History of the Yo-Yo
In the Phillippines, yo-yo translates as "come back". Some people believe that the yo-yo was created to be used as a weapon. That theory is not true. Pedro Flores, who was originally from the Phillippines, started selling the toy in the United States with the name Yo-Yo. His company, Flores' Yo-Yo Company was bought out by Duncan, who copyrighted the name, Yo-yo.
The yo-yo is often referred to as the second oldest toy in history, second only to the doll.
Interesting fact: The earliest surviving yo-yo dates to 500 BC. A Greek vase shows a boy playing with a yo-yo.
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Hula-Hoop History
There are stories of children playing with hoops of dried grapevines as early as 1000 BC.
The Australians started this century's craze with a wooden hoop, and in 1957, Wham-O produced a plastic hoop in the US. And the rest, as they say, is history!
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Do you remember yo-yos and hula-hoops? Did you enjoy this lens?
Do you exercise with a hula hoop as an adult?
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- mshommec mshommec Nov 29, 2009 @ 8:35 am
- I have a hulahoop! No, haven't tried it recently, but now I will! Fun to think about these special toys!
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 May 31, 2009 @ 11:15 am
- I sure do remember hula hoops. They have made a come back! Lensrolled to Toys of our Baby Boomer Childhood
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- Shelly Shelly Mar 20, 2009 @ 11:32 am
- I can still work a yo-yo pretty well. When I last tried a hula hoops some years back, I was quite surprised that the hoop was so subject to gravity and was mostly at my feet! It's not the same as riding a bike, I guess. Oddly, I keep thinking about it--perhaps I'll have to get one and once again master it. Have you considered a jump-rope lens? I work in a school and we recently had a fellow come in for a jump-rope demonstration--we were mesmerized! Maybe something to think about..........
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- Luie_R Luie_R Jan 28, 2009 @ 4:52 am
- I remember the hula-hoop! what a great toy! I also remember the brite colors on our hula-hoops like it was yesterday and as for the yo-yos we had so many different kinds plastic see through ones solid colors yo-yos wooden yo-yos, little nickle sized yo-yos medium and large yo-yos heck we even had yo-yos that only favored certain people hehe what i mean by that is their were some yo-yos that only certain people in our circle of friends that would only work for them. maybe they just had more of a magic wrist than the rest of us. Great memories
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- spirituality spirituality Jan 15, 2009 @ 6:02 am
- They were fun weren't they? I was more a yoyo girl than a hula hoop one though :)
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- Debbie Debbie Oct 20, 2008 @ 8:46 pm
- This is a great lens. It brings back great memories. It is hard to find the Duncan yo-yos, but they are still the best and ever so much fun!
The hula-hoop is great if you want to exercise and lose some weight.
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Oct 13, 2008 @ 5:38 pm
- I used to hula hoop and who did not have a yo yo? Cool lens Joan!
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- Frankster Frankster Oct 5, 2008 @ 4:19 pm
- Fun lens! I was always very good at the hula-hoop but I couldn't do yo-yos worth a darn. This really brings back the memories! Great job. Bear hugs, Frankster
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- Frankster Frankster Oct 5, 2008 @ 4:19 pm
- Fun lens! I was always very good at the hula-hoop but I couldn't do yo-yos worth a darn. This really brings back the memories! Great job. Bear hugs, Frankster
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- rockycha rockycha Oct 1, 2008 @ 2:01 pm
- Love the hulahooping! ***** just be sure you're gettin some! :)
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