Talk:List of skill toys

Additional Skill Toys to the list
A suggested list of skill toys or skill instruments to be added to the list:


 * Whee-lo
 * Chakari (or Chakri)
 * Karambit spinning or manipulation
 * Argentine Boleadoras as used in the Argentine Dance called Malambo
 * Urumi manipulation
 * Bamboo-copter
 * Sign Twirling (Human billboard)
 * Three-section staff manipulation
 * Two section staff manipulation
 * Tibetan prayer wheel

Suggestions for the juggling props list:


 * Parasol and ball (the ball rolls on top of a parasol)
 * Carpet spinning
 * Pizza dough spinning

Some more skill toys that could be added to the list
This first list is the most relevant for inclusion in the article:
 * Hurricane balls
 * Hand fan
 * Fire fan
 * Space hopper
 * Zippo manipulation or tricks
 * Gun spinning, Fast Draw, Trick Shooting, and Fancy Gun Handling
 * Levistick
 * Roller shoe
 * Op Yop
 * Drum sticks
 * Trick roping
 * Rope dart
 * Dragon beard hook
 * Baoding balls
 * Fidget spinner tricks
 * Coin spinning, coin flipping, coin shooting/flicking/snapping
 * Poker chip tricks
 * Pouring skills (pouring water, coffee, tea (Teh Tarik, acrobatic Chai tea, and etc. a.k.a. Pulled coffee or Pulled tea (tradition found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia))
 * Jai alai (toy version), (also called scoop ball, uses a wiffle ball)
 * Puppetry (various forms of puppetry including string, shadow, rod and stick, finger, sock, hand (or glove), live-hand puppet, and ventriloquism)
 * Tiddlywinks (there is tremendous skill required to flip and shoot the winks, the game is comparable to marbles in this case)
 * Hand-woven rattan ball as used in Chinlone, Sepak takraw, Sipa, (closely related variants are sepak raga, takraw, kataw, bola takraw, sei dak, cau may)
 * Shuttle-cock as used in Jianzi and Badminton
 * Lead washer covered with cloth or rice bag paper shreds as used in Sipa
 * Coin covered in paper as used sometimes in Sipa, and used in Jegichagi except Korean paper is used.
 * Donut-shaped strands of rubber bands tied together as in Sipa, or bicycle rubber tubes tied together to form a ball as in Basse
 * Footvolley
 * Kemari
 * Cuju
 * Woggabaliri
 * Kai (a cooperative game from the Torres Strait where players keep a ball, in this case a red fruit from the kai tree, using the palm of their hands):
 * Tossing the Ball (Cree volleyball game)
 * Episkyros
 * Jwibulnori (perhaps also called Rat Fire), fire can spinning
 * Knuckle Roller
 * Rebar Knuckle Roller
 * Slyng
 * Peteca
 * Whipcracking
 * Skip-It (Lemon Twist or Footsie)
 * Hoop rolling
 * Game of graces
 * Battledore and shuttlecock (or Jeu de volant)
 * Hanetsuki
 * Quoits (and the closely related Game of Ring Toss)
 * Bimini ring toss
 * Corn cob (and feather) dart game (with or without hoop as a target)
 * Chunkey
 * Snow snake
 * Sliding game (marbles) - Cree game
 * Contact Staff
 * Various Fire performance apparatuses such as the Dragon Staff, Fire Knife, S-Staff, Air Throwing Staff, Fire Hoop, Fire Umbrella, and etc.
 * Playing catch with baseball and mitt
 * Colour guard (flag spinning)
 * Flag throwing
 * Chinese jump rope
 * Bottle flipping
 * Trick shot billiards
 * Artistic billiards
 * Takraw darts or Foot darts
 * Typewriter or Keyboard (as in Typing and Speed typing contest)
 * Abacus
 * Table tennis
 * Headis
 * Lightspeed saber
 * Stool (seat) (Hocker, as in Stool tricking or Sporthocker)

The following are often done in a circus environment:
 * Balance board (a.k.a. Rola bola)
 * Rolling globe
 * Cyr wheel
 * Wheel gymnastics
 * Balancing ladder
 * Stilt walking
 * Teeterboard
 * Aerial hoop
 * Chair acrobatics
 * Risley (circus act)
 * Juggling cubes and pyramids
 * Aerial silk

The following are common sport skill toys and activities:
 * Skateboard
 * Snowboard
 * Roller skates
 * Inline skates
 * Ice skates
 * Ski
 * Surfboard
 * Archery
 * Darts
 * Lawn darts
 * Caster board

The following are other skill activities and skill toys, most of which are born out of necessity or survival or war:
 * Logrolling
 * Frisbee
 * Aerobie and Chakram
 * Boomerang and related Throwing sticks and batons
 * Shuriken
 * Dart (missile)
 * Javelin
 * Spear
 * Sling shot
 * Slings
 * Swiss arrow
 * Atlatl and Woomera
 * Kpinga
 * Blowgun
 * Luthang
 * Bagacay
 * Escrima sticks, stick manipulations and twirling, and drill patterns (with and without partners), and may include body and feet movements


