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1956 Toys: Play-Doh, Yahtzee, Ant Farms


There weren’t too many too innovations in 1956, but a few time tested favorites were released this year, including the popular dice game Yahtzee. (Hundreds of millions of sets of Yahtzee have sold over the years.) Other favorites of the 1950s were still around, including toys that helped children with their imagination – from toy telephones to walkie talkies with limited ranges. Another very popular toy that made its appearance in 1956 is Play-Doh. Every kid wants a pair of Walkie Talkies, and in 1956, Walkie Talkies were a hot toy for young boys.  Being able to give one of the receivers to a best friend and talk with them anytime when they were nearby was every boy’s dream.  The Walkie Talkies of 1956 did not have much of a range, but they did allow kids to play like their favorite heroes from World War II.

Another simple toy popular in 1956 was the toy telephone.  Often, parents could just give a dead or broken telephone to their child to play house or pretend.  Some toy companies did produce plastic phones for children, but they weren’t anything like the modern phones of today.

Other Toys From 1956

  • Uncle Milton´s Ant Farm – Ant farms aren’t popular much anymore, but they were a big hit in 1956, with many boys wanting one.
  • Yahtzee – Edwin S. Lowe created this very popular dice game in 1956. The fun came in yelling Yahtzee when you finally got one.
  • Play-Doh – This non-toxic reusable modeling compound developed by Noah W. McVicker and Joseph S. McVicker and introduced by Rainbow Crafts of Cincinnati in 1956

58 Responses to “1956 Toys: Play-Doh, Yahtzee, Ant Farms”

  1. lizzie says:

    Trust once lost is never entirely restored.

  2. Forget-Me-Not says:

    wen a boy said it 2 girl :
    moi lan anh ben em , em lam anh rat vui
    giong mot dua con nit voi mot do choi moi
    khi khong co em anh rat buon va co don
    anh cam thay rat xa nhung cam on chua cho dien thoai

    wen a girl said it 2 a boy :
    moi lan em ben anh , anh lam em rat vui
    giong mot dua con nit voi mot do choi moi
    khi khong co anh em rat buon va co don
    em cam thay rat xa nhung cam on chua cho cai dien thoai nay

  3. Nick T says:

    You can make a script such that each letter entered by the user is a different variable, not just one that changes. And to have the user put all of these letters in on the same line all at once, you can have multiple cin's on one line. For example, say the 7 different variables you want the user to put in are named a-g, you can use the line:

    cin>>a>>b>>c>>d>>e>>f>>g;

  4. Allison says:

    Its stopping the oxygen to your brain, making you hallucinate. Its dangerous not only because you or your friend could easily kill the person, and if you do it alone you will fall and could crack your skull. No bueno

  5. netvalar says:

    Sounds like you are getting a bit ahead of yourself. However 1st let me inform you that a business doesn't have to be something that sells things. Facebook is a business and has been for years before they even thought of selling ad space on their site.

    Now when setting up your DBA (doing business as ) name there are certain things you can't include unless your company falls under specific rules. So don't even think of applying INC., industry, etc unless you are planning to sell shares in your company.

    Also you would be business owner not CEO. The CEO of many companies doesn't actually own any of the company. What you will want to do is build the web-site if it starts to pull in more then $400/yr profit then file for a sole proprietorship business license and trademark protection of your web-site/business name.

  6. pink lady says:

    My ex-boyfriend drove me crazy with his cellphone. (that's why he's my EX !!) If you're with me on a date, don't blab with your friend so long. Tell him you're busy and you'll call him later.

  7. Jason E says:

    My dad had one of those. It weighed like 5 pounds.

  8. Ralphy08 says:

    are you sure you weren't using a basketball and a net?

  9. LudoRex says:

    First place to check would be the publishers' web sites. Hasbro (Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, et al.) and Ravensburger are especially good at having their rules available for download. Your second stop should be http://www.boardgamegeek.com. There you can find rules to download and Aussies such as yourself who would have these games in their collections.

  10. Bro John says:

    Amdro.

