Toy Hall of Fame Welcomes the Skateboard (BOUT F'N TIME!)

November 9th was a good day for the Skateboard, as it finally got the recognition it deserved when it was welcomed into the Toy Hall of Fame. Other excited toys that received this prestigious award - the Baby Doll and the Stick. No, I am not making this stuff up.

Maybe if we are lucky next year's event will recognize Glue!

Gummi Bears and Skateboards. What more could a real man want!

UK-based candy maker Haribo, famous for their delicious and nutritious Gummi Bears, launches a skateboard competition. Not like a real competition, just a chance to win 100 limited skateboards and helmets. No purchase necessary!

Just what the kids want - a skateboard and helmet with Gummi Bears on them!

This is the second promotion Haribo has run this year. In April it launched a competition offering consumers the two dance lessons for the price of one. The promo ran alongside Maoam Dance Mayhem, a dance competition for 12 to 18-year-olds.

PAAAA LEASE!

Class is in session! Skateboarding for Gym Credit

Tired for getting your ass kicked in Kickball? Always last the last one to be chosen for any sport in gym? Then give skateboarding a try! That's right, a school in New York City is offering a Skateboard class for gym credit and the class is taught by pro skateboarder Billy Rohan. Among local skateboarders, the spot on 12th Street between First Avenue and Avenue A where wooden ramps and metal-topped ledges are set up most afternoons is known as 12A. For the 9th and 10th graders of East Side Community High School, it is gym class.

It's not just for the guys, as many of the students that are participating in the class are girls.

More schools should be doing this!