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A toy motor scooter from 1955

A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed specifically for adults and pets. Toys can provide utilitarian benefits, including physical exercise, cultural awareness, or academic education. Additionally, utilitarian objects, especially those which are no longer needed for their original purpose, can be used as toys. Examples include children building a fort with empty cereal boxes and tissue paper spools, or a toddler playing with a broken TV remote. The term "toy" can also be used to refer to utilitarian objects purchased for enjoyment rather than need, or for expensive necessities for which a large fraction of the cost represents its ability to provide enjoyment to the owner, such as luxury cars, high-end motorcycles, gaming computers, and flagship smartphones.

Playing with toys can be an enjoyable way of training young children for life experiences. Different materials like wood, clay, paper, and plastic are used to make toys. 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. (Full article... )

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A German bisque doll from around 1900

A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of popularity between 1860 and 1900 with French and German dolls. Bisque dolls are collectible, and antique dolls can be worth thousands of dollars. Antique German and French bisque dolls from the 19th century were often made as children's playthings, but contemporary bisque dolls are predominantly made directly for the collectors market.

Colloquially the terms porcelain doll, bisque doll and china doll are sometimes used interchangeably. But collectors, when referring to antique dolls, make a distinction between china dolls, made of glazed porcelain, and bisque dolls, made of unglazed porcelain. When referring to contemporary dolls, the terms porcelain and bisque are sometimes used interchangeably. (Full article... )

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Image 1Constri (from Construction set)

Image 1Constri (from Construction set )
Image 21970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set)

Image 21970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set )
Image 3Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 3Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 4A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys)

Image 4A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys )
Image 5Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 5Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 6An infant boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games)

Image 6An infant boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games )
Image 7Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set)

Image 7Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set )
Image 8Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 8Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 9A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys)

Image 9A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys )
Image 10Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set)

Image 10Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set )
Image 11Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 11Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 12Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum)

Image 12Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum )
Image 13Detail from Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1560), showing Flemish girls playing popular games of the era (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 13Detail from Children's Games by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1560), showing Flemish girls playing popular games of the era (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 14A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys)

Image 14A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys )
Image 15Kondapalli Toys (from List of wooden toys)

Image 15Kondapalli Toys (from List of wooden toys )
Image 16A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys)

Image 16A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys )
Image 17Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 17Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 18Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 18Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 19Fischertechnik computing with a C64 interface (from Construction set)

Image 19Fischertechnik computing with a C64 interface (from Construction set )
Image 20Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys)

Image 20Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys )
Image 21Zometool model of the great grand stellated 120-cell (from Construction set)

Image 21Zometool model of the great grand stellated 120-cell (from Construction set )
Image 22A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys)

Image 22A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys )
Image 23Kiddicraft and Lego building blocks in different colors. (from Construction set)

Image 23Kiddicraft and Lego building blocks in different colors. (from Construction set )
Image 24A bead maze (from List of wooden toys)

Image 24A bead maze (from List of wooden toys )
Image 25Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys)

Image 25Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys )
Image 26Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys)

Image 26Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys )
Image 27A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games)

Image 27A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games )
Image 28Interlocking disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C 60 fullerene. (from Construction set)

Image 28Interlocking disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
₆₀ fullerene. (from Construction set )
Image 29A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)

Image 29A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys )

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Exterior of a hand-built American dollhouse

Credit: Dave Parker

A dollhouse is a toy home, made in miniature. For the last century, dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults. The term dollhouse is common in the United States and Canada. In UK the terms dolls' house or dollshouse are used.

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... that the design for the water playground at Chelsea Waterside Park was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys?
... that Taylor Swift released a demo containing lyrics that were trimmed from the final version of her song "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys "?
... that the case Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. was considered essential to the future of video game modding in the United States in 1992?
... that "Toy Town " was said to have "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene?
... that before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school?
... that the Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling ?

...that akabeko (pictured), red cow toys from the Aizu region of Japan, are believed to ward off disease?

...that fingerboards are reduced scale model figures of skateboards that are featured in videos and used as 3-D visual aids for skateboarders to understand potential tricks and maneuvers?

...that Silly Bandz , popular silicone bracelets that spring into a shape when taken off, have been banned in classrooms for being too distracting?

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