Toys & games

A ballon is a small rubber bag that you can fill up with air or helium. Balloons stretch, and can get quite big when they are blown up.
Balloons you fill by blowing them up are very common at parties. Helium balloons go up if you let them go, and are fun to play with. Ordinary balloons go down if you let them go, not up.

In chess, a bishop moves diagonally on the board. Each bishop stays on the same color squares for the whole game.

Chess is a game for two people, using a chequered board and pieces of two different colours. There are rules for how far and which way the different chess pieces can move. The object of the game is to capture or check your opponent's king.

A crossword is a puzzle where a player is given clues to words that must be filled out on numbered squares.

Darts is a game where you throw metal objects with sharp ends called darts at a target. The parts of the target are numbered, and the idea is to hit the parts of the target with the highest numbers.

Dolls are models of people that are meant to be played with. Most dolls are of girls or babies, but there are boy dolls too. Dolls can be made of plastic or porcelain, and usually have hair you can brush and style, and clothes that you can put on them.

Dominos is a game played with a set of pieces, with each piece having a number printed at each end. The numbers are made with spots, like on the sides of dice.
The most common game played with domino pieces is where each person gets a number of the pieces, and then try and place them against another piece where the numbers on their piece matches the numbers on a piece already placed. The person who puts all their pieces down first wins.

A frisbee is a round disc about the size of a plate usually made out of plastic. When you throw it it spins around and can fly a very long way at a slow speed. Frisbees are great fun to throw to other people, or throw to a dog so they can catch it.

A goal is something that you aim for or work towards - a goal is the end point of something. You might have a goal to save $1000 by the end of the year, or to lose 5 pounds.

In many sports, a goal is a place you try and get a ball into.

A hobby horse is a kind of toy. It is a stick with a horse's head on one end.