Slinky®

We had a bunch of them growing up. All my friends did. It was the toy to have. We played with them until they were all stretched out. I love that kids today still love the slinky. Makes me feel good.

- Charlie, Seattle, WA

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I love the Slinky because it's a classic. Growing up we didn't have much money, but we could get a Slinky and it was cool to have one, so that was awesome! Now I have 2 girls that I can share Slinky with so that is great. And they are doing a singing, video contest on the Official Slinky Toys YouTube channel. I think me and the girls will enter for fun. But I hope we win!

- Carly, Newport Beach, CA

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I like to bring my Slinky with me on vacation and take photos of it in random places. Here's one I took of it in the rain forest of Costa Rica. Slinky has been a fav toy of mine since I was a little kid and continues to entertain as a fun traveling companion! What's not to love about Slinky? They're even having a YouTube contest right now on the Official Slinky Toys channel that I'm shooting my video for this Saturday. The fun never ends with this classic toy :D

- Francie, Newport Beach, CA

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I have several fun and one not-so-fun memory of the many Slinkies I had as a child. I loved watching my Slinkies travel down stairs, one step at a time and stretching them and creating a wave (who knew it was science?). Unfortunately, every one of my Slinkies died a convoluted death when they became far too tangled to repair. A phone cord is a piece o' cake to unravel compared to a jumbled Slinky. Do you know if anyone out there was ever able to successful un-knot a Slinky?

- Ruthanne, Richmond, IN

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Loved making the slinky go down the basement stairs. It seemed magical when it made it to the bottom. We mistreated our slinky. My friends & I would stretch it across the room (like stretch armstrong)! My daughter now owns slinkies of all different sizes.

- Erin, New Albany, IN

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This was one of my favorite toys as a child. I remember getting my first one for Christmas and my sister and I decided to make a belt out of it by wrapping it around my waist. Unfortunately, we could not get the knot out without putting a big kink in it!! It still went down the stairs.

- Sherry, Tipton, IN

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i would spend any of my spare time with my slinky. Walking around the house or the neighborhood trying to find a place to slinky. I was so focused on my slinky I sometimes forgot about dinner time, homework. My secound favorite is jump rope I was the best. Couldn't no one beat me. I still am the best .Now i am passing it on to my daugher.

- Jessica, Indianapolis

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One of the best toys ever. It was one of my favorite toys as a kid. Even now as an adult I have slinky on my desk. It's a great stress reliever or something to do while on a conference call.

- Alice, Cicero

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We had a wooden staircase and I was so intrigued watching this slinky topple over itself with great control. I could watch this thing over and over. I have tried buying them now for my 3 year old but can't find a decent one like the olden days. I am 50 now and it's not the same with the "fake" remakes.

- Nancy, Indianapolis

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My first memory of the slinky was being at my grandparents home on the stairs playing with the slinky. Once it became "bent" out of shape, half the fun was trying to see if you could unbend it. My counsins and I would have races with our slinky's. Hours and hours of fun.

- Kathy, Plainfield, IN

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