The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-07

ard string, Olive Roberts Barton tells you. Tn this second article on toy selection she lists suitable play things for children of various ages. Fly Olive Roberts Barton
 Many considerations rule toy buying, but age and a child's in terests are extremely important factors.
 For the infant who sits mostly at play: rattles. soft light balls, beads (well strung), bath toys, simple dolls understandable and put l together in one piece), little bells | (clappers safely attached), small pans he can hit together, soft ami mai toys Toys that, make him stretch and reach and pull and kick. Nothing smal lenough to get into his mouth.
 Toys of strength and skill for small boys and girls: balls, jump ing ropes. wheelbarrows and va gons to load up and pull about; ; kiddy cars, skates, sleds, hobby horses, jumpers. Looking for WaTu LO ,SulttAicA SAAt@ y0o~AA ~ swings, see-saws, slides, sports balls, kites in variety.
 Developing Construction Habits Creative toys sor those that en- courage constructions: blocks, hammer : and : nail sets, erector and builder sets, beginners tool chests, modelling clay of various colors, easy cut-out patterns for doll clothes, colored papers to cut | into strips a la kindergarten or folded into simple designs.
 Imaginative play: Play-stores, doll houses, dolls and their clothes and furnishings, housekeeping sets, costume sets (firemen, cowboys. etc.). 7 Anything that makes the small owner invent as he goes Sometimes called dramatic toys.
 Artistic developments: Drawing, painting or crayon books. model ing, wax or clay with accompany ing designs. simple weaving looms, easy sewing sets. very simple musi- cal toys. The latter can be more than mere noise makers. A horn with three notes is good. A drum mer. should, in time, rate a little instruction in easy cadence. Mouth organs or harmonicas. These should be ONE-MAN affairs. Like horns they should not be passed around.
 Of mechanical value: electric trains, scales, magnifying glasses, model power plants, easy chemis- try sets. and anything of like na- ture. Chemistry sets or engines run by. fuel other than electricity should be onl yin the hands of the thoroughly competent and older child.
 And by the way, tell the young steys to keep their hands dry when playing with electric-run toys. Us- ually the current is too weak to do much damage but it is just as well to avoid little shocks. And see that wall fixtures are tgiht. The trouble is not with the toy itseli usually. but with broken or imper- feet gadgets in the home.
 Develop Their Hobbies
 Special interests and hobbies in- clude: live pets; books on stamps, insects, wild flowers and the para phernalia necessary in their study. Albums for specimens. Cameras Fishing tackle. Garden sets You will know what your boy or girl like, best. the. way their interests run.
 Many. specialties come under the caption Of toys Toy means merely play and play means merely interest -- emotional interest. Washing dishes is play if you ike
 aga ia not designated here as such. but in studying the, progress sive lists one vii lnotice the grad ual rise in competence and trend. A mixture is best because the cnilG needs to be generally developed along various lines. If one toy or perhaps two are the quota, make It or them. suggest. something very much desired. But one thing IS cer- tain. The day of the just-to- pc. looked-at- toy sis. over. Hanns, minds, eyes, ears and muscles need to be busy. and happily busy. An other thing is that the absolute distinction between boys and girls six or eight and even later IS thing of the past too. v 1Copyright, 1884, NEA Serv. lne| "New. Design for Dwindiing'' in August I weighed 1S8 pounds. My delight is, exceeded only by Friend Husba nd's, for he never did ike 'em so plump as you say you do L.. ~ (Mrs R. .F.t .
 Answer-Big girls, or big boys, too. send a dime and cent stamped addressed envelope for copy of the booklet. It makes re- lx,nT ;nt, aocx ana haalthfuI.