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Waiting in long lines at the mall to get this year’s must-have toy for your kid, at retail or above prices? Forget it: the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum in Rochester, N.Y., has inducted one of the most cherished toys of childhood into its collection, the plain old cardboard box. “I think every adult has had that disillusioning experience of picking what they think is a wonderful toy for a child, and then finding the kid playing with the box,\" explained Christopher Bensch, chief curator at Strong. “It’s that empty box full of possibilities that the kids can sense and the adults don’t always see.” (AP) ...Which shouldn’t be considered official permission to keep the Xbox 360 for yourself and just give the kids the box.
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