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Ah, That Simpler Time When Children Made Their Own Toys …

IDEAS Posted: December 26, 2018 10:02 am

Rebecca Onion: “In mid-December, as I struggled to keep my own toy purchases under control, the idea of 19th-century children constructing their own playthings — probably by the fire, while calmly listening to their mother playing the piano — is eminently appealing. But as with many things in the history of childhood, children’s toy-making was less idyllic than it seems.” — Slate

IDEAS Published: 12.24.18

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