Toys over generationsToys kids use

Toys parents and grandparents

used in their childhood

SCHOOL No.13 SIBIU-ROMANIA

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Let’s all play together!

Playing is an activity that helps parents and grandparents connect with their children or nephews.

As the American psychologist Lawrence Cohen says in his book “Playful Parenting”, when playing with your child, pretend you are equal, sit on the carpet by his side and join him in his world. This is the only way you can reach to his soul.

Children learn by playing with toys, for them everything is fascinating and worth discovering.

The effect of toys is relaxing and therapeutical both for kids and adults.

Playing with the family members is a method through wich children open thier souls and also has a lot of benefits.

By playing with their parents or grandparents, kids can learn from them about patience, generosity, empathy and sharing.

Let’s see …the toys

grandparents played with

Neneco – Romanian

construction game of the ‘60

This toy was made by Cooperativa Arta Lemnului (The Art of Wood Factory) from Bucharest in 1959. Small coluoured sticks had to be combined using a pattern in order to make an object, animal etc.

Titirobil – romanian Mathematical

game This toy was

made by Cooperativa de Arta Populara (The Folk Art Factory) from Cluj Napoca in 1960. The game was based on introducing some small balls in coloured wholes with the titirobil, thus acquiring points. If the balls entered the black wholes , the score was diminished.

After a while, it was parents turn

to play with…

“Daniela” Kitchen set

It was a toy made by IUPS 9 Mai (9th of May) fromLugoj in 1977. Inside the box a girl could find everything she needed for cooking.

Donald – rubber toy

Made in the ‘70 this was a loved toy, that could be found in all kindergardens There were two models: Donald the sailor and Donald the guitar player. The first one was the only comunist toy with a tatoo.

Pegas- The romanian Bike

Quiz electric game –”Who

knows, wins”

This game was based on questions from different

subjects: geography, biology. If the answer was

correct, a red electric bulb lit.

The toys museum in

Bucharest

Foreverliving toys

The dolls, the balls, the cars, the

toy-horse.

The Romanian dolls were first

made of clay , hay or wood, then

more elaborated alternatives were

found. Among these, porcelain and

wax are worh mentioning .

Recently, the dolls are made of

plastic, rubber, textile or

modelating materials.

Toys of the present…

The photos used in this presentation

were selected from the family

collections of children & teachers from

our school and from the site of The

Museum of Toys from Bucharest

(www.muzeuljucariilor.ro)

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