subject: Timeless Toys: A Personal journey back to childhood [print this page] Timeless Toys: A Personal journey back to childhood
In this modern age of plastic toys with integrated iPod and Wi-Fi connectivity, there is a part of us all that cries out for a simpler time. Toys didn't used to need a user manual to set them up, or regular updates from the manufacturer to work properly. Toys were just fun; good, old-fashioned fun.
I remember spending long train rides as a child being mystified by the small spinning top that my mother kept in her handbag for such occasions. I still even carry a Yo Yo in my work bag as I find the simple act of playing with one therapeutic. It is these traditional children's toys, available from UKToysandGames, that the modern child is missing from their lives.
To dive back in to another moment of self-indulgence, this past Christmas, my 8 year-old nephew was given as a stocking filler, an old-fashioned Wooden Yo Yo. Whilst pleased with the toy, he was obviously mystified by its operation, staring angrily as it bobbed at the bottom of the string, not returning as promised, to his hand. I grasped this as an opportunity to gain some cool-points with said youngster, and politely offered to give him some tips and tricks in how to use his new gift. Within a few minutes of meWalking the Dog' and Rocking the Cradle', and nephew was gazing in absolute wonder at the previously inactive Yo-Yo. Since then, every time I have seen the lad, he has been more than keen to show me the latest trick he has learnt, and all his friends want to try them too! (Note: his skill has now surpassed my own, and I now have to learn the tricks from him).
The range of great wooden toys available is not limited however to Yo-Yos and Spinning Tops. There are a massive range of Wooden Toys available from UKToysandGames, from Childs Baking Sets, to Xylophones, Push-Along Trucks, Train, Tractors and Lorries and Wooden Birds and Animals which are great for brightening up a bedroom or nursery. Children are sure to love the enormous range of toys available, and parents are sure to love the great quality of the toys, which are sure to last for years to come (perfect for handing down to younger brothers and sisters!). All Wooden toys from UKTG are handmade in the EU using sustainable resources, and conform to all EU Safety Regulations.
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