Toys

The stick — a small tree branch — was inducted into the (U.S.) National Toy Hall of Fame in 2008. Organizers called it one of the world’s oldest toys and said sticks “promote free play — the freedom to invent and discover.”

Toys / March 8, 2021

Stick The stick may be the world’s oldest toy. Animals play with sticks, and we use them to play fetch with our dogs. Children find sticks an endless source of make-believe fun. Sticks can turn into swords, magic wands, majorette batons, fishing poles, and light sabers. When children pretend with sticks, they cultivate their creativity […]

The stick — a small tree branch — was inducted into the (U.S.) National Toy Hall of Fame in 2008. Organizers called it one of the world’s oldest toys and said sticks “promote free play — the freedom to invent and discover.” Read More »

44% of adults have held on to their childhood teddies and dolls, and as many as 34% of adults still sleep with a soft toy every night

Family, Toys / October 21, 2020

‘My bears are my lifeline’: the adults who sleep with soft toys If you share your bed with a furry friend well into adulthood, don’t be ashamed – sleeping with soft toys is more normal than you might think. “It’s very common,” says Prof Bruce Hood of the University of Bristol, who has researched our

44% of adults have held on to their childhood teddies and dolls, and as many as 34% of adults still sleep with a soft toy every night Read More »