THE PHILOSOPHY OF TOYS

Hello Parents,

We had a heavy agenda today full of TOYS and IDEAS... (No, we haven't (yet) read Baudeleire's "The Philosophy of Toys"!!)  We just answered a few juicy questions involving TOYS and hopefully helped one another to open new doors in our curious minds... 

TOYS

Girls toys vs. Boys toys : 

Does it have to be that way? 

Our members strictly disagree. All of them seem to think that they love to play and experiment with different toys. 

Toys for Children vs. Toys for Grown Ups: 

Why do children need more toys than adults?

• children have more TIME  (Ada)
• playing with toys help children grow up (Derin)
• play is as important to us as a meeting is for a grown up (Emma)

Are toys just for children? 

• you can be a grandma and still play with toys (Flora)
• my dad's friend still has her own toys like legos, barbies or soft toys (Irmak)
• my big brother built a robot (Mavi)
• me and my mum sometimes play barbie together (Gulizi)

Play vs. Work: 

Would it be good to play forever? 

• We can play forever (Derin)
• We can always play even when we grow up (Irmak)

Living vs. Not Living:

What can count as a toy? A pet or a stone?

• We can have living toys like a dog or a cat and we can have them in our games (Emma)
• We can play stone skipping (Omer)

What is living, what is not living? 

• When I was in the States, I had a dog that I took wherever I went as if it was a real dog. I also had a toy parrot that I pretended it was alive (Ada)
• I sometimes think that my toys are talking to each other or doing something when I am not at home (Flora)

(A clip from Toy Story was just spot on at this point!!)

Traditional vs. Modern:

Are toys better now than 100 years ago?

• Yeaahhhh

Growing up - outgrowing toys:

Can you get too old for toys? 

• Nooo, never:) 

What are the features of toys that we are too old for now? 

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Favourite toys:

Can you love a toy like you love your parents or friends?

• No (Emma)
• I have a toy dog that I see as a member of our family (Derin)

Unfortunately, we didn't have time for the following questions but you can discuss those at home if you like.

Imagination - Imitation: 

Why do we pretend? 

Do toys help you pretend? 

Can you pretend without toys? 

As always, we didn't let the day go without some fun and games...

 (Special thanks to J. Bukley for some of the discussion ideas here.)