The Yo-Yo: An Ancient Toy
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Yo-yos are one of the world’s oldest toys. We know that ancient Greek children played with yo-yos. Greek vases from 500 B.C.E. have pictures of boys playing with yo-yos on them. This means that yo-yos are at least 2500 years old! Ancient Greek yo-yos were made out of wood, metal, or pottery. Today, yo-yos are most often made out of plastic.