Both in the old days and today, children of all times and peoples selflessly play with various toys. From the first primitive bright rattle to complex educational construction sets, toys have always served as a tool for the development of the human brain, imagination, various skills, motor skills and much more. Why, children, many adults sew toys, collect them, design them, or simply love them dearly. There is hardly a home in which there are no toys at all, even if the children have grown up long ago... On the shelves there are painted Dymkovo figurines, Bogorodsk bear cubs carved from wood, symbols of Russia, nesting dolls, or tin soldiers or iron cars, beloved by adult “boys.” Today we will tell you a short the story of toys, and you will find out: Queen Cleopatra collected dolls, she had a large collection; why teddy bears are called "Teddy"; when the first batch of the famous Tamagotchis was released; When is Barbie doll's birthday and much more.