    Broadcast about 1/4 to 1/2 pound about 50 feet around the tree. It will take a week or two.

  11. Forget-Me-Not says:

    Em làm anh cảm thấy rất sung sướng mỗi lần anh gần em
    Giống như một đưá trể con với một đồ chơi mới
    Khi anh không gần em, anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi, nhưng cám ơn Chúa (anh không cảm thấy xa cách) bởi vì anh có thể dao dịch với em bằng điện thoại.

  12. Avery says:

    Video games = juegos de video.
    Computer games = juegos de computadora.
    You say juego juegos de video.

  13. Redrum says:

    Have you removed the lens cap?

  14. Forget-Me-Not says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  15. Forget-Me-Not says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  16. Phoenix says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  17. Jenifer says:

    I know Esources publishes the Internet’s largest directory of verified wholesalers and dropshippers from all over the world including the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Hong Kong, China etc.

    Try:

    or

    You will find all the verified toy wholesalers you need there.

  18. Redrum says:

    I agree with Jim D, if your serious about astronomy, you should avoid "department store" scopes, Their plastic optics won't give you the sharp images that a good quality scope from your local Astronomy hobby store will provide.

    Also, you can't place your scope in front of a window.

  19. slams revolving doors says:

    i did it…cuz im brave…and it went to the wikipedia on BSC young boys.

  20. Forget-Me-Not says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  21. DON C says:

    Well, I did a search on "Uncle Milton" and it seems to be a toy company. If I where you, I would box that piece of junk up, take it back and get a refund. If you are just starting out in astronomy, get a pair of binoculars. Use them, and if you are still interested, then invest in a real scope. Here is a pair of binoculars for $100. Check them out:

    http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=binocular_standard/~pcategory=binoculars/~product_id=09333

  22. sasu says:

    Hello,

    My favorite quotes are :

    Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality . If you can dream it , you can make it so. Belva Davis.

    Live your life and forget your age . Norman Vincent Peale.

    You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams .
    Dr. Seuss.

    There is always room in your life for thinking bigger , pushing limits and imagining the impossible .
    Tony Robbins.

    The richest man is not he who has the most , but he who needs the least . Unknown Author .

    Grow old with me ! The best is yet to be . Robert Browning .

    Somewhere on this globe , every ten seconds , there is a woman giving birth to a child . She must be found and stopped . Sam Levenson .

    Always forgive your enemies ; nothing annoys them so much . Oscar Wilde

    I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms . Voltaire.

    A young boy said to his mother : " How old were you when i was born ? "
    His mother replied , " 23 "
    "Wow , that's a lot of time we missed spending together ! " Unknown Author.

    Hard work often pays off after time , but laziness always pays now . Larry Kersten

    Good luck.

  23. ♥KaRa♥Writer♥ says:

    1. "I'm singin' in the rain" haha. Rain wouldn't stop from her from having a good time.
    2.Ahhh… Christian would win because he wins everything.
    3.Ha! They would be freaking out!
    BQ:Actually the first one. I love the beach. Even in the rain.
    BQ2:The Renaissance. Love the art!

  24. prakdrive says:

    no – but does that make it worthless?

  25. Secret Sammich says:

    Close & cover my eyes and run straight through the hedges until I was out.

  26. pelican says:

    You might find it on ebay.

  27. Doc Bill says:

    Juno Snow nailed it. They were indeed used in WW2, but with limited results. The range wasn't too good, and they were subject to failure from the dirt and abuse a soldier would put it through. But when they worked, they worked well in terms of minute to minute communications when it was necessary.

  28. Ash says:

    I don't think so. I play ALOT of video games (Oblivion right now) and I don't feel the urge to go out and kill people. I think that a lot of popular video games have to do with war, killing and destruction because these are the kinds of games guys prefer and they are the ones spending the money on video games not the majority of girls. I think it helps you vent but as a human being people need to learn to empathize with others. Its just a game afterall!!!! m/

  29. Ryan says:

    i dont know dont have it.
    but is it good lol

  30. Spock (rhp) says:

    You can do this. You need to set up an additional corporation to function as a "holding company". The holding company owns the stock of all of its subsidiary businesses. So, in your example, you would have:

    Holding Company owning (a) Service Business and (b) Storage Unit

  31. Forget-Me-Not says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  32. romans 8:1 says:

    Majority of child abuse is actually done by the people who volunteer for church related activities.

