Nominations for National Toy Hall of Fame

TWC News - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
Two of the 12 toys will be inducted in the Hall of Fame in Rochester in November. The finalists include: American Girl dolls, bubbles, Fisher-Price Little People, Hess toy trucks, little green army men, My Little Pony, Operation Skill Game, paper ...

2014 National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists Announced

My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22 - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
A press release says the finalists are American Girl dolls, bubbles, Fisher-Price Little People, Hess Toy Trucks, little green army men, My Little Pony, Operation Skill Game, paper airline, pots and pans, Rubik's Cube, Slip'N Slide, and Teenage Mutant ...
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2014 National Toy Hall of Fame finalists

WMUR Manchester - ‎Sep 24, 2014‎
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American Girl dolls up for spot in Toy Hall of Fame

Wisconsin State Journal - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
But now Addy, Kaya, Kit, Samantha and the other dolls from the company find themselves in a battle for a spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame against some of the greatest toys ever made. The dolls are among the finalists for induction into the Strong ...

Who ya got? The 12 contenders for Toy Hall of Fame

HLNtv.com - ‎Sep 23, 2014‎
The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced the 12 finalists being considered for its next induction, and just looking at the toys gives us those fuzzy nostalgia feelings that are inevitable every time we remember what we played with when we were tykes.
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Finalists for Toy Hall of Fame To Be Announced Today

TWC News - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
Leaders at the National Toy Hall of Fame are set to get down to work today. 12 finalists for induction in the class of 2014 will be named Monday afternoon.

12 finalists for National Toy Hall to be announced

Oneonta Daily Star - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
A national committee then votes in the winners. Inductees have to be widely recognized, proven to be more than a passing fad and foster learning, creativity or discovery through play.

Rubik's Cube, bubbles among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

Rochester Business Journal - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
On Monday, the Strong announced the group of toys up for election to the hall of fame. Inductees are chosen based on factors including innovation, longevity and icon-status.

And the 2014 National Toy Hall of Fame Nominees are...

The Rock Father - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
Each year, the National Toy Hall of Fame opens up for public nominations for which toys should be considered as finalists for induction into the Hall of Fame.

Toys nominated for Hall of Fame

Hornell Evening Tribune - ‎Sep 24, 2014‎
On Monday The National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester announced 12 finalists to be considered for induction into the hall of fame.

Which toys would you vote into the 'Toy Hall of Fame?'

WGAL Lancaster - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
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Pots, Pans, Dolls, Games Up for 2014 Toy Hall of Fame

The Ledger - ‎Sep 22, 2014‎
THE NOMINEES FOR induction into the 2014 National Toy Hall of Fame are Fisher-Price Little People, Hess toy trucks, My Little Pony, Rubik's Cube, Slip 'N Slide, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys, American Girl dolls, the game Operation, little green ...
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