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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. Various materials, such as 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 collector's items and are intended for display only. (Full article...)
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FAO Schwarz is an American toy brand and retail chain. The company features high-end toys, life-sized stuffed animals, interactive experiences, brand integrations, and games.
FAO Schwarz claims to be the oldest toy retailer in the United States, founded by its namesake, Frederick August Otto Schwarz, in 1862 in Baltimore before moving to New York City, where it has had several locations since 1870. The dance-on piano, made famous by the 1988 Tom Hanks film Big, brought international attention to the brand. (Full article...)
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A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys) -
Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games) -
Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games) -
Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games) -
A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys) -
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A young boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games) -
A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games) -
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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) -
Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set) -
A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys) -
Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys) -
Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games) -
A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys) -
Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set) -
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Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games) -
1970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set) -
Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum) -
Interlocking disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
60 fullerene. (from Construction set) -
A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys) -
A bead maze (from List of wooden toys) -
Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games) -
Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys) -
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A teddy bear formerly owned by Kermit Roosevelt, thought to be made by Michtom, early 1900s; Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, 2012
Did you know...
- ... that Korean brick toys, colloquially called "Korean Lego", often feature themes of "war and danger", including sets such as military vehicles?
- ... that Elizabeth II's childhood toys at 145 Piccadilly included 30 toy horses and a farm set collected from Woolworths?
- ... that "Toy Town" was said to have "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene?
- ... that Lego sued Nintendo over their N&B Block toys?
- ... that a museum in Malaysia has more than 80,000 products from McDonald's?
- ... that crab is served in school meals in Toyama Prefecture?
- ...that a 1950s Annalee Doll was auctioned off for a record $6,000 in 1992?
- ...that the first themed Lego Modular Houses set, released in April 2007, was designed for people aged 16 and older and meant to be "toys for adults"?
- ...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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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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