Spinning top, Lite-Brite and Masters of the Universe inducted into toy hall of fame

Toy Hall of Fame (The Strong Museum/AP)

The US National Toy Hall of Fame’s new honourees include an object dating to ancient times, a line of muscle-bound action figures and an art set whose medium is colourful pegs.

The hall on Thursday announced the spinning top, Masters of the Universe and Lite-Brite as this year’s inductees.