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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A child plays with her Hula Hoop. The toy inspired a craze that was a spectacular success for the Wham-O company in 1958. Balls, ...

CarlsbadCarlsbad — In 1956, Joan Anderson flew home to Australia for the Christmas holidays and was fascinated to find her old friends joyously swiveling their hips in bamboo exercise rings. A few ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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She’s the rule-ah of the hula. Jenny Doan spent four straight days last week getting her hula hoop on at a Chicago bar in an attempt to snatch a Guinness World Record for marathon toy twirling. She ...