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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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A Ghanaian boy playing with a skipping rope

A skipping rope (or jump rope) is equipment used in sport and play that involves rhythmically jumping over a rope swung underfoot and overhead. The activity is practiced recreationally and competitively, with disciplines such as freestyle routines (featuring creative, combination techniques) and speed events (maximum jumps within timed intervals).

The activity has a long history across multiple cultures. Evidence of rope-skipping dates back to ancient China, where Han dynasty peoples practiced it as part of New Year celebrations, and to ancient Egypt, where children are depicted jumping over vines. In the 16th century, European explorers recorded vine-jumping activities among Indigenous peoples in Australia. Once treated as a gendered pastime with primarily boys skipping in Europe and America during the 16th and 17th century, it later became popular among girls beginning in the 18th century; by the 19th century, it had flourished in urban settings and children's street culture. (Full article...)

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The following are images from various toy-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 2A bead maze (from List of wooden toys)
Image 3Geomag which uses rods metal balls and is Magnetic (from Construction set)
Image 4Kondapalli Toys (from List of wooden toys)
Image 5Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 6A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)
Image 7A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys)
Image 8A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Image 9Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum)
Image 10Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set)
Image 11A young boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games)
Image 12Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys)
Image 13Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys)
Image 14Kiddicraft and Lego building blocks in different colors. (from Construction set)
Image 15Detail 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 161970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set)
Image 17Interlocking disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
₆₀ fullerene. (from Construction set)
Image 18Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 19Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set)
Image 20Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 21A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys)
Image 22A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 23Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys)
Image 24A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys)
Image 25A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Image 26Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 27Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (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.

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... that the Free Universal Construction Kit connects ten otherwise incompatible children's construction 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 a song about the discovery of sex toys and hundreds of condoms from West End Girl recently became Lily Allen's first UK top-ten single since 2014?

...that the red and yellow molded plastic Cozy Coupe from Little Tikes was called the "world's best-selling car" for most of the 1990s by The New York Times?

... that presenter Pat Kenny tore up two tickets for The Late Late Toy Show live on air in 2008?

...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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Sub-projects: Board and table games • G.I. Joe • Lego • My Little Pony • Transformers

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