Across
- 1. Activity commonly associated with circuses; this activity involving the tossing of multiple objects in the air while catching each of them individually before throwing each back into the air. This creates the appearance of a circular motion. Commons objects used for this activity include balls, pins, and rings.
- 3. Originating in China in the 14th century, these tiles with dots, known as pips, are often stood on their end in a row and sent tumbling down, one on top of the next.
- 7. _________ figures, with articulated joints while played with children is often held by adults as a collector's item.
- 11. Created by surfers in California wanting something to do when the waves were flat, it eventually inspired the construction of special parks to keep users from being too much of a nuisance to others.
- 12. Originally based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Mattel began mass-producing this doll under her more American-sounding name in 1959 and recently was the subject of a popular film released in 2023.
- 13. This toy, whose Filipino name is sometimes spelled using a hyphen, requires the user to place one's finger into a slipknot and toss the spooled toy downward, unspooling the string within the toy before using one's wrist to recoil the toy back upwards to one's hand.
- 16. The most popular board game in history and owned by Parker Brothers since 1935, the original version of this game used property names from Atlantic City, NJ.
- 17. _______ Bear is a stuffed animal, inspired by an unsuccessful hunting trip in 1902 by former president Theodore Roosevelt. At least the toy was a success.
- 20. Disk-shaped object, commonly today made from hard plastic, that toss through the air to some waiting person or as part of some game of fetch with a dog.
- 22. Tool used in the activity called skipping or jumping where one or more participants jump over this item when swung as passes under one's feet and over one's head.
- 23. Objects used in games of chance by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, they still remain popular for children to play with. It is still a figure of speech to say somebody has lost theirs to indicate somebody has lost their mind.
- 24. This four letter character is known to pop out of his box after cranking his handle.
- 25. A team sport sharing elements of baseball and soccer, two teams of players attempt to kick a ball in order to reach base and make their way back to home plate.
- 26. Often spelled with a hyphen in its name, this modeling compound is produced in multiple colors. However, these different colors always seem to be merged together, creating a mass of brown.
- 27. _____ of war is a game where two teams on each side of a rope attempt to collectively pull members from the other teams to their side against their will.
- 28. A line of plastic construction toys, this company with a four letter name is Denmark's most valuable brand.
- 29. Having been played for the past 1,500 years, St. Louis is home to its World Hall of Fame.
Down
- 2. Japanese video game company that currently produces the Switch game console system, the company came into international fame with release of Donkey Kong in 1981 and Super Mario Bros. in 1985.
- 4. Hide & ______ is a popular children's game where one chosen player (designated as "it") must search after the game's other players who seek to evade the designated player's notice or capture.
- 5. A ______ hoop is a toy that can be twirled around one's waist, limbs, or neck. While historically made from bamboo and grapevines, modern ones are usually made from plastic tubing.
- 6. This card game's name, coming from the Spanish term for One, features 108 cards, with 25 cards in each of four colors (red, yellow, blue, & green), numbered one through nine.
- 8. Board game, played in various forms for thousands of years, where players' pieces captures their opponent's pieces by hopping over them. Have your piece reach the opponent's end, your player can become a king.
- 9. Introduced at the turn of the 20th century, these non-toxic multicolored wax sticks have generated more than 200 color options that have graced artwork made on schools' playgrounds.
- 10. Baby _______, released in 1968, was the first commercially produced doll to retain Afrocentric features.
- 14. A team sport often played at schools, players on two opposing teams try to throw balls and hit opponents while avoiding being hit themselves.
- 15. A trading card game based upon a popular Japanese media franchise, its original name was Pocket Monsters.
- 18. Currently owned by Hasbro, this board game of lettered tiles where players score points for words that are created with them, has never ceased being frustration for players whose last remaining letter is a Q or a X.
- 19. Popular playground game in which players toss a small object into a outlined space and then hop or jump through the spaces to retrieve the thrown object.
- 21. Owned by Parker Brothers since 1959, this game focused on global conquest is considered the first commercially-produced strategy board game.
- 25. Originating in China about 3,000 years ago, these light, aerodynamically-shaped objects can fill the sky on a breezy day with bright colors.