carin baeten

Toys investigation

Toys I love and toys I hate

For the Hybrid Toys Workshop I had a close look at the toys of my daughter.

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ijsbeer.jpg - Without IJsbeer my daughter will not go to sleep, there is great panic when we can not find him. It's dirty and old but what I love is his face, he is soft and the relationship he has with my daughter. It was a cheap doll and I never expected that he was going to stay with us. Without 'IJsbeer' my daughter will not go to sleep, there is great panic when we can not find him. It's dirty and old but what I love is his face, he is soft and the relationship he has with my daughter. It was a cheap…

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kapla.jpg - I like Kapla a lot. A child can play alone or with more children. You built something and add other toys such as lego or playmobile. Create your own world. And the joy when a construction is finished or the disappointment when it collapsed. A lot of fun with only wooden sticks. I like these simple toys.

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hond.jpg - I hate this dog. You press the red button and it barks. Always loud, always the same barking and it takes about 1 minute before it stops.

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tapijt.jpg - This carpet is not meant to be a toy, but childeren always jump from one dot to the other and think of own rules how to cross the carpet. With the carpet they make in a very simple way there own toy.