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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. 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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Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products were Monopoly, Clue (licensed from the British publisher and known as Cluedo outside of North America), Sorry!, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation, Bop It, Scrabble (under a joint partnership with Milton Bradley in the United States and Canada), and Probe. The trade name became defunct with former products being marketed under the "Hasbro Gaming" label, with the logo shown on Monopoly games. (Full article...)
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A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys) -
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1970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set) -
Constri (from Construction set) -
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Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games) -
Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum) -
Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set) -
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A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys) -
Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games) -
Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games) -
An infant boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games) -
Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys) -
Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games) -
Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games) -
Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games) -
Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys) -
Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set) -
Interlocking Disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
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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) -
A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games) -
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A bead maze (from List of wooden toys) -
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A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys) -
A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)
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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 Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling?
- ... that Korean brick toys, colloquially called "Korean Lego", often feature themes of "war and danger", including sets such as military vehicles?
- ... that the design for the water playground at Chelsea Waterside Park was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys?
- ... that "Toy Town" was said to have "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene?
- ... 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 antique china dolls were predominantly made in Germany in the 1800s?
- ...that The Lego Group produced 381 million tires (example pictured) in 2011, making it the largest tire manufacturer in the world?
- ...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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