Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo Nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears Also Make It This Year?
Public voting runs Sept. 16-23 as the Hall selects three winners from 12 finalists, including Tickle Me Elmo, Bingo and Pokémon Trading Card Game.
- On Wednesday, the National Toy Hall announced its 12 finalists for the 2026 Class, opening public voting for toys that have shaped generations of play.
- To qualify as icons, nominees must have fostered creativity, engaged multiple generations, or profoundly changed toy design, museum senior curator Michelle Parnett-Dwyer explained.
- Finalists include classic games like Bingo, Mahjong, Yahtzee, Mouse Trap, and Sorry, alongside plush icons such as Tickle Me Elmo, Care Bears, and the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
- Public voting remains open from Sept 16 to Sept 23, with judges selecting three toys to be honored for induction in November.
- Three winners will join the 90 toys already enshrined in the National Toy Hall, including staples like Cabbage Patch Kids, Hot Wheels, and Potato Head.
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Tickle Me Elmo giggling all the way to Hall of Fame – The Horn News
Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a lineup that also includes cuddly Care Bears, the dice game Yahtzee, the ancient game Mahjong, and the Pokémon Trading Card... Read More The post Tickle Me Elmo giggling all the way to Hall of Fame appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely Independent.
Bingo and Tickle Me Elmo nominated for Toy Hall of Fame. Will Care Bears also make it this year? – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — Tickle Me Elmo dolls, the game of chance Bingo and the humble playground slide are among the finalists to get into the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, a lineup that also includes cuddly Care Bears, the dice game Yahtzee, the ancient game Mahjong and the Pokémon Trading Card Game....
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