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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 control. 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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The PlasmaCar is a plastic ride-on toy car designed for children (can be adapted for adults see below), made popular by Canadian toy distributor PlaSmart. The PlasmaCar can be propelled by wiggling the front steering wheel which is attached to two pivoting wheels touching the ground. It harnesses the natural forces of inertia, centrifugal force, gravity, and friction in order to drive the car forward and backward. It does not require a power source such as batteries, fuel, pedals, or gears - it simply runs on the child's ability to wiggle the steering wheel. It can be operated indoors and/or outdoors, though it works best on a smooth, flat surface. (Full article...)

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

Image 1Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 21970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set)
Image 3Kondapalli Toys (from List of wooden toys)
Image 4Interlocking Disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
₆₀ Fullerene. (from Construction set)
Image 5Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 6Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys)
Image 7Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 8Detail 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 9Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set)
Image 10Constri (from Construction set)
Image 11Zometool model of the great grand stellated 120-cell (from Construction set)
Image 12Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set)
Image 13Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum)
Image 14A bead maze (from List of wooden toys)
Image 15A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys)
Image 16Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys)
Image 17A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 18Fischertechnik computing with a C64 interface (from Construction set)
Image 19Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys)
Image 20A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Image 21Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 22A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys)
Image 23Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 24Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 25A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Image 26Kiddicraft and Lego building blocks in different colors. (from Construction set)
Image 27A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)
Image 28Toy Museum - http://www.raheelpatel.com/toymuseum.html. (from Toy museum)
Image 29A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys)
Image 30An infant boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games)

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A jigsaw puzzle usually forms a picture when complete.

A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution. Puzzles are often contrived as a form of entertainment, but they can also stem from serious mathematical or logistical problems — in such cases, their successful resolution can be a significant contribution to mathematical research.

Did you know...

... that the case Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. was considered essential to the future of video game modding in the United States in 1992?
... that the design for the water playground at Chelsea Waterside Park was criticized because local residents thought that the sprinklers resembled sex toys?
... that Elizabeth II's childhood toys at 145 Piccadilly included 30 toy horses and a farm set collected from Woolworths?
... that Woody from Toy Story was originally written as a ventriloquist's dummy and the main villain of the film?
... that the Roman emperors Augustus and Claudius may have had an affinity for gambling?
... that before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school?

...that antique china dolls were predominantly made in Germany in the 1800s?

...that the Love Tester, created in 1969, was the first product by Nintendo to use real electronic components?

...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 • Transformers • My Little Pony

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