the earliest toys are made from materials found in nature, such as rocks, sticks, and clay. thousands of years ago, egyptian children played with dolls that had wigs and movable limbs which were made from stone, pottery, and wood. in ancient greece and ancient rome, children played with dolls made of wax or terracotta, sticks, bows and arrows, and yo-yos. when greek children, especially girls, came of age it was customary for them to sacrifice the toys of their childhood to the gods. on the eve of their wedding, young girls around fourteen would offer their dolls in a temple as a rite of passage into adulthood.