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2. Girls' toys and games - Wikipedia

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   Games and toys, or types of play, in many cultures are gender (and age) neutral, but some are given a gender role (masculine or feminine).Games given a gender role are exclusive or segregationist, and a game labelled as such is often considered by both children and adults as appropriate for boys or girls but not both.

3. Let Toys Be Toys - Wikipedia

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   Labelling construction toys as boys’ toys and craft or dolls as girls’ toys restricts play. Play is important and different types toys help hone different skills. Telling girls that construction and science toys are for boys we limit what they think they can achieve before they've even had the chance to try it out.

4. Gendered associations of pink and blue - Wikipedia

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   As online shopping grew in popularity, gendered color-coding migrated to the new medium. A study of the gender marketing of toys on the Disney store website found that '85% of toys that had red, black, brown, or gray as their most predominant color were for "boys only", while 86.2% of toys that were pink were for "girls only" '. Pink prove to ...

5. Chemistry set - Wikipedia

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   The Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit was marketed to both boys and girls. [12] Well-known chemistry sets from the United Kingdom include the 1960s and 1970s sets by Thomas Salter Science (produced in Scotland) and later Salter Science, then the "MERIT" sets through the 1970s and 1980s. Dekkertoys created a range of sets which were similar ...

6. 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 ...

7. "Desperate" killer who escaped from Mississippi prison is ...

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   In a Facebook post Tuesday night, the George County Sheriff's Office urged the public to be cautious. "He will be desperate and very very dangerous. Call your family and alert them. Send messages ...

8. Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory - Wikipedia

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   For parents, he pushed the idea that the sets' use of chemical reactions directed their children toward a potential career in science and engineering. [2] In 1954, Gilbert wrote in his autobiography, The Man Who Lives in Paradise, that the Atomic Energy Laboratory was "the most spectacular of [their] new educational toys". Gilbert wrote that ...

9. 7 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain (& How to Get Ahead ...

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   Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... Research shows the average holiday weight gain — from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day — is about 0.8 pounds.