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Article: Adapting Toys For All Kids.
- Article from:
- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- March 1, 2000
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by The Let's Play! Project
Toy features to look for as well as materials that can be used to make toys easier to play with
During the first years of life, the roles of children are characterized by play. They actively explore and interact with people and objects in their world. Mouthing, banging, touching, grasping, holding, rolling over, and clapping are just a few of the activities which furnish the child with information about the world. During the early years language emerges and play moves through stages, from exploration to using objects to pretend and mimic activities in the world.
Toys are the tools used by children during these ...