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How to Make Simple Homemade Toys
Some of the best toys are ones you make from materials you already have. Homemade toys are inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and infinitely custo...
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How to Create Educational Toys at Home
The word "educational" is one of the most abused in the toy industry. Many products marketed as educational provide minimal developmental value beyond...
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DIY Toys Made From Everyday Materials
Commercial toy marketing creates the impression that children need specially designed, developmentally targeted products to play effectively. In pract...
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Clothespin and Button Games
Some of the best toys are hiding in your kitchen drawer. Clothespins, buttons, and other simple household objects offer surprising developmental value...
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DIY Toys from Everyday Materials: Play Without Buying New Things
Some of the most satisfying and sustained play in early childhood involves household objects rather than commercially produced toys. The cardboard box...
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