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Toy Hall of Fame points to new addition: the stick

"It's very open-ended, all-natural, the perfect price — there aren't any rules or instructions for its use," said Christopher Bensch, the museum's curator of collections. "It can be a Wild West horse, a medieval knight's sword, a boat on a stream or a slingshot with a rubber band. ... No snowman is complete without a couple of stick arms, and every campfire needs a stick for toasting marshmallows. This toy is so fantastic that it's not just for humans anymore. You can find otters, chimps and dogs — especially dogs — playing with it."

The Toy Hall of Fame is, by the way, in Rochester, New York. Where else? It's the birthplace of toys. Plus - the surrounding woods include many, many fine sticks of all sizes.