Today, retro toys are making a comeback as parents buy the toys they remember from their childhood as gifts for their own children. Retro toys are often purchased because today's parents remember them from their youth. Classic toys appeal to children and adults alike.

Retro and classic toys of decades past can be a great alternative to modern toys. Simpler toys often make a good choice for your children, especially if you want to encourage creativity and exercise without relying on technology. Toys are very important to young children's development, and often it is classic toys that do this best. Plus, you'll get the added enjoyment of watching your children play with the very same toys you enjoyed as a youngster.

Most of these retro toys encourage creative thinking and role playing. Such activities are often missing in today's battery-operated toys. Classic board games allow family bonding time away from T.V. or other modern distractions. Other games, like Mr. Potato Head and jigsaw puzzles, encourage your children's creative development in ways that many modern toys simply do not.

Classic outdoor toys, including hula hoops, baseball bats, roller skates, bicycles, and pedal cars, may in fact be more popular than ever. Instead of sitting inside, watching T.V. or playing video games, your child can run and play outside with these fun outdoor toys, built to withstand years of use by young children.

The all-steel pedal cars offered today often use the exact same body styles as those made popular in the 1960s. With just a few safety modifications, today's children can ride on the sidewalks in the same model of pedal car you may have had as a young child. With classic hot-rod styling, the pedal car will never go out of style. These pedal toys are making a comeback due to their durability, their simplicity, and of course the sheer fun of a young child riding around in their very own car.

Building toys, ranging from Legos and blocks to erector sets and more, stimulate a child's mind as they learn all of the various ways to fit the pieces together. Unlike modern toys, it is next to impossible to break the pieces of these classics.

Such toys provide much-needed exercise, both mentally and physically, and of course hours of entertainment. Unlike modern plastic toys, these models are built to withstand several generations of children. The exact same types of toys available in the 1950's and 1960's are today available again.

Toys of the 1950's and 1960's are much simpler than most of today's toys, and they have a way of transporting us back to simpler times, even for today's children who don't remember the original versions of these popular playthings. These toys are just as enjoyable by today's children as they were a generation or two ago. As time goes on, more types of toys will invariably be added to the definition of "classic toys", but there is no doubt that these toys, already enjoyed for generations, will remain popular with new generations of children.