There are many kinds of toys, such as electrified and unelectrified, adult toys, infant toys, cloth toys, bamboo toys, plastic toys, riding toys, electric toys, paper toys, metal toys, strollers, writing toys, soft modeling toys, catapult toys and so on.

Every country has different safety standards for toys, some are mandatory, some are voluntary. For example, Chinese CCC certification, European en-71 toy safety, American ASTM toy safety and so on.