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Toy of the Year 1965 - 2004

• 1965 James Bond Aston Martin die-cast car
• 1966 Action Man
• 1967 Spriograph
• 1968 Sindy
• 1969 Hot Wheels cars
• 1970 Sindy
• 1971 Katie Kopykat writing doll
• 1972 Plasticraft modelling kits
• 1973 Mastermind - board game
• 1974 Lego Family set
• 1975 Lego Basic set
• 1976 Peter Powell kites
• 1977 Playmobil Playpeople
• 1978 Combine Harvester (Britains)
• 1979 Legoland Space kits
• 1980 Rubik's Cube
• 1981 Rubik's Cube
• 1982 Star Wars
• 1983 Star Wars toys
• 1984 Masters of the Universe
• 1985 Transformers (Optimus Prime)
• 1986 Transformers (Optimus Prime)
• 1987 Sylvanian Families
• 1988 Sylvanian Families
• 1989 Sylvanian Families
• 1990 Teenage Mutant Turtles
• 1991 Nintendo Game Boy
• 1992 WWF Wrestlers
• 1993 Thunderbird's Tracey Island
• 1994 Power Rangers
• 1995 POGS
• 1996 Barbie
• 1997 Teletubbies
• 1998 Furby
• 1999 Furby Babies
  Toy of the Century - Lego
• 2000 Teksta
• 2001 Bionicles
• 2002 Beyblades
• 2003 Beyblades
• 2004 Robosapien

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General Information Sources of Information The Role of the BTHA and TRA The Value of Play Children at play Aggressive Toys and Play Toys for Boys and Girls Toy Technology Brochure

A look at Toy Safety Toy of the Year 1965-2004 Toys for different ages Guidance on Toys for Children Under 3 Years Some Toy Facts and Figures Download freely the complete student leaflet as MS Powerpoint document. Commercial use is restricted. Zipped (141k) Unzipped (1133k)