History of toys 'play the whole century without boring'

Go back in history to learn about the origin of favorite toys like Lego jigsaw games, Teddy bears .

The origin of the world famous toys

Surely, when we were young, we all felt excited when we were loved by our loved ones to give us many favorite and colorful toys.

If the boys love superheroes, Lego puzzle games, girls are interested in lovely Barbie dolls, cute Teddy bears.

But have you ever wondered how these famous toys "appeared" on Earth? The following article will help you better understand the toys that millions of children around the world must be enchanted with.

1. Teddy bear

With many of us, teddy bears are the " childhood " childhood friends. You can completely play doctor games, teach them to learn or hug them to sleep every day. But do you know, the birth of Teddy bears relates to a true historical story.

In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt - the US president at that time attended a bear hunt in Mississippi. But after 3 days of traveling in the forest, people did not commit to return their "bare hands " so they set up a stage to fight the old bear, so that the President could shoot, "spoils " for the hunt. .

Seeing the poor old bear, President Roosevelt refused to shoot because he thought he should not do it for entertainment purposes only. Even so, the bear was injured and was in great pain, so the President finally ordered the bear to escape the pain.

A cartoonist Clifford Berryman heard the story and illustrated it with a picture on The Washington Post on November 16, 1902 with a cute stylized bear image.

This image inspired an owner of a Morris Michtom toy shop in Brooklyn (New York) to create a teddy bear and named after President Roosevelt - " Teddy Bear" (Teddy is the abbreviation of Theodore).

Teddy immediately created a fever in the market and for centuries, bears are still one of the most popular toys of all time.

2. Lego "divine" puzzle game

Born in the 1940s in Denmark , Lego plastic puzzle games really made the global craze.

Lego is an acronym from a Danish phrase ' Leg Godt' meaning ' Play hard '. From simple models, Lego toys seem to be unlimited in terms of creativity.

But few know that, Ole Kirk Christiansen , the head of the company, met many difficulties before he reached out for success.

Accordingly, the wooden toy store has caught fire, causing everything to be burned down. However, Christiansen was not discouraged, continued his business and had the idea of ​​using plastic materials.

Unexpectedly, from this idea, Christiansen has produced many unique products.The small piece will help stimulate players to build many different bricks. It is this diversity that helps you think and create to create the desired shape.

Currently, Lego products are manufactured using extremely modern lines. Lego has applied computer technology with an almost absolute accuracy index so that pieces can fit together perfectly.

3. Barbie model doll

Ruth Handler - founder of Mattel company brought the beautiful doll Barbie to the public for the first time on March 9, 1959 at the American Toy Fair, New York.

To get this product, Ruth Handler observed her daughter playing paper dolls and especially noticed that she often plays dolls as adults.

At that time, most dolls had the shape of newborn babies. Realizing this may be an open market, Handler suggested to her husband about making dolls with adult bodies.

After a period of research, Ruth created a doll full of disruptive "long strings " and named Barbie (originally from Barbara's daughter).

The image of Barbie doll was first released in 1959.

The first Barbie doll was introduced as a teenage fashion model, dressed in zebra striped swimwear and ponytail tied with blonde or black hair.

As a new breeze, Barbie dolls quickly gained popularity and achieved great success. About 350,000 dolls were sold in the first year of production.

Not long after that, a series of other Barbie dolls were born and "big family" Barbie still received enthusiastic support from everyone, especially girls.