To the point: Store-bought toys

Nursery World, 30 August 2007

The value of store-bought toys to young children's experiences is questioned by Pat Wills.

The school holidays brought images of a family in Leeds. They were used as an example of children being distressed because their mother had to withdraw their plastic toys which had been produced with leaded paint. She had spent more than £200 and everyone was clearly upset. The Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield, where admission is free, sees many young visitors in the summer holidays, including my group. This year's bonus is a new Andy Goldsworthy exhibition. Seeing the sculptures through the eyes of a one-year-old...

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