A c t ion Figures C r a f t i n g C r eative Toys Amazing Games Dolls Rebecca Felix
Contents Dolls and Action Figures 4 Making Mini Bodies Heads and More 6 Become a Toy Maker 8 Materials 10 Twig Things 12 Barbie Adventure Case 16 World’s Most Famous Doll 20 Found-Object Action Figure 22 Springy Sprites 24 Secret-Container Creature 28 Glossary 31 Websites 31 Index 32
Dolls and Action Figures Dolls are thought to be the world’s oldest toys The world’s oldest doll was dug up on an Italian island It was 4,000 years old I t a l y Me dit e r Island where the oldest doll was found r a n ean Sea 4
Long ago people made dolls out of natural materials such as wood and corn husks Today’s dolls and action figures are most often plastic They are made in huge factories where machines churn out thousands of toys a day Many of these toys resemble people But they can also be mini animals robots aliens and more 5 The first action figures In the 1960s girls loved Barbie dolls Another toy company thought boys would like a male doll just as much The company created a US soldier toy called G I Joe G I Joes were the first action figures This name was more appealing to boys than dolls Soon G I Joes were not only soldiers They were astronauts superheroes and more Today there are more than 500 G I Joe characters
