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Barbie, the world's most famous and best-selling doll, debuted at the American International Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. The doll is produced by Mattel, inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barbie"

A bicycle, or bike, is a pedal-driven land vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. First introduced in 19th-century Europe, bicycles evolved quickly into their familiar, current design. Numbering over 1,000,000,000 in the world today, bicycles provide the principal means of transportation in many regions and a popular form of recreational transport in others. To distinguish a bicycle from a motorcycle, it is also called a push-bike. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bicycle"

Crayola is a brand of crayons and other writing and drawing utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils manufactured by Binney & Smith Inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crayola"

Checkers or draughts (pronounced "drafts"), is a group of mental sport board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemy's pieces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Draughts"

English draughts, also called American checkers or straight checkers, commonly called checkers in the U.S., but commonly called draughts in some other countries, is a form of the draughts board game played on an 8×8 board with 12 pieces on each side that may only move and capture forward. ...more on Wikipedia about "English draughts"

Erector Set is the trade name of a construction toy that was wildly popular in the United States during much of the 20th century. It is similar to Meccano, a slightly older British toy, and Märklin, a later, sturdier German version. All consist of collections of small metal beams with regular holes for nuts, bolts, screws, and other connectors that can be assembled into a variety of devices using pulleys, gears, and even small electric motors. The Erector beams differ from those in Meccano sets in that they have flanges, which make them more sturdy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erector Set"

Etch-A-Sketch is a toy invented in 1959 by Frenchman Arthur Granjean that was introduced commercially by the Ohio Art Company in 1960. Granjean originally called it "The Magic Screen". ...more on Wikipedia about "Etch-A-Sketch"

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While the word Frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, the term is often used generically to describe flying discs similar to those made by the company. They are generally plastic, roughly 20 to 25 centimeters (8–10 in) in diameter, with a lip. They are designed to fly aerodynamically when thrown with rotation and can be caught by hand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frisbee"

The hula hoop is a toy hoop that promotes physical activity. Today it is often made of plastic and twirled around the waist or limbs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hula hoop"

Jacks, sometimes called jackstones, fivestones or onesies, is a playground game for children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacks"

A jigsaw puzzle is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly-shaped, interlocking pieces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jigsaw puzzle"

Lego is a line of toys featuring colourful plastic bricks, gears, minifigures (also called minifigs or mini-figs), and other pieces which can be assembled to create models of almost anything imaginable. Cars, planes, trains, buildings, castles, sculptures, ships, spaceships, and even working robots are just a few of the many things that can be made with Lego bricks. High production quality and careful attention to detail ensures that Lego pieces can fit together in myriad ways, which is one of the main reasons for the toy's success. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lego"

Lincoln Logs are a toy consisting of notched miniature logs, about 1-2 cm in diameter. Analogous to real logs used in a log cabin, Lincoln Logs have notches in their ends so that small model log buildings can be built. In addition, a Lincoln Logs set has windows and doors to make the buildings more realistic. More modern sets also come with figures of humans and animals that match the scale of the buildings. The sets invoke the history of the American frontier, with such sets as the Pony Express or the Conestoga Homestead. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lincoln Logs"

Marbles is a class of children's games played with glass, clay, or agate orbs generally approximately half an inch (1cm) across, but can range from a very small size of less than 1/4 inch, to a very large size of over 3". Some art glass marbles are even being made today in a huge size (greater than 12") for display purposes only. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marbles"

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Monopoly is one of the best-selling commercial board games in the world. Players compete to acquire wealth through stylized economic activity involving the purchase, rental and trading of real estate using play money, as players take turns moving around the board according to the roll of the dice. The game is named after the economic concept of monopoly, the domination of a market by a single seller. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monopoly (game)"

Mr. Potato Head is a popular children's doll, consisting of a plastic model of a potato. Originally, the potato is blank; however, it can be decorated with numerous attachable plastic parts to make a face, including a moustache, hat, nose and other features. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mr. Potato Head"

The National Toy Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of toys and games that have sustained their popularity for many years. Established in 1998, the National Toy Hall of Fame was originally housed at A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village in Salem, Oregon, United States, but was moved to Strong Museum in Rochester, New York, in 2002 after it outgrew its original home. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Toy Hall of Fame"

Play-Doh is a commercial plastic modeling compound similar in texture to bread dough that has been sold as a children's toy around the world for a half century. Its exact makeup is a secret, but is primarily a mixture of wheat flour, water, deodorized kerosene or another petroleum distillate (which provides the smooth texture), salt, a drying agent such as borax (which deters mold), an alum-based hardening agent, and colorings and perfume. ...more on Wikipedia about "Play-Doh"

Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880- 1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. A doll was also marketed along with the book to great success. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920) introduced the character of her brother, Raggedy Andy, dressed in sailor suit and hat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raggedy Ann"

Scrabble is a popular word board game, in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a 15x15 game board. The words are formed across and down in a crossword fashion, and must appear in a standard dictionary. Official reference works (eg The Scrabble Player's Dictionary) which provide a list of permissible words, some of which are rarely found in standard English writing, are also available. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scrabble"

Silly Putty is a silicone plastic " clay", marketed as a toy for children by Binney & Smith Inc. It is known as Potty Putty in the UK. Another name is Tricky Putty. It was originally created as a scientific accident on the way to solving another problem: finding a rubber substitute for the United States during World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Silly Putty"

A Slinky is a coil-shaped toy, invented by marine engineer Richard James and his wife, Betty James. Slinkys come in various sizes, but are usually no larger than a grown adult's fist when compressed. The shape is a simple spiral, or coil design, of a ribbon of material, originally metal. The Slinky is famous for its ability to "walk" down stairs as the coils stretch and reform as gravity moves them down each step. ...more on Wikipedia about "Slinky"

The Teddy bear is a stuffed toy bear for children. It is an enduring, traditional form of stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting upset young children. In recent times, some teddy bears have become expensive collector's items. The world's first Teddy Bear Museum was set up in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, in 1984. ...more on Wikipedia about "Teddy bear"

The Tinkertoy Construction Set was created in 1914—one year after the A. C. Gilbert Company's Erector Set—by Charles H. Pajeau and Robert Pettit in Evanston, Illinois. Pajeau, a stonemason, designed the toy after seeing children play with pencils and empty spools of thread. He and Pettit set out to market a toy that would allow and inspire children to use their imaginations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tinkertoy"

Tonka is a brand of toy trucks popular in America and the United Kingdom. They were originally designed and built by Mound Metalcraft Co. in Mound, Minnesota, which had previously made just lawn and garden tools. In 1946, another local manufacturer, L.E. Streater Company, approached them about making metal toys under license. The name Tonka (named after Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota) appeared on toys from the beginning, but Tonka did not exist as a separate company until the 1950s. It was owned for a time by General Mills. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tonka" Please inform your friends about shortopedia

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