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Generally, we consider toy is for small child and those model or miniature replica is not for bigger age group. But I strongly deny the fact that toys are not something that bigger or adult age group like. Those models are so engaging that as soon as anyone sees them, get attracted immediately. That may be differ from person to person by their taste but no one can say that they don’t like toys. From the day of a baby bore to the day of death, toys may be proved to the only thing which can attract anyone instantly. There is no one who is reading this, who never played with a toy. Let’s know a bit more about the things that made our childhood beautiful and colourful.
You may have come across with many toys whether a monkey, a bear, a playing gun or a toy train. We all know that a toy is an item used in play, especially one designed for a definite role. Playing with a toy is not a entertaining thing but it’s an super engaging infotainment. As your children will learn many things about animal, birds, wildlife and society through different models. Playing with toys is considered to be important when it comes to growing up and learning about the world around us. Younger children use toys to discover their identity, help their bodies grow strong, learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills they will need as adults. Different materials are being used like wood, plastic, paper, clay to make toys. For example, a child can make a paper boat or an Aeroplane and flows or flies it, this is also a form of paper crafted toys. You can learn more about how intrinsic designs are being made with paper and now a days they are very popular by going through this link (). From the stone era to interactive digital entertainment, toys have made an incredible journey. Let’s start exploring about them from their history.
The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century. Toys are mainly made for children. The oldest known doll toy is thought to be 4,000 years old. As today kids play with blocks, historians discovered children in early ages use to play with different shaped rocks and sticks. Wherever they find any unique shape of rock or stick they pick them up and start playing. There have been many proofs found on excavation from Indus valley civilization (3010–1500 BCE) include small carts, whistles shaped like birds, and toy monkeys.
It has been also found that ancient Greece and Rome children played with dolls made with terracotta, sticks, bows and arrows, and yo-yos. It has been also found Egyptian children played with dolls that had wigs and movable limbs made with stone and woods, and all these are thousands of years ago.
The development of today’s toy and futuristic today was actually started in 18-19th century. Puzzles, Geographical infotainment toys like jigsaw puzzle in 1767 by John Spilsbury, which consist of eight themes- the world, Europe, Asia, Africa, America, England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland. The rocking horse toy was developed at the same time which enhance the ability of a child to ride a real horse.
Blowing bubbles from leftover washing up soap, hoops, toy wagons, kites, spinning wheel and dolls all are developed during mid-18th century. In the 19th century, the emphasis was put on toys that had an educational purpose like, building blocks, puzzles, books, cards and board games. Toys with more complex mechanism and toys which can move with the kinetic energy of hand or leg of human has been derived during this period. Then toys get categorized according to the player or functionality. Dolls and house building blocks with toy kitchen sets are the toys what girls started playing with and marble, kites and toy trains are the toys, boys started playing with.
20th century was the time where toys took a bigger market and toys started to be produced by big manufacturing industries. They started to produce toys with respect to financial background by categorizing people like high class, medium class and lower class. Industries use variety range of machine and engineering techniques to fulfil the rising demand of toys during this period. During this time kinds of puzzle and complex Rubik’s cube became the most fascinated elements.
During the period of second world war, many clay and rubber toys were derived after development of synthetic rubber. On this mid-20th century toys became cheaper than before. In the year 1950s, Danish company Lego’s line of colourful interlocking plastic brick construction sets developed, which possess a special attraction even today. Barbie doll, Action Man, Rubik’s cube and Lego block are having a wide market then and now also. Today, many computerized dolls are invented which can recognize your voice, interact and identify objects also. As I added earlier, what toys can do has changed, the engagement and curiosity of children play with toys has not.
Construction sets:
A Greek philosopher wrote that the future architect should play at building houses as a child. Construction sets consist of simple small pieces, using them you can create a big complex house, which develops architectural and creative mind of a child. Many big architecture or monument which are world famous were once projected in a small model and estimated all data required for pre-processing. These toys are made with wooden, plastic, card board or clay pieces.
Vehicles:
My person taste is vehicles, as I love automobile nowadays, I was very fond of little cars and cars which runs on kinetic energy or based on simple mechanical theory. Children like to play with hot wheels, miniature aircraft, toy boats, military vehicles and transformer cars, these vehicles are produced with great attention and details, sometimes starting from 5USD, it goes high up to 5000USD.
Dolls:
A doll is a model of a human or mostly a cute girl. Modern dolls are made with high quality cloth and plastic. Dolls like Barbie and Kevin are most popular and expensive yet. Barbie dolls with their parlour set, Kitchen toys, house are often seen in many medium class houses. Although dolls are made for children, they are also found in many adult people keeping them on their bed, study table or showcase. It’s a ritual that couple men give teddy to their women on Teddy day in Valentine week.
Also, many promotional merchandises for marketing purposes, digital toys for interactive socialization and learning purposes and toys which uses physical activity to stay fit has been developed nowadays.
Today parents forgot the benefits of toys to make their children learn the value of socialization and learning about diversity. They are often seen using digital gadgets like mobile phone and tablets to keep their children busy, which is a misguidance to the future society. As from research it has been found that a child’s brain is not that developed to observe and understand the things inside a digital screen. They stuck inside it because they can’t understand what’s going on and prolonged use of those things may lead your child to mental retardation or autism.
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