 * Staff (various staffs of various lengths from various martial arts)

Other forms of juggling:
 * Tennis racquet manipulation
 * Tennis racquet and tennis ball juggling
 * Golf club and golf ball juggling
 * Basketball dribbling
 * Basketball spinning and similar contact juggling skills
 * Basketball dunking
 * Soccer ball juggling
 * One touch soccer passing drills

The following are musical instruments that could be classified as a skill toy, and often are:
 * Whirligig (a.k.a. Buzzer saw or Buzzer toy)
 * Bullroarer
 * Kashaka
 * Castanets
 * Pellet drum or Damaru
 * Lummi stick (Ti Rakau) (Rhythm Sticks)
 * Damaru (toy version called spinning drum)

Simple Skill Toys:
 * Pinwheel (toy)
 * Spool tractor

Let's discuss which ones should be added to article. There's actually more I can add such as paper planes, flying gyroscope, hoop glider, windsock, jai alai (toy version), sling shot, slings, swiss arrow, atlatl, sleds, toboggans, kayaks, Jacob's ladder, and etc., but the ones above seemed more relevant. --Aamma58 (talk) 14:01, 4 July 2018 (UTC)Aamma58

Categorizing skill toys
I've been categorizing some of the skill toys. Does anyone mind that I'm doing so? I've been categorizing them by material or equipment as in "Cup and ball", "Hoops", "Jump Rope", "Ribbons", or by activity as in "Catch (game)", "Contact Juggling", and "Keepie Uppie". Sometimes it makes more sense to categorize a toy by material or equipment rather than by activity, and vice versa. There is however crossover, for example, I've categorized the hula hoop under "Hoops" but it could be categorized under "Contact juggling" also. There are a few more examples that I could give. The reason why I'm categorizing them is because it gives an organized view of skill toys that I think some readers might appreciate, specifically an organization based upon likeness or similarity in terms of material or equipment, or by activity. But it also may provide a historical view of the skill toys as well. Anyhow, if anyone doesn't feel its necessary or doesn't like it, feel free to undo it, or organize it however you feel best.Aamma58 (talk) 05:20, 23 December 2018 (UTC)Aamma58

Bolas category
I've added Alaska yo-yo, Boleadoras, Meteor (juggling), and Poi to the Bolas category. Does anyone have a problem with that? I can remove some or all if you like.

I was thinking of also adding Astrojax and Monkey knuckles as they seem related enough.

What about Begleri and Kashaka? They're both like mini bolas.

Bolas are like a Flail (weapon), in which case the Rope dart and Dragon beard hook may possibly be added.

Lastly, I was thinking of adding Nunchuks, Tabak-toyok and others (instead of two balls connected by a cord, it's two sticks), but they could also be grouped under a "Staff" category, in particular flexible staffs, which would include two-section and three-section staffs and maybe even chain whips and whips in general. Aamma58 (talk) 08:00, 23 December 2018 (UTC)Aamma58
 * I've added Astrojax and Monkey Knuckles under the Bolas category. I hope that's okay with everyone.  If not, feel free to undo.Aamma58 (talk) 08:52, 4 January 2019 (UTC)Aamma58

Balance board category
I've moved the Balance board entry from the Juggling Props section to the examples of skills toys section above it. I understand that balance boards are used as juggling props, but they can stand alone as a skill toy, and also I added Seesaw and Teeterboard underneath it which aren't used often as juggling props. Seesaws and teeterboards are related to balance boards since they use a long board over a fulcrum even though the goal isn't so much about balancing above the fulcrum. But the structural similarities are there. If anyone thinks differently, please feel free to revert the changes and do rearrangements.Aamma58 (talk) 09:59, 17 December 2020 (UTC)Aamma58

Bouncing ball category
The Bouncing ball entry is already under the Juggling Props section, but I also included it in the examples of skill toys section above it since I included "Bouncy ball" and "Skyball" underneath it which aren't commonly used juggling props. I also included "Ball (rhythmic gymnastics" underneath it and in the examples of skill toys section since it not only involves juggling but also rolling, bouncing, catches, and throws. So we have two Bouncing ball entries, I hope that's okay.  If you think differently, please feel free to make any changes.Aamma58 (talk) 10:16, 17 December 2020 (UTC)Aamma58

dislike the addition of
dislike the juggling props list tacked on to the end, everything is a juggling prop, and everything in the list belongs in the main list. asking for consensus to merge the two alphabetically. sorry about my caps key, it was this or all caps User:Pedant (talk) 16:50, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Stool (seat) (Hocker, as in Stool tricking or Sporthocker)
I have been working on a draft for this skill toy but I haven't been able to get the draft approved. I think it would fit into this article since it is already mentioned.

Draft:Sporthocker TJ Sporthocker (talk) 20:45, 2 May 2023 (UTC)