Toys
Materials
Purpose
Communication
Now
100

What toy was made out of shells or nuts 50,000 years ago?

Dolls

100

What materials were early toys made from?

wood, bone, shell, clay and plant.

100

From the beginning of time children have had toys for this reason.

To practice and learn skills for the future.

100

Which animal was used by humans to communicate in the past?

pigeon

100

This device incorporates many of the old forms of communication including written and visual as well as games.

The smart phone

200

What popular building toy was invented in 1930s?

Lego

200

Your grandparents may have built with toys made out of this material?

metal

200

How did having a doll help children in the future?

Learning to be a parent or take care of children.

200

An art form in Australia and across the world that was a form of communication.

Cave paintings

200

How do adults communicate professionally today?

email

300

What skill did the toy boomerang help children learn?

Throwing

300

What material was invented in the 20th century that made toys cheap and safer to play with?

plastic

300

Why do some toys and games need to be used by 2 or more children?

To help learn about working together

300

Where was the wall phone kept in most houses?

Kitchen or living room.

300

This building toy is possibly more popular than ever?

Lego

400

What game involved keeping a ball made out of reeds in the air?

Kai

400

Many toys these days require this power source to help them work.

Batteries

400

2 words beginning with C that all toys help kids learn

curiosity and creativity

400

This written form of communication took days to weeks to get to it's recipient. 

Letters

400

Toys today have very strict rules and laws that protect children in this way.

Their safety

500

Indigenous babies may have had rattles made out of this material?

shells or nuts

500

This soft material is used to make many dolls and teddy bears.

fabric

500

Which UN rule protects the right of children when it comes to toys?

The right to play

500

How were visual pictures of friends and family shared and shown in the 1980s and 1990s?

Photos from film

500

It is important that children balance time on technology with this type of time that can include playing outside or even reading.

Green time

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