The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-14
TOY LAND IS
 CHIEF CENTER
 OF SHOPPERS
All Sorts of Gifts for Chil- drcn Are Now on
 Display Here

The rlystcrscns iulsd of nak' Believe. that delightful land O. the cnild's fancy, is reaching tho heights of it's romance and giam- our as Christmas draws near, and with a burst of song and color the gates of the tiny continent of Toy Town are thrown open and all the dollmites who have been living there quietly all the year long, come out to show them, selves off to their little friends
 Then what truly wonderful thing it is for mothers and fath. CTS to go hand in hand with thei' children to visit the toys, aai especially in Juneau where this year there is the most interest ing Toyland that could possibly be imagined.
 Children Learn to Create
 The most thrilling and inter. est'ng toys, perhaps, of all arc the miniature building materials and games. These teach eager little hands to create, to bniid and mold and design. They oe- crry leisure time and oha''engf lAt'e minds so that motae~ doesn't have to worry about "what shall I give them to do next?"
 These toys include the 1ev. Erector sets which are equipped with electric motors and rubbes wheels to put on cars and wagons. and they will construct buil' ings, steam shovels. trains bridges, cranes and no manner 0 things. The boy may solvo a'' his engineering problems and teaf his ingenuity with these fascinat- ing materials
 Stimulate Imagination
 Then there are the building logs which are another means of using skill and ima gination. These log construct houses and fences and from them can be built a farm e town. while in Toyiand all the animals of farmland can be found in miniature size to liven the game.
 For the little tots there are tht tinker toys which prove no end of fun and interest and there arc the more simple building materi- als.
 While little sister is interested in these sort of things as we'll as brother there are many toys which have been made especially for her. There are the clay mod cling sets and ethe wonder wood flower sets, which incidentally are usually interesting to boys. These two toys alone will give the child an opportunity for creative work which will be lasting There are also the painting sets of water colors and crayons and the al ways loved sewing outfit whicf can now be found 80 complete and like mothers that the little girl really learns to sew and loves the game while she is be. ing educated in an art that is to be hers for the remainder of her life.
 Electrical Word
 The electrical world which is more or less new in Toyland is ever delight to the childish heart, and how many things there are for both boys and girls. Fer the boys arc the trains. flash lights, motors. and the little gir' may now serve tea from wat sr boiled en her own little electric stove and iron dollies clothes with her tiny electric iron.
 Such lovely toys these all are and so interesting and educational to the children. The bright me- chanical toys that do not call on the child's imagination serves d purpose of entertainment 10 the child and of course no little girl could or should be happy without her dolly nor a little boy without his horse and his bow-wow, but the new toys of Toyland are prov tx..~ 4