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[26 May 2009 | One Comment | 967 views]
What “Educational” Really Means in Children’s Toys

It happens very often. A customer (often an aunt or uncle) comes in and asks for an “educational toy for a 2-year-old.” My staff prefers it’s not me they ask, because they know this is one of my “buttons.” Depending on the length of my fuse, I may or may not spare them the lecture on why there is no such animal as an “educational” toy for a 2-year-old. But who wants a lecture? So I show them something that has the alphabet printed on it, or involves numbers …

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