Fisher Price Forever!

Fisher-Price has created approximately 5,000 different toys since the early 1930s. One of Fisher-Price’s best-known lines is Little People toys, which includes people and animal figures along with various play sets such as a house, farm, school, garage and vehicles. The figures, which originally were wooden peg-style characters, are now molded of plastic and have detailed features… Wikipedia

I recently bought a collection of Fisher Price toys for a vintage toy show at my gallery, Art Of Toys, and have discovered how many adults had these as favorite toys from their past! Reactions are different depending on the age of the admirer… teens and younger all think that the collection is from the Disney movie “Toy Story”. Many of the toys were in the wonderful Toy Story but as old toys in a chest not toys created for Toy Story.  These basic pull toys have been in many a toy chest where good basic design can create hours of play for a toddler without the aid of electronics.  I salute the simple well designed toys that bring delight to generations. Way to go Fisher Price!