Toy

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Introduction1

Colossal Cranium (YouTube Channel)

Dictionary

toy : something to play with — Merriam-Webster   See also   OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Toy is any object that can be used for play. Toys are usually associated with children and pets. Playing with toys is training the young for their social role. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance, a small child may pick up a household item and “fly” it through the air as to pretend that it is an airplane. Another consideration is interactive digital entertainment, such as a video game. Some toys are produced primarily as collector’s items and are intended for display only. — Wikipedia

, Toy (Encyclopædia Britannica)

The Vintage Toy Encyclopedia

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Adventures

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Inspiration

Toys (TED Talks, Official Website)

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Preservation

History

A Brief History of Toys (Tim Lambert)

Library

DDC: 745.59 Toys (Library Thing)
Subject: Toys (Library Thing)

Subject: Toys (Open Library)

Subject: Toys (UPenn Online Books)

Subject: Toys (Library of Congress)

Subject: Toys (WorldCat)

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Participation

Education

Toys Now & Then (National Art Gallery)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

Occupation

Work Hard, Play Hard: Explore a Toy Design Career (The Art Career Project)

Organization

The Toy Association

News

Toys (JSTOR)
Toys (NPR Archives)

Government

Toy Safety (United States Consumer Product Safety Division)

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Related

Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.

Knowledge Form

Expression Emotion
Entertainment Humor, Toy, Hobby, Competition (Game, Sport), Spectacle
Arts Performing, Visual (Architecture), Culinary, Language (Poem), Music, Dance
Belief Hypothesis, Forecast, Rumor, Superstition, Folklore, Faith

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Notes

1.   The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.