What Makes a Good Toy?

The book, Caring Spaces, Learning Places: Children’s Environments that Work, provides this helpful list of questions to answer before purchasing a toy:

• "What experiences will children really have with this toy?
• Could the same experience be provided with found materials?
• Will it be used appropriately or remain intact in my setting?
• Will it wear gracefully and safely or become unsafe or useless once damaged?
• Is it something that children will all have at home anyway?"

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