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I thought it would be interesting and revealing to ask people who are living and working with young children if they could remember a favorite toy they had when they were under six years of age and how the toy influenced their play. I was amazed at the instantaneous responses.Before reading some of the responses, take a minute and jot down what you remember as your favorite toy and how you played with it.
Connie Lee
When I was a little girl, my mother would give my brother and me each five cents and a penny to buy a piece of penny candy. On our way home from the store, we would pass a clothing shop, and in the window there was a beautiful doll. I longed for her, but my mother said that we couldn't afford to buy her. I didn't give up wishing. I hoped Santa would bring her to me.
In our family, special presents were placed under the tree unwrapped, so on Christmas morning I rushed to look - but there was no doll. I cried and cried. My mother finally told me to stop crying and unwrap the ...