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Despite Living in the Digital Age, Kids Are Still Playing With Their Parents' Favorite Childhood Toys

Despite Living in the Digital Age, Kids Are Still Playing With Their Parents' Favorite Childhood Toys
According to a survey of American parents, dozens of toys have withstood the test of time, uniting kids playing adults and their favorite childhood toys.

Toy Story 4, which opened in theaters this June, became the biggest box office animated film blockbuster yet—and it's no wonder, with beloved toys like Mr. Potato Head playing a starring role.

Toys that engage the body, mind, and imagination, still hold the #1 place in the hearts of children, despite the pervasiveness of digital devices.

In fact, Mr. Potato Head and Play Doh are the top vintage toys that have withstood the test of time, according to new a study of 2,000 American parents.

Other toys that are still starring in American homes and continue to enchant kids after decades of familiarity include trolls, toy phones, teddy bears, and plastic dinosaurs.

Board games have proven to be timeless, as well. Whether you grew up in the '70s, '80s, or 90s, families can't get enough of classic board games—particularly, Scrabble, Monopoly, Candy Land, the Game of Life, and Mouse Trap. They all ranked in the top 30 of toys that were played with by both parents and, later, their children.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Mr. Potato Head, who has undergone several iterations of his own, the survey revealed that adults are still kids-at-heart who love playing with these toys.

Nearly half of parents said their favorite childhood toy is still on the market—and 84% have purchased, or plan to purchase, that toy for their own child.

When it comes to buying any toy for a child, parents are on the look out for a certain set of qualities. Three in five parents want a toy that's educational, but just behind that is a toy's ability to make their kid laugh (60%). Fifty-nine percent are on the hunt for a toy that's colorful, while 56% look for something interactive.

TOP TIMELESS TOYS (ENJOYED OVER MULTIPLE GENERATIONS) 1. Play Doh 2. Mr. Potato Head 3. Trolls 4. My Little Pony 5. Furby 6. Puzzles 7. Toy phone 8. Bop It 9. Building blocks 10. Bicycle 11. Yoyo 12. Guess Who? 13. Water blasters 14. Teddy bear 15. Scrabble 16. Tricycle 17. Candy Land 18. Game Boy 19. Spinning tops 20. Toy cash register 21. Plastic animals 22. Monopoly 23. Mouse Trap 24. Game of Life 25. Transformers 26. Clue 27. Baby Alive 28. Plastic food/kitchen supplies 29. Scattergories 30. Perfection

ALSO CHECK OUT THE TOP TOYS LOVED BY ADULTS WHEN THEY WERE KIDS 1. Mr. Potato Head 2. Trolls 3. Play-Doh 4. My Little Pony 5. Toy phones 6. Furby 7. Puzzles 8. Building blocks 9. Yoyo 10. Bicycles 11. Bop It 12. Teddy bears 13. Baby dolls 14. Spinning tops 15. Candy Land 16. Guess Who? 17. Tricycle 18. Scrabble 19. Plastic animals 20. Toy cash register 21. Yahtzee! 22. Monopoly 23. Rubber duck 24. Clue 25. Mouse Trap 26. Game of Life 27. Plastic food/kitchen supplies 28. Perfection 29. Scattergories 30. Hungry, Hungry Hippos 31. Scooter 32. Bead maze 33. Sorry! 34. Operation 35. GI Joe 36. Super Soakers 37. Chutes + Ladders 38. Taboo 39. Trouble

The WS staff loved the surprise of seeing Mousetrap and other favorites making the list of toys that are not in the attic. Tell us which ones have been passed down or repurchased in your family?

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