quotations about toys
Whatever happened to the good old days when kids were kids? And toys were toys. I wonder what I would have done 35 years ago if I had known my Barbie would be worth hundreds of dollars today. Would I have left Barbie untouched in her original box, encased like Snow White in a glass coffin so I could cash in on my investment? My Ponytail Barbie ended up with a crew cut--I was practicing to be a hairdresser when I grew up. I replaced her zebra-striped swim suit with dresses fashioned from socks and scraps of fabric and lace. That was the year I wanted to be a fashion designer in Paris.
BETH COPELAND VARGO
"Toys Were Lots Of Fun Before They Became Capitalist Tools", Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1997
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
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
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"
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
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