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πŸš€ Inventions and machines πŸ”§ Machines and tools

Toys

Children's memory develops as they grow and matures with their experience and skills. These toys help a child develop their mental abilities and skills.
Children's memory develops as they grow and matures with their experience and skills. These toys help a child develop their mental abilities and skills.

πŸ“– In short

Toys are things children play with: balls, dolls, blocks, little cars, puzzles and kites. Children all over the world play with similar toys, and have done for thousands of years!

🀩 Did you know?

  • Toys are sorted into groups, including special toys for babies.
  • Marbles and spinning tops are among the oldest toys in the world.
  • The yo-yo is a very old toy the Greeks knew.
  • Colorful plastic building bricks are among the best-selling toys in the world.

πŸ”Ž Find out more

🌟 Old toys

Scientists found dolls, balls and wooden toys thousands of years old in ancient Egypt. And children in the Arabian Peninsula made dolls from straw and scraps of cloth.

πŸ” Playing and learning

Playing isn't just fun: blocks teach building and balance, puzzles strengthen thinking, dolls teach caring, and group games teach cooperation and taking turns.

πŸ’‘ Make your own toy

You can make great toys yourself: a car from a cardboard box, a puppet from an old sock, a drum from a tin and a balloon, or a phone from two cups and a string.

🎯 Play safely

Choose toys that suit your age, don't put small pieces in your mouth, keep your small toys away from baby brothers and sisters, and tidy your toys after playing.

πŸ“Έ More pictures

A little girl busy with her favorite toy, since children love toys that move.
A little girl busy with her favorite toy, since children love toys that move.
Stacking blocks in many shapes help a child balance them to make different forms. Children love arranging blocks creatively, as their imagination leads them.
Stacking blocks in many shapes help a child balance them to make different forms. Children love arranging blocks creatively, as their imagination leads them.

🧩 Test yourself

1 What do puzzles teach us?

2 What did children in the Arabian Peninsula make dolls from long ago?

3 Which picture shows β€œToys”?

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