Do You Know Kids Characters from Toys They Like to Play

As is known to all, playing is the children nature and from the playing process, children begin to feel the outside world, understand the world and increase intelligence. Under such circumstance, kids toys play important role of developing children ability. Children at different psychological development states always choose the different toys. For example, babies' eyes are always attracted by the bright and colorful things around them and at the same time, they are more likely to choose the ones which can make melodious music. When children are one year old, they not only see the toys bought by their parents for them, but also want to touch the toys by their hands, they want to feel the toys' texture and temperature. When children are two or three years old, they begin to have interest in toys which can be moved and always want to touch them.

After three years old, they like to play with toys by hands with their own ways, what's more, sometimes they even damage toys because of strong curiosity.

In addition, do you know that children's psychology condition can be reflected from the favorite toys they choose, and what's more, it has a certain relationship with the children's personality development. Two examples are showed below.

Children who loves stuffed animals such as lovely stuffed snoopy dogs would be the one with abundant and delicate emotion. Stuffed toys are often all kinds of cute, soft and little animals, which can not only be treated as toys, but also the partners for children. Children can play with stuffed animals, and at the same time, they can use plush toys to vent their emotions so as to meet the emotional needs of children at different times. In addition, because of soft texture, stuffed animals play the role of comforting and stabilizing children's mood who always feel lonely, timid, and the desire to be concerned.

Children who like to play with assembling toys usually have strong curiosity and be easily attracted by things around them. At the same time, their attention on things should be longer and be more patient on things they do. When playing with assembling toys, their brain, hands and eyes should be coordinated at the same time, which can practice their operating ability and coordination skills. As usual, assembling toys are with colorful outward appearance and what's more it is safe to children to play. Therefore it is the essential kids toys for kids to develop their intelligence.

Education: The Culture Of India

“Education not only molds the new generation, but reflects a society’s fundamental assumptions about itself and the individuals which compose it”- Mahatma Gandhi. The Indian education culture exemplifies well this statement of the great Indian thinker and futurist Mahatma Gandhi. The ideal of education has been very grand, noble and high in ancient India. The aim of ancient Indian education is to impart training for the completeness of life and the molding of character of human beings for the battle of life.  In ancient times, the country was known to have been home to the oldest formal universities in the world. The world's first University was established in Takshila. Takshila University was an important Vedic and Buddhist center of learning; but it was not a well organized university like Nalanda. Nalanda University has been called one of the first great institutes in the recorded history.

It was founded in the 5th century AD by the Gupta rulers. Nalanda is one of the ancient centres of higher learning in Bihar and the term Nalanda means, Nalam which means lotus and Da means to give. When both are combined together, Nalanda means the Giver of the Lotus. Since the Lotus is supposed to represent knowledge, Nalanda means the “Giver of Knowledge”.

During the medieval period the Mughals came to India and introduced Madrasah system to the Indian educational system. In addition to that the Persian influence was quite visible in the Indian education system. Another noticeable modification took place during the British period. In this period, stress had been given to impart education to the women section of the country. The British rule during the 19th century did not take adequate measures to help develop science and technology in India, and instead focused more on arts and humanities. One of the prominent characteristics of Indian education system is its simple approach of learning. Open air classes and close relation with nature enriched Indian education and made it livelier. Visva-Bharati University, founded by the great Indian laureate Rabindranath Tagore brought another revolutionary approach to the Indian education system. Offering courses in a diverse number of subjects, this university has become an ideal centre for music, art and cultural studies in the country.

In the post colonial period, the government also has taken grave initiatives from time to time to sustain the high standard of education in the country. Globalization has also made its impact on the present day education system of India. The country is coming up with world class universities, colleges and schools that have set their own standards in the world spectrum. Apart from imparting formal education in the schools, emphasis is also given to the all round development of the children- physical, mental, spiritual and aesthetic. The Indian schools are giving ample prominence on developing a child oriented learning process in close relation with nature. So it can be said that India is imparting education that teach children to share with others, to respect other people and their culture, to preserve and not to give up, to have courage and to stand for the right.
 



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The Historical Character Dolls Of American Girl And Their Stories

Collecting dolls has many purposes and one of them is its educational value to children. Just like with Our Generation Dolls which taught children about the values through reading books that came with the doll, the American Girl dolls came with the product line called “Historical Characters”. The line targets children of ages eight to thirteen years old and educates them about several focal points in American history.

Each historical character has a story to tell as written in their individual books. It opens the children’s mind to delicate topics that range from war to slavery. Yet the story lines are carefully written with great sensitivity to accommodate to the young children’s level of understanding. Some of the characters that were introduced in this product line are Addy Walker, Julie Allbright and Ivy Ling, Josefina Montoya, Kaya, Mollie McIntire and Emily Bennett, Kit Kittredge and Ruthie Smithens, and Rebecca Rubin. Each of the character’s stories engage children in reading books while teaching them important values as they grow up.

Like in the story of Addy, her story is about their escape from slavery to find the rest of her family members. Another character is the Mexican girl named Josefina who grew up in 1824. Her story tells about the relationship of American traders with her family. With the books about the Nez Perce character named Kaya, her adventures tell about her struggle to follow the virtues of her hero Swan Circling after being tagged as a selfish person when she failed to compete in a race with her brothers.

Rebecca Rubin on the other hand was a 9-year old girl who grew up in 1914 in New York City. She was of Russian and Jewish descent who dreamt of becoming a known actress only to be discouraged by her family’s traditional upbringing and conservative ideas. The historical characters have several books already made for each of them. The doll characters’ adventures and interesting relationships with their family will surely make the children who read their books value their own relationships with their parents and the people around them.

Nevertheless, a more budget friendly alternative to the American Dolls is Our Generation Dolls which have the same theme and charm to the younger generation. Anyone who would like to teach a piece of history to their children can use these dolls as an education tool that will also teach them about values and manners. On the other side of the spectrum, doll collectors can

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