Published 2006-05-08
Abstract
The popular toy, in general, is not proper or exclusive to a country or a specific culture; It would be risky to attribute a precise geographical origin to it, since toys have existed in all the cultures of the world and at all times. It would be more convenient to point out the playful function that is inherent in it. Indeed, the essential purpose of the toy is to implement a game, a diversion; And for the child, this articulation between toy and game means the possibility of opening his imagination and fantasy by manipulating objects, colors and shapes that in the toy adopt a great variety of combinations and modalities.