Toys

There are lots of different sorts of toys and games in the world today.Some of them are very different to the toys that were made long ago and some of the are very similar.Let’s have a look at some toys.

Who would play with toys like these? Can you guess?

Some toys are mainly for boys and some are mainly for girls. Can you sort them out? Tell me who might

choose these.girls boy

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Look at this toy car. Is it old or new?

What about this truck? Can you

spot any differences?

Here are some more old toys. Would you like to play with toys like these?

Lots of toys from years ago are not too different to things we like to play with now.This tricycle is over 70 years old but children still play with tricycles today.

This old tricycle has an unusual horse design!

These blocks are not too different from blocks you

might play with.

Toy soldiers were very popular and were often made of metal.

In Victorian times little

girls liked to play with

prams and dolls.

This metal Slinky is nearly 60 years old

These plastic

ones are much

newer!

These are old fashioned clockwork dolls. They

are made of wood and

metalModern dolls are usually

made of plastic.

When we are at school we play with toys that are quite

new but often they are similar to the toys our grandparents

played with! Let’s look at some toys we might have in

school.

This little girl is having a good

time playing on this tricycle!

It’s much smaller and

more brightly coloured than

the one we saw earlier!

These children have brightly coloured wooden

blocks.

Although wooden blocks are still popular there are lots of

interesting plastic construction toys as well!

Children of all ages play ball at

school and at home.

What do you like to play with?

Choose your favourite toy from these.

I hope you have enjoyed this look at different types of

toys.

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