Play helps children feel good about themselves. Play is an outlet for a child’s happiness and excess energy in life (Nutku, 2006). Play is one of the fundamental building blocks of personality, encompassing various values such as sociability, talent, and intelligence. Play is a form of learning that involves the release of excess energy, relaxation, and enjoyment. This study examines how war toys affect children’s mental world and psychologically prepare them for war. The ideological function of toys in Nazi Germany is the clearest example of this process. The same ideological reflections are evaluated through historical soldier-figured toys exhibited at the Gaziantep Toy and Toy Museum today. War toys intertwine the concepts of heroism and violence in children’s worlds. The example of Nazi Germany is the most striking example of how toys can become a propaganda tool. During this period, children were raised with the ideal of “being a good soldier,” and playgrounds became mini-war training camps. The war-themed toys at the Gaziantep Play and Toy Museum make visible these ideological manipulations of the past and enable society to confront this past. Consequently, ethical responsibility is paramount in toy production. Toys presented to children should teach love, not violence, freedom, not authority, through peaceful means instead of war. Play is not just entertainment; it is a cultural language through which children begin to think, feel, share, and ultimately learn who they will become.