Greek Spinning Tops Set
The Classic Spinning Top Toy
This spinning top set was handcrafted in Chania, Greece and provides kids with endless possibilities for fun and games, limited only by their imaginations. The set includes one large dancer and two traditional spinning tops. Share this classic toy with kids to connect them with a traditional way of play as old as recorded history.
Handmade in Chania, Greece
Made from oak wood with non-toxic paint
Dancer spinning top dimensions: 3.60" x 2.40”
Traditional spinning top dimensions: 2" x 2.20"
Ages 4 and up
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The Classic Spinning Top Toy
This spinning top set was handcrafted in Chania, Greece and provides kids with endless possibilities for fun and games, limited only by their imaginations. The set includes one large dancer and two traditional spinning tops. Share this classic toy with kids to connect them with a traditional way of play as old as recorded history.
Handmade in Chania, Greece
Made from oak wood with non-toxic paint
Dancer spinning top dimensions: 3.60" x 2.40”
Traditional spinning top dimensions: 2" x 2.20"
Ages 4 and up
Free Shipping
All sales final. No refunds, returns or exchanges.
The Classic Spinning Top Toy
This spinning top set was handcrafted in Chania, Greece and provides kids with endless possibilities for fun and games, limited only by their imaginations. The set includes one large dancer and two traditional spinning tops. Share this classic toy with kids to connect them with a traditional way of play as old as recorded history.
Handmade in Chania, Greece
Made from oak wood with non-toxic paint
Dancer spinning top dimensions: 3.60" x 2.40”
Traditional spinning top dimensions: 2" x 2.20"
Ages 4 and up
Free Shipping
All sales final. No refunds, returns or exchanges.
Watch to learn about the mysterious history of the spinning top
The Mysterious Spinning Top
The spinning top’s origins are shrouded in mystery. No one is quite sure when or where the classic toy was first created. Though, the oldest archeological evidence of the spinning top dates all the way back to 4,000 B.C. in Iraq. From the tomb of King Tut to the writings of famous Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristophanes, Ancient examples of the toy have been found across the globe.
Spinning tops grew to become a popular pastime among children and adults during the European Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries and have since spread to become one of the world’s most renowned classic toys. Their popularity is due in part to their elegant simplicity. With a twist of the fingers, the spinning top seems to effortlessly defy gravity.