PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Barbies, Slinkies, Silly Putty, Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys and Duncan yo-yos -- what baby boomer does not remember these classic toys?
"Kidstuff: Great Toys From Our Childhood," an exhibition that opened at the Berkshire Museum in February is set to travel around the country for the next five years in a tour bound to stir up childhood memories as adults in midlife take their children and grandchildren to play with the toys they loved.
The exhibition was inspired by David Hoffman's book of the same name, which is filled with interesting facts about the toys Americans have grown up with over the past 50 years. Hoffman spoke at the museum shortly after the opening, regaling the audience with the history of now classic toys.