Editing Toy (section)

===Construction sets===
{{Main|Construction set}}

The Greek philosopher [[Plato]] wrote that the future [[architect]] should play at building houses as a child.<ref name=Hils>Karl Hils, ''The Toy – Its Value, Construction and Use'', Edmund Ward Ltd., London, 1959.</ref> A [[construction set]] is a collection of separate pieces that can be joined to create [[Scale model|models]]. Popular models include cars, [[spacecraft|spaceships]], and houses. The things that are built are sometimes used as toys once completed, but generally speaking, the object is to build things of one's own design, and old models often are broken up with the pieces reused in new models.

The oldest and perhaps most common construction toy is a set of simple wooden [[Toy block|blocks]], which are often painted in bright colors and given to babies and toddlers. Construction sets such as [[Lego]] bricks and [[Lincoln Logs]] are designed for slightly older children and have been quite popular in the last century.
Construction sets appeal to children (and adults) who like to work with their hands, puzzle solvers, and imaginative sorts.

Some other examples include [[Bayko]], Konstruk-Tubes, [[K'Nex]], [[Erector Set]]s, [[Tinkertoy]]s, and [[Meccano]], and generic construction toys such as [[Neodymium magnet toys]].