| Most children possess an extraordinary imagination. | | | | versions, there are also many arguments as to the |
| From an early age they can be seen to engage with | | | | merit of more basic toys, like those made of wood. |
| the world around them, using a sense of creative flair | | | | In fact, considering the advancement of the toy |
| that makes even the most inventive adult envious: | | | | industry over the years, as well as the development |
| this is the gift of the child who has time to play. | | | | in man-made materials, it is testimony to the quality |
| Although children view toys as props to include in | | | | of timber, that there are still wooden toys made. |
| their worlds of make-believe, they in fact play an | | | | And, according to experts, it is the fact that wooden |
| important role in their development. Indeed, not only | | | | toys are so simplistic, which gives them such a great |
| are they fundamental in helping children gain social | | | | educational, and creative, value. Indeed, because they |
| skills, but they also act to enhance a child's ability to | | | | have fewer distractions than many of the high-tech |
| partake in adult life. | | | | toys, which often perform a pre-determined song or |
| The origin of toys dates back to prehistoric times, | | | | game, they encourage children to use their |
| with early examples having been excavated from the | | | | imagination far more. |
| sites of ancient civilisations. Due to the limited | | | | Additionally, due to the resilient nature of timber, |
| resources these societies had, the toys were mainly | | | | wooden toys are generally a lot more durable and |
| made out of such materials as wood, rocks and clay, | | | | child-proof than their plastic counterparts, often |
| with the parents of the children often creating them. | | | | lasting many years. They are also relatively risk free, |
| The advent of mass production and the | | | | since they tend not to come with small or loose |
| advancement of technology however, has seen the | | | | parts and don't usually have electronic functions or |
| simple toy evolve into a multi-billion pound industry. | | | | batteries for small children to interfere with. |
| Not only that, but the materials used to make them | | | | Wooden toys are a great present for any child, as |
| have also radically changed, with many now being | | | | well as being an excellent way to feed their |
| manufactured in plastic. On top of this, there are an | | | | imaginations. They may not possess the hi-tech |
| increasing number of toys which employ sophisticated | | | | features present in so many of the modern toys, but |
| electronic systems, for example, remote controlled | | | | they will certainly engage your child, thus allowing |
| cars or talking dolls. | | | | them to develop their creative side! |
| While there is a lot to be said for the modern | | | | |