The yo-yo is an example of a skill toy
A skill toy is an object or theatrical prop used for dexterity play or an object manipulation performance. A skill toy can be any static or inanimate object with which a person dances, manipulates, spins, tosses, or simply plays. Most skill toys are played alone, although some can be played with multiple people (such as footbag, juggling , and jump rope).
Examples
A performer using devil sticks
Common examples of skill toys include:
Bamboo-copter
Balance board (rola bola, rocker, rocker-roller, wobble, sphere-and-ring, spring board, above-water and under-water balance boards)
Ball-in-a-maze puzzle
Balloon modelling (balloon twisting)
Baton
Bicycle and related forms
Bolas
Begleri
Blip (console)
Bottle flipping
Bouncing ball
Bullroarer
Buugeng
Cage ball
Cardistry
Cat's cradle
Catch (game) and related variants:
Chakari (or chakri or vaḍā cakara)
Chatter ring (jitter ring)
Claw crane
Coin manipulation , coin spinning, coin flipping, coin shooting/flicking/snapping and poker chip tricks
Contact juggling
Cozy Coupe
Cupong (ping pong tricks)
DapoStar
Devil sticks
Diabolo
Dice stacking
Drum sticks manipulation
Etch A Sketch
Fanning
Fingerboard (skateboard)
Flags
Flip book
Gee-haw whammy diddle
Glowsticking
Gravity racer
Gunspinning , fast draw , trick shooting , and fancy gun handling
Hat manipulation
Hocker , as in stool tricking or sporthocker
Hoops
Jacob's ladder (toy)
Jump ropes
Jwibulnori (perhaps also called rat fire), fire can spinning
Keepie Uppie , and various related forms:
Kite
Knives and swords
Knuckle roller
Knucklebones
Labyrinth
Lasso for trick roping
Lock picking
Marble
Milk caps (pogs)
Paddleballs
Paper folding and papercutting
Pen spinning
Perfection
Pellet drum (rattle drum or damaru )
Pindaloo
Pogo stick
Projectiles
Punching bag and dummy
Puppet
Quoits and related games
RC helicopters, planes, cars, boats
Ribbons
Rocking horse
Rope dart and dragon beard hook
Scoop ball, jai alai (toy version) which uses a wiffle ball
Shoot the moon (tabletop game)
Simon (game)
Skateboarding and related forms
Slinky
Speed typing contest
Speedcubing
Stacking and unstacking, or adding and removing games
Staff (various staffs of various lengths from various martial arts)
Sticky hand toy
Stilts
Stone skipping
Strategy games requiring some physical skill, coordination, and dexterity
String climbers
Friction and slip
Mountain climber (single string)
Climbing bear (double string)
Double pulley or spool
Tethered ball games (tethered to a pole or anchor)
Tibetan prayer wheel
Trampoline
Trick shot (billiards)
Tops and other spinners
Torches
True balance
Whee-lo
Magnetic Gyro Wheel
Radiaculum
Spiraculum
Whirligig (Buzzer)
Op Yop
Wooden toy acrobat
Whipcracking
Yo-yos
Punch balloon
Yo-yo water ball
Yo Stick
Zippo
Zorb
Juggling props
Juggling prop , most often a juggling ball or beanbag, may also refer to:
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