Transformers, Nerf, & Bubble Wrap among finalists for The National Toy Hall Of Fame

Consumerist:

Whether popping plastic packing material is your idea of a good time, or nailing your adversaries with a foam projectile is more your speed, both modes of entertainment have a chance at being inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year.

Twelve finalists will be duking it out for a place in the HOF, including that all-ages favorite, Bubble Wrap, and Nerf toys, The Strong museum, located in Rochester, NY, announced. In the end, only two or three of the nominees will make the cut and take up their thrones next to past inductees like Barbie, Atari, rubber duckies, chess, Rubik’s Cube, and Little Green Army Men.

Check out the list of the finalists. You can only pick three to be inducted. According to the induction criteria (“the toy’s icon status, its staying power over multiple generations, whether it fosters learning or creativity through play, and innovation”), who would you vote for? I’d pick Dungeons & Dragons, coloring books and the swing.