Easy-Bake Oven - The Strong National Museum of Play

nbsp; Inducted Year: 2006 What a bright idea! Power a real baking oven with an ordinary, household light bulb. The best part is that the play makes its own reward. Fifteen minutes in the oven and a slurpy, gooey, doughy concoction becomes a delicious—okay, edible—confection. In the early 1960s, pretzel vendors on New York City streets inspired toy makers at Kenner, Inc. to make the Easy-Bake Oven. Anticipating parents’ concerns about safety, Kenner substituted two 100-watt light bulbs for a heating element to []

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