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Children Can Learn With Classic Toys

Have we lost our children in a hypnotic video game trance? Have they become ?drones? to the ?video age??

Sometimes it may seem that way as many children spend hour upon hour in front of a video screen, pressing buttons or jockeying around a joystick. But it is up to the parents of children to say enough, let?s find some educational alternatives. However, it wasn?t that long ago when we were kids?.we had real toys?.classic toys.

Let?s step into a time tunnel of sorts and recall some of the fascinating toys that we had the pleasure of playing with:

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K’NEX Collector’s Edition Lincoln Logs Wooden Case

51HS1Y3AC3L. SL160  KNEX Collectors Edition Lincoln Logs Wooden CaseInvented by John Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Lincoln Logs have been capturing the imaginations of children since 1916. This special Collector s Edition of all wooden pieces (just like the original) is the perfect gift for any generation that knows the toy or to introduce a new generation to it. The simplicity of the logs makes them easy to manage, build with, and pull apart again for the next project. Each stained log has a flat top and notched edges, so they interlock like real frontier lumber. Top them off with roof supports, green roof slats, and a red chimney, and you ve just built your very own log cabin!

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