Toy Crazes
The skateboard was first invented in the late 50s by people who wanted to surf out of the water. It became very popular in the 70s and lots of kids are skateboarding still.
The hula hoop became the biggest toy craze in 1958. Twenty million were sold in the first six months! The Rubix cube was the toy to have in the early 80s. It is estimated that over 100 million cubes were sold by the end of 1982!