Before figuring out how to combine gourds with toys, what IS a toy? According to Felicia McMahon in her Britannica entry about toys, a toy is an object used by children as playthings. These items can be imagined as anything real or unreal and used to explore the world around them.
Manipulating objects such as jacks, dolls, and even puzzles encourage cognitive skills and awareness. Jacks may have been used for physical development to increase eye-hand coordination. Dolls provide role-playing opportunities to increase social skills and creative thinking. Pam Meyers at the Childhood Development Institute explains puzzles offer the opportunities for memory development, problem-solving, and fine motor skills. Toys have been prevalent in the far-off past of humankind and in many cultures. Why? What's the point of toys?
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