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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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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series based on Hasbro's My Little Pony franchise and marking the start of its fourth incarnation. The series follows a studious pony named Twilight Sparkle (Tara Strong), her dragon assistant Spike (Cathy Weseluck), and her friends Applejack (Ashleigh Ball), Rarity (Tabitha St. Germain), Fluttershy (Andrea Libman), Rainbow Dash (Ball) and Pinkie Pie (Libman). The six ponies, collectively known as the "Mane Six", go on adventures and help others around Equestria, solving problems with their friendships.

Produced by Allspark Animation and animated by DHX Media Vancouver, the series aired on The Hub (now Discovery Family) in the United States from October 10, 2010, to October 12, 2019. Hasbro selected animator Lauren Faust to head the show. In challenge to the nature of My Little Pony and other girl-targeted properties, Faust employed deeper characterization and fantasy worldbuilding, creating a show that resembled how she played with her toys as a child. She left the series during its second season, with other staff taking over from her. (Full article...)

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Image 1A bauernroulette game (from List of wooden toys)
Image 2A bead maze (from List of wooden toys)
Image 3A puzzle of dexterity, a type of mechanical puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Image 4Detail 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 5Girls playing in a park in the Netherlands (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 6Various spinning tops (from List of wooden toys)
Image 7A gee-haw whammy diddle in use (from List of wooden toys)
Image 8Girls assembling a puzzle (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 9Hello Kitty Dreamcast set, 2009 (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 10A matryoshka doll taken apart (from List of wooden toys)
Image 11Rows of pink girls' toys in a Canadian store, 2011 (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 12A girl in Udaipur playing "Jungle Child" (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 13Burr puzzles (from List of wooden toys)
Image 14Wooden unit blocks, a type of toy block, in a wooden wagon (from List of wooden toys)
Image 15Kiddicraft and Lego building blocks in different colors. (from Construction set)
Image 16A young boy playing with a toy dump truck at the beach. (from Boys' toys and games)
Image 17Paintings of girl with dolls (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 18A peg wooden doll from Val Gardena, 1850 (from List of wooden toys)
Image 19Lego bricks are a construction set example. (from Construction set)
Image 201970s No. 2 Meccano set (from Construction set)
Image 21Girls in Barbie Fashion Show in Children's Museum of Indianapolis (from Girls' toys and games)
Image 22A ball-in-a-maze puzzle (from List of wooden toys)
Image 23Kondapalli Toys (from List of wooden toys)
Image 24Tartu Toy Museum (from Toy museum)
Image 25Jeujura wooden construction set (Swiss chalet) (from Construction set)
Image 26Interlocking disks enable the construction of high-symmetry models such as that of C
₆₀ fullerene. (from Construction set)

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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 before becoming a voice actor, Kikunosuke Toya was the keyboardist of an all-male Princess Princess cover band in high school?
... that Lego sued Nintendo over their N&B Block toys?
... that "Toy Town" was said to have "almost destroyed" the happy hardcore scene?
... 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 Korean brick toys, colloquially called "Korean Lego", often feature themes of "war and danger", including sets such as military vehicles?
... that crab is served in school meals in Toyama Prefecture?

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

...that fingerboards are reduced scale model figures of skateboards that are featured in videos and used as 3-D visual aids for skateboarders to understand potential tricks and maneuvers?

...that Tuttuki Bako players insert their finger 60 mm (2.4 in) into an electronic device to render images of that finger on an LCD screen?

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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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Parent projects: Arts • Entertainment • Visual arts • Games

Main project: Toys

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

Related Projects: Animation • Anime and manga • Biography • Comics • Film • Fictional characters • Media franchises • Music • Television • Video games

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