Toys are at least as ancient as the pyramids and some toys – like balls or dolls in one of their many forms – have been with human beings from the dawn of time. And for thousands of years, they didn’t need batteries to work! As you’ll see, even an old blanket or scrap of cloth can turn into a favorite toy.
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Raggedy-Ann.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/18/2001 Raggedy Ann and Andy Turn 85 Transcript It’s the 85th birthday this year of one of the most durable dolls in toy history, Raggedy Ann, and in Arcola Illinois, the birthplace of the dolls creator, John Barton — or Johnny — Gruelle, the […]
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Barbies-Debut.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 3/9/2000 Barbie’s Debut Transcript When toymakers talk about their hopes for success, the term they use to describe great, continuing sales is “legs”–as in Barbie’s. The Barbie doll, which debuted 41 years ago today, is one of those fabled toys that never seems to […]
Here’s Koren Stembridge with some advice about shopping for holiday gifts online.