toymakers
Santa's workshop staff
Toymakers are people or companies that make toys.
The word evokes small-scale craftsmanship—a toymaker in a workshop surrounded by wooden trains and dolls—though it applies equally to major manufacturers: The German toymakers dominated the industry for decades.
Santa's elves are legendary toymakers.
Toy human figures
- puppetsFigures manipulated for performance
- LEGOTrademarked toy brick name
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- plushiesSoft fabric toys
playsets · marbles · yo-yos · kites · blocks · robots · games · tricycles
Craft of shaping lumber
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
painting · handcrafted · whittling · assembling · gluing · sanding · finishing · varnishing
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- playRecreation or staged drama
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
happiness · magic · whimsy · enchantment · merriment · laughter · excitement · gift-giving
First functional specimen
- inventionNew device or method
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- breakthroughSudden important advance
high-tech · pioneering · gadgetry · novelty · conceptual · design · engineering · patents
Industrial product creation
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
distributors · licensing · merchandising · branding · plastics · electronics · compliance · supply-chain
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
collectible · memorabilia · bygone · old-fashioned · traditional · heritage · keepsake · treasured
dolls
Toy human figures
- puppetsFigures manipulated for performance
- LEGOTrademarked toy brick name
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
plushies · playsets · marbles · yo-yos · kites · blocks · robots · games · tricycles · costumes
woodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
sewing · painting · handcrafted · whittling · assembling · gluing · sanding · finishing · varnishing · knitting
delight
Intense pleasure or satisfaction
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- playRecreation or staged drama
childhood · happiness · magic · whimsy · enchantment · merriment · laughter · excitement · gift-giving · birthday
prototype
First functional specimen
- inventionNew device or method
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
breakthrough · high-tech · pioneering · gadgetry · novelty · conceptual · design · engineering · patents · R&D
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- retailSales to end users
wholesale · distributors · licensing · merchandising · branding · plastics · electronics · compliance · supply-chain · export
vintage
Quality from past eras
heirloom · collectible · memorabilia · bygone · old-fashioned · traditional · heritage · keepsake · treasured · wind-up
- craftspeoplepotter, weaver, blacksmith, artisan, potters
- craft hobbiesknitting circles, sewing circles, glass artists, calligraphers, bookbinders