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2. Educational toy - Wikipedia

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   Alphabet blocks. The identification of specific toys as having an explicitly educational purpose dates to the 1700s. [11] In 1693, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, liberal philosopher John Locke asserted that educational toys could enhance children's enjoyment of learning their letters: "There may be dice and play-things, with the letters on them to teach children the alphabet by playing ...

3. Toy block - Wikipedia

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   KEVA Planks is a wooden block construction toy. Froebel gifts are a range of educational materials first used in the original Kindergarten. Montessori sensorial materials are a range of educational materials including wooden blocks. Pattern blocks and Cuisenaire rods are sets of small blocks used in mathematics education and also in block play.

4. K'Nex - Wikipedia

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   The toy's building system consists of interlocking plastic rods, connectors, blocks, gears, wheels, and other components, which can be assembled to form a wide variety of models, machines, and architectural structures. While K'Nex is designed for children ages 5–12, a bigger version, Kid K'Nex, is aimed towards children 5 and younger.

5. List of toys - Wikipedia

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   4 Construction toys. 5 Creative toys. 6 Dolls. 7 Educational toys. 8 Electronic toys. 9 Office toys. 10 Food-related toys. 11 Games. ... Game Boy; Hungry Hungry ...

6. Tinkertoy - Wikipedia

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   The construction set was designed in 1914—six years after Frank Hornby's Meccano sets—by Charles H. Pajeau, who formed the Toy Tinker Company in Evanston, Illinois, to manufacture them. Pajeau, a stonemason, designed the set after seeing children play with sticks and empty spools of thread. Pajeau partnered with Robert Pettit and Gordon ...

7. Girder and Panel building sets - Wikipedia

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   Girder and Panel toy sets were an important toy in the transition from the metal-based Gilbert Erector Sets of the 1920-to-1950 era to the plastic toys of the modern age. While Lego is arguably the most popular contemporary construction toy, no other toy has replaced Girder and Panel as a direct reflection of modern building techniques.