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A toy is an item that is used primarily by children though may also be marketed to adults under certain circumstances. Playing with toys can be an enjoyable means of training young children for life experiences. Different materials like wood, clay, paper, and plastic are used to make toys. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance, a small child may fold an ordinary piece of paper into an airplane shape and "fly it." Newer forms of toys include interactive digital entertainment and smart toys. Some toys are produced primarily as collectors' items and are intended for display only.
The origin of toys is prehistoric; dolls representing infants, animals, and soldiers, as well as representations of tools used by adults are readily found at archaeological sites. The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century. Toys are mainly made for children. The oldest known doll toy is thought to be 4,000 years old. (Full article...)
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A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy with proof of existence since 500 BCE. The yo-yo was also called a bandalore in the 17th century.
It is played by holding the free end of the string known as the handle (by inserting one finger—usually the middle or ring finger—into a slip knot), allowing gravity (or the force of a throw and gravity) to spin the yo-yo and unwind the string (similar to how a pullstring works). The player then allows the yo-yo to wind itself back to the player's hand, exploiting its spin (and the associated rotational energy). This is often called "yo-yoing". (Full article...)General images -
A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys)
Interlocking Disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
60 Fullerene. (from Construction set)
A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys)
A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games)
Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games)
Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games)
Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games)
Fischertechnik computing with a C64 interface (from Construction set)
A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)
A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games)
Toy Museum - http://www.raheelpatel.com/toymuseum.html. (from Toy museum)
1970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set)
An infant boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games)
Detail from Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1560), showing Flemish girls playing popular games of the era (from Girls' toys and games)
Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games)
Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum)
Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys)
Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set)
Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys)
A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys)
Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys)
Lego bricks are a prominent example of a construction set (from Construction set)
Zometool model of the great grand stellated 120-cell (from Construction set)
Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games)
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Lincoln Logs is the name of a children's toy consisting of notched miniature logs, used to build miniature forts and buildings. They were invented by John Lloyd Wright, son of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Lincoln Logs were inducted into the US National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999.
Did you know...
- ... that after 50 years in business, S.W. Randall Toyes and Giftes is both a landmark and a stop on "Haunted Pittsburgh" tours?
- ... that Woody from Toy Story was originally written as a ventriloquist's dummy and the main villain of the film?
- ... that the Canadian Toy Testing Council often had a waiting list of families wanting to test toys and games?
- ... that the game developer Toys for Bob created Star Control after its founders Fred Ford and Paul Reiche met at Starflight creator Greg Johnson's house for a game night?
- ... that development economist John Toye said free-market proponents "first turn liberty against equality and fraternity, then overthrow liberty itself"?
- ...that antique china dolls were predominantly made in Germany in the 1800s?
- ...that the travels of a shipment of 29,000 Friendly Floatees bath toys lost overboard in the Pacific in 1992 have been used to model the world's ocean currents?
- ...that Merrythought is the last remaining teddy bear manufacturer in the United Kingdom?
More Did you know (auto-generated)
- ... that the game developer Toys for Bob created Star Control after its founders Fred Ford and Paul Reiche met at Starflight creator Greg Johnson's house for a game night?
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Types: • Doll • Vehicle • Puzzle • Teddy bear
Industry: • American Specialty Toy Retailing Association • Birmingham toy industry • International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers • Kiddicraft • Play value • Toy safety • Toy store • Toyetic • Wooden toymaking in the Ore Mountains
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