![]() ![]() ![]() “Although some playthings can only be found online or in certain stores, sand has a global reach that most toy manufacturers would envy,” chief curator Chirstopher Bensch said. “Wet sand is even better, ready for kids to construct, shape, and sculpt.” “Children recognize sand as a creative material suitable for pouring, scooping, sieving, raking, and measuring,” it said. Sand was honored for its “opportunities for tactical, physical, cooperative, creative, and independent free play,” according to the hall of fame, which is housed inside The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. “Risk became one of the most popular board games of all time, inspiring a new corps of passionate gamers, and influencing other games which began the wargaming hobby - and by extension the Euro-games like The Settlers of Catan that many enjoy today,” curator Nicolas Ricketts said. It challenges players to control armies and conquer the world on a game board that is a map of continents. Risk, based on the French game Le Conquete du Monde, was first published in the United States in 1959 and continues to influence other board games, hall officials said. “In an era when some education experts claimed that school curriculums paid little attention to history, this toy may well have filled a void.” “Rowland’s formula for combining doll play with history lessons worked, in her words, like ‘chocolate cake with vitamins,’” curator Michelle Parnett-Dwyer said. “I’m so proud of the American Girl family-past and present-who have been faithful stewards of this brand for more than three decades, helping to capture the hearts of an entire generation of girls,” she said in an emailed statement. Rowland, 80, called the American Girl doll’s inclusion “an incredible honor.” ![]() The Truly Me contemporary doll line, with its diversity of skin tones, hair and gender, followed in 1995, letting children choose a doll that looks like them. For example, Molly McIntire is waiting for her father to return home from World War II. The 18-inch historical dolls and accompanying books each offer insights into an era. American Girl dolls, the 1986 creation of educator Pleasant Rowland, were recognized for their exploration of the country’s social and cultural history. ![]()
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