Nostalgia Toy #8: Slinky
July 13, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Children's Toys, General Play Library Goodies, Nostalgia Toys, Toddler Toys
The first SLINKY I remember being in our home was a big, dual-colored (yellow and orange) plastic one that my sister had. I think that was the first plastic Slinky I’d ever seen. We found out that you could sit in the back of our vehicle and peg the person in the front quite easily with that Slinky, and it didn’t make that annoying metallic sound that the original Slinky made.
How did we find out, you ask? Why, through a serious of complex mathematical equations, of course. You don’t think we would actually try it, did you? 
The bad news, though, was that the plastic Slinky was just as susceptible as the metals ones to getting a kink in it and becoming completely useless. It wasn’t even good for pegging a sibling anymore, or, so our calculations predicted. 
AM New York posted an article listing many of the low-tech toys of the Baby Boomers, including the Slinky, that are still keeping the interests of the high-tech kids of today. Very fun list!
Even though I don’t have any littles around, you gave me a great idea for an attention getting device for my teenage daughter. Back of the head target with a harmless slinky…think of the possibilities. He..he..he…
omg!! put a slinky around your ear, stretch it and flick it at the other end, it sounds like a space pistol!!!