Kids Toys of the 1970s
Word Search Puzzle 32
This word search is themed. It hides the names of 20 kids toysAir Hockey, Astrolite, Big Wheels, Brix-Blox, Crissy,
Easy Bake Oven, Electric Pinball, Gi Joe, Hub-Bubs, Lincoln Logs,
Lite-Brite, Micronauts, Playskool, Raggedy Ann, Rookies,
See-N-Say, Unicycle, View-Master, Perfection, Toy Gun from the decade of the 1970s, like BIG WHEELS and LITE-BRITE. Our personal favorite was EASY BAKE OVEN. But note that only 18 of these 20 names are actually listed. So you're on your own to find the 2 unlisted names. A full solution is provided if you get stuck.
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Fun Facts About Kids Toys from the 1970s
- Nerf Balls were introduced in 1970 and marketed as the "world's first indoor ball" because of its safe foam construction. Parents were promised no more broken windows or hurt babies. It was an instant hit, selling over 4 million in the first year.
- Weebles made their big debut in 1971. They lived by the catchy slogan "Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down" thanks to their weighted, egg-shaped bottoms. They were basically impossible to knock over and endlessly fun for toddlers.
- The Pet Rock was literally just that, a smooth stone in a box with breathing holes and a humorous care manual with instruction like how to train your rock to "sit" and "stay". Invented in 1975, it was essentially a gag gift that poked fun at pet ownership and made the inventor a millionaire overnight.
- Stretch Armstrong was a muscular, latex-skinned action figure filled with corn syrup gel that allowed kids to stretch his limbs to insane lengths (up to four times his size) before he snapped back. It was released in 1976.
- Simon was the iconic 1978 electronic memory game with colored lights and tones that got progressively harder. It basically trained kids' (and adults') brains while feeling like a disco party in your hands. It became a massive hit and cultural fixture into the 1980s.
- The Speak & Spell was a revolutionary handheld electronic learning toy from the late-1970s that used speech synthesis to teach spelling through interactive games. It was one of the first handheld devices to sneak education into playtime.
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