I just read thru a blog by Robert Hutchins on Hamley’s Christmas selection in toys. Thou the blog started out with “Tech toys are leading the way this year with My Friend Cayla, Teksta T-Rex and LeapTV all featuring.”
I was happy to see that the list finished with “Hamleys recognizes children still want to play with traditional toys with its own range of wooden toys. “Traditional toys are still a very big deal for Hamleys to recognize traditional and nostalgic play,” continued Rogerson. “These are still things kids enjoy, so we have got a lot of wooden products and a huge amount of our sales comes from Teddy Bears still, throughout the year.”
I love to see kids put down their electronic game and try to play with some well crafted classic toys. A good wood mind bender will keep young and old alike coming back to play. An “Art Toy” simply can be a well designed and executed toy as well as an art piece.
I will have to say out of all the pictures this character was my favorite with what looks like snot dripping from his nose…and yes this one is electronic! A bit of the classic teddy with a bit of a futuristic toy… don’t believe there are any classic toys with snot a drippin!
