What toys have kids played with throughout history? (opens in new tab)

Trace the ancient origins of toys and games throughout history, and discover how play has evolved — and stayed the same\. -- Archaeologists have found material, visual, and written evidence for toys across the ancient world\. In 3000 BCE Anatolia, miniature toy carriages raced through the dirt\. In the Indus Valley a thousand years later, a toddler giggled at the sound of their terracotta whistle\. So, what other playthings have delighted us through history? Trace the ancient origins of toys,...