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The building blocks of our childhood or stepping stones to the future of creativity? Lego's were a foundation of understanding how the rest of world “fit” into place, just like a Lego. Whether it was building spaceships out of mismatched pieces, or replicating fancy models of cars, to making fantasy scenes occur with Lego figurines each experience cultivated my creativity. Lego's are the reason I’m an artist today. Not everything is meant to be together, but thousands of mismatched pieces of Lego's

Many people envision legos as a simple building block of a children’s toy, but many wonder where the creators of this toy received their inspiration from. Legos were never designed to be a children’s toy at all in fact- their purpose was much greater. Archaeologists in the Amazon Rain Forest have recently discovered giant monoliths that have a shocking resemblance to conventional lego toys. Some theorists believe that there were whole civilizations that were built on a “lego” basis- what was just

alltotstreasures.com.au - Why Wooden Toys Are in Demand on Online Stores Even though children have plenty of electronic gadgetry and plastic items for toys and entertainment today, you may be surprised to hear that wooden toys are back in demand on online stores. Such toys come in the shape of trains, wagons, blocks, cars, puzzles and more. Parents are turning to these toys for their children for a variety of reasons ranging from nostalgia to sustainability, as we explain in further detail in the

I have been given the responsibility of stocking the toy room of the ABC Child Care Center with toys that are appropriate for infants and toddlers as well as preschoolers. The toys need to be safe and washable. They also need to enhance the physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth of children from infancy to early childhood. The following contains my proposals. The first part will encompass recommendations for the infant and toddler room followed by recommendations for preschoolers. For the

Are you looking for something fun to do with your toddler that is also educational? Sorting games are a great way to teach early organizational and categorizing skills. This can come in handy later on, when you want your child to pick up his/her toys, but it is also the precursor to understanding math and a variety of other subjects such as science, where things are categorized according to properties and characteristics. Even children as young as 18 months can learn to sort. They certainly won't

Executive Summary Since LEGO Group’s (LEGO) inception in 1932, the world-famous toy maker overcame numerous challenging obstacles to become the leader in the building toy segment. By 2010, LEGO had witnessed all-time high annual sales of over US$3.7 billion to become the fourth-largest toy manufacturer in the world. Upon analysis of LEGO’s strengths through Resource-Based View, LEGO holds few key competitive advantages attributed to their success: strong brand name and innovative culture. These traits

of these old toys that could be from a few years old to 100 years old. They’ve been around for a long time and come in different shapes, sizes, colors and categories. Surprisingly though, 1900 toys and games are more popular now than they where back than. Some of those toys and games include Legos, Monopoly, D+D (Dungeons and Dragons), and some electronic games. Now let’s go back in time and see what other games and toys there are in the 1900s. First we’ll take a look at some toys that where created

In the past few decades, Lego has grown into one of the most prominent brands of children toys worldwide. Unfortunately, the success Lego continues to endure is accompanied by disapproval and accusations. The new Friends line of Lego has attracted criticism as some find it to be too gender specific and sexist. Despite the popularity of the Lego Friends sets, individuals found the sets to be offensive and discriminating towards females. The pink and purple colours with the fairy, princess or family

Think back to when you were a child. Did you have a favorite toy? Was it your Power Rangers, Barbie’s, Lincoln Logs, or LEGO’s? We all had toys that we considered favorites and, probably, still covet in some way today. We also probably still have some vivid memories associated with that toy. While we remember our fondness for such toys, we probably haven’t put much thought to the many ways these toys helped shape us into who we are today. Toys can be remarkably important aspects of a child’s growth.

History, Products and Profitability indicators The Toy Industry of traditional toys has been around since the fourteenth century and has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry. The Toy Industry big contenders are Mattel (U.S), Hasbro (U.S), and LEGO (Denmark). Products of this industry include: action figure/accessories/role play, building sets, dolls, games/puzzles, outdoor and sport toys, infant/preschool, and all other toys. The early toy industry began in Nuremberg and Groeden Valley, Germany