It's hard to believe in an age of action-packed video games and other whiz-bang gadgets, but the Hula Hoop once was the hippest toy around. The hoopla began 50 years ago Thursday when entrepreneurs ...

Which hula hoop for kids is best? Hula hooping is well-loved by both children and adults for exercise and entertainment purposes. By simply twirling the circular toy around your waist, you can stay ...

It's hard to believe in an age of action-packed video games and other whiz-bang gadgets, but the Hula Hoop once was the hippest toy around. The hoopla began 50 years ago today when entrepreneurs ...

In an effort to keep the fad alive, Wham-O created new hoops, including one in 1982 that smelled of mint. Intersport Corp. DBA Wham-O The women in the black-and-white videos wear Breton striped shirts ...

In recent articles, I described some of the most popular baby boomer toys that are still available today, 60 plus years later. The post World War II time was often described as the Golden Era of Toys.

Richard Knerr, co-founder of the toy company that popularized the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and other fads that became classics, has died. He was 82. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

SAN FRANCISCO – It's hard to believe in an age of action-packed video games and other whiz-bang gadgets, but the Hula Hoop once was the hippest toy around. The hoopla began 50 years ago Thursday when ...

Richard Knerr, co-founder of the company responsible for turning the Hula Hoop, Frisbee and many other ingenious creations into iconic toys died Monday at age 82. Knerr spent his final hours in ...

It’s Pi day! So what better way to celebrate than with games that involve the math of circles? On this most circular of days, we present three classic toys — hula hoops, yo-yo’s and Connect Four — and ...

Near the beginning of Jane Campion’s western thriller “The Power of the Dog,” a hard-hearted rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) takes to verbally abusing an effeminate young waiter (Kodi Smit-McPhee).

Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., which unleashed the granddaddy of American fads, the Hula Hoop, on the world half a century ago along with another enduring leisure icon, the Frisbee, has ...

To me, part of being a mom is enjoying my kid’s toys as much as they do. My natural inquisitiveness leads me to wonder where a lot of these toys come from. And recently I looked at the Hula Hoop.