Spinshoo

The most popular among the wide variety of Tosgivite children’s toys is called a Spinshoo. A Spinshoo is precisely what it sounds like. It is a top designed out of wood and clay that has two wide, thick fans on the top that catch the wind and make it spin very slowly. As it spins, it is designed to be kicked on the sides to keep it spinning and with enough effort, cause it to lift off briefly skyward. Children take turns kicking the contraption and letting it fall, trying to get higher than all the others without letting themselves be the lowest. The contraption is deceptively simple, but many children, even slave children, have one.