quotations about toys
The tools of trade are the toys of industry, and the lawyer's books, the surgeon's instruments, the author's pen, the workman's kit and the tools of whatever profession or occupation are not more the tools of trade than they are the toys of livelihood in the great industrial nursery of the world.
ANONYMOUS
The American Stationer, December 13, 1894
Children play with whatever they can find, such as sticks and rocks, but the golden age of toy development was at the turn of the 20th century. Wages were rising steadily in the Western world, allowing even working-class families to afford toys for their children. Industrial techniques of precision engineering and mass production made it possible to meet this rising demand. Intellectual emphasis was also increasingly being placed on the importance of a wholesome and happy childhood for the future development of children.
NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
"New exhibit features old toys", The News Guard, May 4, 2017
Time went on, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet like mushrooms.
ERICA BAUERMEISTER
Joy for Beginners
Take back the toys that you gave to me
I never knew what to do with them anyway
I never knew how to break up the box
I'll stick to pebbles and boulders and blocks
LEX HIVES
"Take Back The Toys"
Toys are never substitutes for the attention of devoted caregivers, but toys can enhance these interactions.
MARILYN J. HOCKENBERRY & DAVID WILSON
Wong's Nursing Care of Infants and Children
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my toys will break
So none of the other kids can use 'em....
Amen.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
A Light in the Attic