Today we might gift kids and adults with gadgets and tech toys, but it wasn’t always that way. Here were some of the most popular gifts of the past.
1900s
Petticoats, aprons, handkerchiefs, gloves, teddy bears, playing cards, hunting guns, dolls.
1940s
Nylons, ballpoint pens, perfumes, pajamas, dolls, stuffed toys.
1950s
Gumby, Play-Doh, Pogo Stick, appliances, cigarettes, BB gun, cowboy hats and guns.
1960s
Chatty Cathy, Ken doll, Easy Bake Oven, GI Joe.
1970s
Nerfballs, Etch-a-Sketch, Walkie Talkies, Rock’em Sock’em Robots, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic 8 Ball, Twister, Pet Rock, Monopoly, Pong, portable 8-track player, Atari, Stretch Armstrong. Simon Says, Hungry Hippos, Connect Four, Sony Walkman, Rubik’s Cube, Handheld electronic games.
1980s
Donkey Kong, Star Wars, Commodore 64 computer, GI Joe, Pound Puppies, Care Bears, Trivial Pursuit, Talking Alf.
1990s
Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Game Gear, Beanie Babies, Play Station, Buzz Lightyear, Furby.
2000s
iPod classic, Legos, Sony Playstation 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Motorola Razr, Grand Theft Auto, iPod Mini, Nintendo Wii, Tickle Me Elmo, iPhone 3G
2010s
Lego Ninjago, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One, Playstation 4, iPhone 6, Nintendo Switch.
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