As you watch your children play with their new Christmas toys, think about how many of those toys have springs that make the toy operate properly. While you were seeking out the coolest gifts for your kids this holiday season, just think, the spring could be the component that’s making your child enjoy the new toy so much. Maybe it’s the excitement when your child plays with a toy that recoils rapidly or bounces backwards and forwards, or maybe it’s the walk down memory lane when you still see Hungry Hungry Hippo on the toy store shelves. Whatever the case may be, spring-loaded toys have been bringing children joy for centuries.

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