TIMELINE: Toys; Old and New /Jouettes; vielles et nouvelles by https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88 en-us 2022-12-06 11:35:15 UTC 2026-06-09 09:19:27 UTC hello@padlet.com A Very Old Rattle - c. 2000 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410575255 2022-12-06 12:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410575255 A Very Old Dolls Head - c. 2000 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410575702 2022-12-06 12:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410575702 Spinning Tops - c. 3500 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410578402 2022-12-06 12:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410578402 Knucklebones - c. 1200 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410660235 This seems to crop up in different cultures at different times. The above date given refers to the idea that Palamedes created the game and played it during the Trojan War.]]> 2022-12-06 13:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410660235 Plaggona (dolls) - 400-300 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410664467 Plaggonas were the favorite toys of girls and those with movable limbs were played with like the dolls of today. They dressed them in clothes sewn for the purpose by the women of the house.

Besides being fun, the dolls introduced the young female population to their destined roles: to be good wives, housewives, and mothers of healthy children.

(https://www.greecehighdefinition.com/blog/ancient-greek-toys-played-by-children-in-ancient-greece)

]]> 2022-12-06 13:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410664467 The Yo-Yo - 500 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410671839 This date is the earliest record of a Yo-Yo, however its origins are likely earlier and from China.]]> 2022-12-06 13:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410671839 Toy Horse on Wheels - c. 950-900 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410680416 2022-12-06 13:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410680416 Crepundia - c. 300 BC JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410704432 The dating for this is very vague. Certainly a toy used by the Romans.]]> 2022-12-06 14:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410704432 Medieval Dolls - from c. 1000 AD onwards JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410722557 2022-12-06 14:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2410722557 Quoits - Perhaps Medieval JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417582753 2022-12-12 10:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417582753 Cup and Ball - 1500-1600s AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417583396 2022-12-12 10:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417583396 Chess - 12th-13th C AD (Europe) JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417586386 The predecessor of chess can be dated back to the 6th century AD in India.]]> 2022-12-12 10:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417586386 Barbie - 1959 AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417592699 2022-12-12 10:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417592699 Jigsaws - 1760 AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417593430 2022-12-12 10:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417593430 Jack-in-the-Box - 1500s AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417595257 2022-12-12 10:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417595257 Alphabet Blocks - 1693 AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417596047 2022-12-12 10:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417596047 Baby Dolls - Mid 1800s AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417596874 2022-12-12 10:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417596874 Teddy Bears - 1902 AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417598416 2022-12-12 10:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417598416 Dominoes - 1300s AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417599184 2022-12-12 10:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417599184 Lego - 1890 AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417604639 2022-12-12 11:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417604639 Tamagotchi - 1990s AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417606932 2022-12-12 11:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417606932 Nerf dart shooter - 1992 AD JHEducation https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417607373 2022-12-12 11:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/JHEducation/2btgq9hfilbglq88/wish/2417607373