page_title: Hula hoop
hierarchical_section_title: Hula hoop
caption_attribution_description: English: Girl twirling a Hula hoop, 1958 Other information Photo by George Garrigues.
context_page_description: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is
  twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.
  The modern hula hoop was invented in 1958 by Arthur K. "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr, but children and adults around the world have played with hoops throughout history. Hula hoops for children generally measure approximately 70 centimetres in diameter, while those for adults measure around 1 metre. Traditional materials for hoops include willow, rattan, grapevines and stiff grasses. Today, they are usually made of plastic tubing.
context_section_description: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is
  twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.
  The modern hula hoop was invented in 1958 by Arthur K. "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr, but children and adults around the world have played with hoops throughout history. Hula hoops for children generally measure approximately 70 centimetres (28 in) in diameter, while those for adults measure around 1 metre (40 in). Traditional materials for hoops include willow, rattan (a flexible and strong vine), grapevines and stiff grasses. Today, they are usually made of plastic tubing.
caption: Girl twirling a Hula hoop, 1958
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