Hoolahoop

A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. Hoops can also be used for hoop rolling, wheeled along the ground like a wheel with careful execution and practice. They have been used by children and adults since at least 500 BC. The modern hula hoop was inspired by Australian bamboo hoops. Joan Anderson witnessed Australian children playing with bamboo hoops while driving past in an automobile, naming it "hula hoop" after the Hawaiian hula dance and introducing it to the Wham-O toy company, who popularized the plastic version in 1958 and helped it become a fad.