Physical activity and dexterity toys

right|thumb|Various kites being flown

thumb|An Egypt|Egyptian boomerang; [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.]] thumb|Australian Aboriginal boomerangs A boomerang () is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight, designed to return to the thrower. The origin of the word is from an Aboriginal Australian language of the Sydney region. Its original meaning, which is preserved in official competitions, refers only to returning objects, not to throwing sticks, which were also used for hunting by various peoples both in Australia

hanging seat

small, hard spherical toy

thumb|A plastic yo-yo A yo-yo (also spelled yoyo) is a toy consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a string looped around the axle, similar to a spool. It is an ancient toy documented since 440 BC. It was also called a bandalore in the 18th century.

thumb|upright=1.35|A flying disc with the Wham-O registered trademark "Frisbee"

spinning toy

game in which one or more participants jump over a swung rope

thin film of soapy water enclosing air

A tricycle, sometimes abbreviated to trike, is a human-powered (or gasoline or electric motor-powered or assisted, or gravity-powered) three-wheeled vehicle.

thumb|Children of the Banna people in Ethiopia on stilts thumb|upright|Plasterer's (drywall) stilts thumb|upright|A French postman on stilts, early 20th century thumb|upright|Stilts from China in late Qing dynasty Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.

A unicycle, also monocycle is a vehicle that touches the ground with only one wheel. The most common variation has a frame with a saddle, and has a pedal-driven direct-drive. A two speed hub is commercially available for faster unicycling. Unicycling is practiced professionally in circuses, by street performers, in festivals, and as a hobby. Unicycles have also been used to create new sports such as unicycle basketball and unicycle hockey. In recent years, unicycles have also been used in mountain unicycling, an activity similar to mountain biking or trials. thumb|A unicycle

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thumb|Pieter Bruegel the Elder – ''Children's Games (detail) – Knucklebones Knucklebones, also known as scatter jacks, snobs, astragaloi (singular'': astragalus), tali, dibs, fivestones, jacks, jackstones, or jinks, among many other names, is a game of dexterity played with a number of small objects that are thrown up, caught, and manipulated in various manners. It is ancient in origin and is found in various cultures worldwide.

thumb|309x309px|Kendama

child's toy

game of skill

balls swung rhythmically on strings

device for jumping off the ground in a standing position

miniature skateboard controlled by the fingers

motorless racing vehicle capable of holding a driver

sport and a child's game

training bicycle for children

set of juggling sticks

branch of magical illusion that deals with sleight of hand involving playing cards

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Clackers (also known as Clankers, Ker-Bangers, latto-latto in the Philippines and most of Southeast Asia, and numerous other names) are toys that were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

inflatable water toy

small rubber toy ball

large inflatable sphere that allows an occupant to traverse a water surface

thumb|An advanced two-handed flourish

thumb|A modern set of Greek begleri. thumb|Slinging a Begleri Begleri (Greek: μπεγλέρι) is a small skill toy consisting of one or more beads at either end of a short string or chain. It can be flipped and twirled around the fingers to perform tricks. The begleri originated in Greece, and was originally derived from the komboloi, which serves the function of worry beads, and are often flipped around to pass the time or keep the hands busy. While komboloia have beads forming a closed circle, begleri beads are threaded on an open strand, usually in a symmetrical formation, with equal weighting at

sport where the player must stack plastic cups

cylindrical piece of buoyant polyethylene foam, sometimes hollow

sealed bag containing dried beans or pellets

right|frame|Astrojax Plus thumb|220px|A light trail from an Astrojax Saturn Astrojax, invented in 1986 by Larry Shaw, is a toy consisting of three balls on a string. In the original version of the toy, one ball is fixed at each end of the string, and the center ball is free to slide along the string between the two end balls. Inside each ball is a metal weight. The metal weight lowers the moment of inertia of the center ball so it can rotate rapidly in response to torques applied by the string. This prevents the string from snagging or tangling around the center ball.

Perplexus, originally released as Superplexus, is a 3-D ball-in-a-maze puzzle or labyrinth game enclosed in a transparent plastic sphere. By twisting and turning it, players try to maneuver a small steel ball through a complex maze along narrow plastic tracks. The maze has many steps (varying across puzzles). The number of steps ranges from 30 in the Perplexus Twist to 225 in the Perplexus 3x3 Rubik's cube Hybrid. Some levels drop the ball into a cup or a small rim to utilize its 3-D nature. Players must complete obstacles varying in difficulty to reach the end.

ball that the user sits on and while holding on to the ball's handles, bounces around.

game of skill

game

dexterity puzzle involving a ball in a maze

thumb|An Aerobie ring

a product typically used for stimming