Hey now kids come gather round…

In the depths of the old toy bin on my parents’ patio, underneath the triple-length jump rope we used for a pool zip-line, and the old basketballs and tennis balls we used for extreme rounds of dodgeball and mishap games of, “Moooooooooom…!!!” I found my glorious, green, Skip It with counter.

I found my Skip It today!!!

I was so overjoyed. My little four-year-old cousin couldn’t possibly fathom why I was so ecstatic about a simple plastic orb attached to a semi-inflexible plastic leash, but his confusion was curtailed by his happiness that I was so happy.

So, for those new to the genius world of the Skip It, and for those who, like me, just LOVE our 90’s nostalgia, enjoy, and sing along.

The singers are so passionate about this toy! Must’ve be the most effective form of advertising back then.

The Skip It was actually a spin off (or a skip off hyuck hyuck) from the 1970s Lemon Twist. Soon the lemon- ball transformed into a brightly colored ball with matching plastic cord. In the early 1990s, the Skip It I fell in love with came to Toys R Us and Wal-Mart stores.

I don’t know what it was, but the Skip It was my favorite. Perhaps it’s the simplicity of the game. They aren’t too popular for purchasing through Amazon, and now they have this “Skip It Twister” BS that is NO WAY as fun as the O.G.

I mean, it might be okay, but those colors and the rubber grip circumnavigating the weight with counter mind you (it’s important, indeed) will always be queen.

Youbetcha, I’ll be Skip It-ing from now on. It was so simple, and I loved it so much! Especially when we could compare the skips we did with our friends.

via Skip-It – History’s Best Toys: All-TIME 100 Greatest Toys – TIME.