Toys from the 17th century.?

Question

My son has a project for school. He supposed to "make" a toy from the 17th century. I thought you good people could give us some ideas.

Answer 1

hi,

try using something like Yahoo or Google to search for Toy Museum and you'll find lots of sites like;

http://www.awesometoymuseum.com/

http://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk

http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/main.htm

http://www.pollockstoymuseum.com/

http://www.japan-toy-museum.org/english/eindex.htm

http://www.ba-toymuseum.com.ar/eng/index.php


but don't forget... this is the WORLDWideWeb, not the USAWideWeb... ;)

greetings from the Netherlands, Europe

Answer 2

Most children have played with alphabet blocks at sometime. They are now known as a classic educational toy. One of the first toys designed to have an educational purpose, they have been popular since the 17th century.

Answer 3

A top would be fine.

Toys back then were mainly, puppets, dolls, kites, wheels and sticks.