1920s Two icons of childhood debut: the Radio Flyer and the pop-up book More »

1930s From finger paints to Buck Rogers pistols and the beloved sock monkey More »

1940s Slinkys, Magic 8 Balls and the first packaged bubble solution More »

1950s An epic decade for new toys from Barbie to the Frisbee More »

1960s An epic toy decade: Etch A Sketch, Lite-Brite and the Easy-Bake Oven More »

1970s The Rubik's Cube, Baby Alive and NERF Balls! More »

1980s My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch dolls and Transformers More »

1990s Beanie Babies, Buzz Lightyear and Furby More »

2000s Bratz dolls, Zhu Zhu pets and mind games More »

Toy Fair 2011 From teeny, video-equipped racecars to a paintbrush that makes music, TIME picks what's new and what's smart in 21st century playtime More »