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Title: Play and play materials for the pre-school child
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Mitchell, Harriet
Subjects: Play Children
Publisher: Ottawa, Canadian Council on Child Welfare
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ing calling, following much the same sequence as theroutine of adults in the family, will be acted out by thechild. This sort of sustained play should be encouragedas it helps in the development of planfulness and reason-ing powers. The responsibility for the order and care of thetoys should be increasingly given to the children. Eventhe tiny baby can be carried around to put his playthingson the shelf, and thus begin the habit of tidiness. Child-ren soon learn that they must keep their toys in orderor suffer the con.seciuences of being deprived of theirplaythings. At times when children are overtired it is 16 I better to make a game of the picking up and even/ help a good deal oneself, rather than build up unpleasantassociations with the desired habit. If all the house-keeping equipment can be kept together it is more readilyaccessible when wanted—and more easily put away. Thecooking utensils and dishes on one shelf, the laundryapparatus on another. If the housekeeping to^^s are to
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BUILT IN SHELVES FOR THE NURSERY. A place for everything and everything in its place, is quite a possible ideal when there is ample shelf room. have any real educational value they must be substan-tially made and large enough so that the child may learnhow to really use them properly. Clean up apparatus,such as brooms, dustpans, etc., should be-of workablesize and construction and the child needs to be taughthow to use them properly. Better housekeeping materials 17 in small sizes, wash boards, dustpans, small benches, etc.,can fretiuently be found in the housefurnishintr depart-ment rather than tlie toy department. As to ironingpla\ one ot the smallest electric irons is probably thebest investment for real experience in ironing. They donot get veiT hot and even a child of four can learn toiron flat pieces like handkerchiefs with safety and pleasure. TOY Toy animals stimulate the building of ANIMALS. barns and barnvards to put them in and also offers sj)lendid ()))portunities for dram

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