Toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck
This article is about the hula-hoop toy. For other uses, see Hula Hoop (disambiguation).
Hula hoop
“A girl twirling a Hula hoop, 1958”
Type
toy
Company
various
Country
various
Availability
Ancient times–present
Materials
various
Video of a woman hula hooping in Times Square, New YorkA Hoop busker balancing a guitar & hula hoop at the Pike Place Market in SeattleA new circus hula hoop performer using glow stick and LED technologiesA boy hula hooping using his neck in Lusaka
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. It can also be wheeled along the ground like a wheel with careful execution. They have been used by children and adults since at least 500 BC. The modern hula hoop was inspired by Australian bamboo hoops.[1] Common lore[citation needed] posits the creators of the plastic hoop popularised in the US witnessed Australian children playing with bamboo hoops while driving past in an automobile. The new plastic version was popularized in 1958 by the Wham-O toy company and became a fad.
Hula hoops for children generally measure approximately 70 centimetres (28 in) in diameter, while those for adults measure around 100 centimetres (39 in). Traditional materials for hula hoops include willow, rattan (a flexible and strong vine), grapevines and stiff grasses. Commercial hoops are usually made of plastic tubing.[2]
^Walsh, Tim (October 2005). Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 9780740755712.
^"Background, history, raw materials, design, and the manufacturing process of hula hoops". Madehow.com. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
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