The gevelopment: of the toy imdustryâ€" has bhean tremendous in the past few years. Many millions d\“ï¬on areâ€" spent each year in the manufacture of toys in (Canada, And today psychologists and educationalâ€" ists as wel as designers and color engineers have joined the ranks of toyâ€"makers. Their combined efforts result in toys molded right into the plastic, snd it is teugh emnough to foil the do *ruetive inst mcts of any niegce nephew, cue from the success of flexâ€" ible polythene heusewares and are using the sagme unbreakâ€" able plastic to make everything from dolls‘ bathtubs to diesel} engines. This material is soft to the child‘s touch, colors are Harried aunts and uncles whe make a foray into a toy shop once a year are stunned by the changes in playthings singe they themseives were childrem, This year, for instance, they were gratified to find to the point where they‘re virtâ€" ually in dest ruoctible. Toy manufaectuorers have taken a TH&t PACBR POURTEEN Realistiec toys like this miniature telephone are delighting children today, Improved toy designs have been made pessible by improved materials, in this case the same polythene plastic as is used in flexible ice cube trays. Molded plastic provides the imitative detail so dear to a little girlt‘s heart â€" and it‘s unbreakable! â€" AUTHORIZED PONTIAC â€" BUICK â€" VICTORIA SOUTH AT CHAALES FORBES MOTORS LIMITED child‘s back, leg and arm musâ€" cles are beginning to develop so toys should! be chosen to assist this growth, Pegboards, small wagons and kiddie cars are all popular for this stage. The arts: come into the pic« For instance, at about three months of age the child‘s eyes are beginning to focus and so a brightly colored rattle is the beset ‘type of toy. Whereas at six months he is finding his fingers and>mouth and would appreciate gaily colored plastic rings or even clothes pins. play â€" that is the most imâ€" portant thing. To all those aunts and uncles who are completely dazed when faced with the myriads of playthings, here i# a word of advice from the ex» perts: know the child‘s level of not only for amusement but also to assist in the physical, emotional, and artistic growth of children: For play is a child‘s business, according to peycholbogists, and the right toys can help this businese to mature into a successful enâ€" THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT TS TN VERY POOR CONDTTION HE WATERLOO the In wage Also he presented Mayor Ledwith with Waterloo cenâ€" tenmial literatere and an inmâ€" vitation to attend local festiviâ€" ties. city. The coath procceded to the Kitchemerâ€"Waterico boundary line about: 3\ pm.;: where it was welksomed to Waterlibo by Mayor Whitney in a conestoge: wagon. | Mayos Whitmey presented the Milton cMief magistrate ton girls dressed in clothes of Ross Pearen, chairmanâ€"manâ€" ager of the Milton centennial committee and a bevy of Milâ€" ‘The first stop for the stage coach from Milton was the Kitâ€" chener City HaH at 2 p.m. to carry an invitation and proâ€" clamation to Mayor Dreger Mayor _ Milton J. Michael Ledwith â€" delivered the inâ€" vitation â€" dressed in. clothes symbolie of the town‘s 10@ took place this afternoon at the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo bounâ€" dary lime on King street. The meeting was arranged as a goodwill gesture between the two centres, both holding their centennial celebrations Milton Stage Coach Brings Invitation A meeting of a stage coach from Milton and a conestoga wagon from Waterloo, cartyâ€" ing the mayors of both centres, When he begins school and throughout the period from six to eight years, he has The fiveâ€"year old is a real little person and he wants realistie toys. This is the time forâ€" work tools, bicyele, plas ticine or cutâ€"out materials. ‘_At three the child is be#&inâ€" ning to imitate adults and so miniature cars, . dolls, : teleâ€" phones, dishes and all houseâ€" hold goods are poepular. Most of these things now come in polythene and long outwear their counterparts of metal and glass. These toys also keep little hands away from the "real thing," which every mother appreciates! | ture between two and three years of age, Now is the time for picture books, story books and coloring books to help him or her to distinguish shapes and colors â€"â€" perhaps even unbreakable â€"records with tunes of nursery rhymes an engrawved key to the in Canad®. waee $20 a A i 71 Queen St. S. Kitchener Phone SH 5â€"7903° boundless energy for learning | toys such as new skills Roller and ice| chemistry se skates, skipping ropes, skis, coming more simple table games and inâ€"| ular. door sports such as ping pong Everything all help to develop these, even toys! 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