Original Slinky

Who doesn't love slinkys? Mainly people who aren't cool enough. But my point is, everyone has seen a slinky, everyone has a had a slinky, everyone has got upset when there slinky gets tangled. I don't have a slinky at the moment but I do remember having one. I'm sure my parents had one and so did their parents probably. Slinkys = Genius. Simply coiled up metal that is the cause of hours of fun. If you can remember how fascinated you were when you first found out it could walk down stairs and that you could pretend to throw it or almost juggle. First invented in the early 1940's, the slinky has turned out to be one of ...  Read the complete review

As a 26 year old, I may well be too old to have a slinky. I can't quite remember why I got it, but it seemed a good idea at the time. Along with the rubiks cube, fuzzy felts and etch-a-sketch, it's one of those iconic figures of an 80s childhood. I bought the slinky and soon realised it was, in fact, a piece of crap. It's like a failed spring. It gives a satisfying noise and feel when you pull it through your fingers, but that's about it. When you put it on the stairs, it sits there. Like a reluctant-to-walk toddler, you have to give it a little push in the right direction, basically arching it all the way over step one. The result: it jumps onto ...  Read the complete review

I remember these sleek, slinky, shiny, metal slinky toys from my childhood in the 1960's. I recall being fascinated by watching them walk down the stone steps in the playground. This toy can also be juggled from one hand to the other, one coil following another. Playing with Slinky is fun. Put Slinky on the top stair all coiled up Take the top coil and gently take it over the top of the step to just before half way then let go and the slinky takes over and walks down the step The slinky will walk down all the steps unaided. It is amazing how such a simple toy movement will hold your attention. If you are with a group of friends I bet they will all want a ...  Read the complete review