  33. Perez says:

    The guitarist and b assist left awhile ago. But the band still exists:

  34. Mattie says:

    Can't decide, but if I HAD to choose it would probably be Tommy Boy. Favorite Line: You know the whole Pretty Pet thing. I'm not going to type it all. Or maybe it was the whole thing where he was playing with the toy cars. I love both movies sooo much though.

  35. Forget-Me-Not says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  36. Phoenix says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  37. Chandler says:

    I've always thought the Big Man Upstairs observed us, but now I can never look at it normally again…

  38. Phoenix says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  39. Jessica T says:

    "Mỗi lần anh gần em, em làm anh trở nên hạnh phúc,
    Anh cảm thấy giống như một đứa trẻ với một đồ chơi mới tinh.
    Bất cứ lúc nào anh không phải với em anh cảm thấy cô đơn,
    Anh cảm thấy xa xôi nhưng anh cám ơn chúa trời cho cái điện thoại."

    I hope that helped!!! :)

  40. Nick Doonan says:

    http://h.yimg.com/jh/games/download/gamehouse/yahoo_bounceout_tm1-1.exe

    That's the download link. If you bought it, Use the details you used when you purchased it.

  41. Gcat says:

    The birth of this young boys hatred begins.

  42. Twitter says:

    RT rel=”nofollow” 1 Dec 1929 Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe

  43. Twitter says:

    Ex-cop fatally shot after dice game –

  44. madsnakeman says:

    LLL Reptile sells them. Although they are located in California, I'm pretty sure they ship to Canada. I just got a few of the Antworks Ant Farms and they're very cool. It's interesting to see how the ants work together in making their little tunnels.

  45. loving0mez says:

    RT class=” ” Happy Birthday Walt Disney

  46. PrimeTime47_24 says:

    RT class=” ” Wow! He looking to puncture a lung wid dat! hahahhahahha yuh see wuh I tellin you.. young boys PACKING!! LOL

  47. godwetrust_net says:

    I hate ant farm living. I am a country girl at heart, but the city is where the jobs are. I can't wait to retire and get a little cabin in the woods in the middle of nowhere!

  48. Ricci says:

    lol. it sure would explain alot!!!! sometimes i feel like i am stuck in the middle of an "ant farm" lol

  49. PkmnRayhak says:

    is it me or is the voice actor for the toy telephone the same voice actor for chucky?

  50. MRLaLoCoRtAzAr says:

    Alien Ant Farm FAILS! They just changed the tone! Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson is WAY better than this copied shit!

  51. video games - Twitter Search says:

    RT "Go play your video games." – Lana Del Rey being a bad babysitter –

  52. connie9455 says:

    Gotta love the signature tip toe move! Love it! Alien Ant Farm wasn't the only ones to cover this song, another ant did it years ago-Adam Ant. Too funny! But Michael was the one who wrote it, so still great!

  53. harmonograph says:

    Well, I did a search on "Uncle Milton" and it seems to be a toy company. If I where you, I would box that piece of junk up, take it back and get a refund. If you are just starting out in astronomy, get a pair of binoculars. Use them, and if you are still interested, then invest in a real scope. Here is a pair of binoculars for $100. Check them out:

    http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=binocular_standard/~pcategory=binoculars/~product_id=09333

  54. February_VIII says:

    class=” ” hey Shane have u been voting for Jake Short for best actor for the KCA’s?

  55. Twitter says:

    U.S. Military and CIA Intervention since World War II… . What happened to Independence and Sovereignty?! By: Save a Soldier End a War

  56. ngieStar says:

    class=” ” on A.N.T farm! awesomeeeeeeee

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