| Toys have changed so much since we were young | | | | time, but not compared to new inventions by toy |
| kids. Traditional wooden toy blocks, paper dolls, and | | | | and games makers. There are video games that |
| yoyos have come a long way. Toy blocks are made | | | | have the same concept as the old school toy. Some |
| from plastic and come in different colors, shapes and | | | | hand held video games allow your child to write on |
| sizes. Paper dolls are a thing of the past, and modern | | | | the screen and spell words and make complete |
| dolls laugh, cry, eat, and even talk. Toy makers have | | | | sentences right on the game screen. Lincoln logs |
| made great strides to make toys and games more | | | | were great for building towns made up of miniature |
| educational and fitting for our high tech environments. | | | | log cabins. New building games that are good for |
| It’s hard to forget about the old school toys of | | | | older kids are 3D puzzles. |
| our generation that brought so much joy, fun, and | | | | Some toys will never go out of style or seem old |
| laughter. What were some of your favorite old | | | | school. Educational toys that you may have played |
| school toys? | | | | with as a kid that you also see your child play with |
| Some favorite old school preschool toys you may | | | | are building blocks, colorful beads, and wire mazes. |
| remember from a kid are: lite brite, etch-a-sketch, | | | | These types of toys have been around for years |
| lincoln logs, jacks, and speak and spell. Lite brite and | | | | and are great for preschool aged kids. They focus on |
| etch-a-sketch were creative toys that you could | | | | colors, hand and eye coordination, and basic math |
| draw with. Lite brite allowed you to create colorful | | | | skills. Building blocks will continue to be a kid’s |
| pictures with light up pegs and etch-a-sketch was | | | | favorite toy to play with because they now come in |
| great for creativity without the mess of paper, | | | | all different shapes, colors, sizes, and materials. The |
| crayons, or paint. If you are looking for mess free | | | | new blocks are a far stretch from the traditional |
| creative activities for your preschooler, there are | | | | wooden building blocks that you probably had as a |
| markers and special papers that won’t mark on | | | | kid. It can be fun to tell your kids about your favorite |
| anything except for the paper. You won’t have | | | | old school toys you had as a kid. Old school or not, |
| to worry about maker ink getting on your carpets or | | | | preschool toys are fun and educational. |
| walls. Speak and spell seemed pretty high tech at the | | | | |