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Time Capsule 

The history of toys

Since ancient times that toys have played an important role in the lives of children. For thousands of years children played with toys of all kinds. Marbles were used by children in Africa for thousands of years. In Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, were common toy boats and wooden swords, among boys, girls turn made their own cloth dolls.

During the Middle Ages, puppets toys were very common among children.

By the end of the nineteenth century, most of the toys were manufactured in house, or handmade.

Currently the toys are no longer made of cloth or wood, are mass manufactured and marketed.

The most common toys for babies aged zero to twelve months are simple musical toys, toys or crib, objects that hang in the baby crib. These toys encourage motor skills, vision and hearing of the baby.

After the first year of life, blocks that can be fitted together and stuffed animals are also interested in the baby.

Dolls are attracting the attention of children around the second year of life.

Between the two to six years of age, the child becomes more interested in exploring the world around them. Some toys such as tricycles, balls and building blocks help to strengthen the muscles of the child.

However, it is concluded that the toys underwent tremendous development are no longer simple cloth toys or wood and have become useful for the development of children and even created assigned so strong that keep your favorite toy ever!

Carla Torrado (11A3)