Play is not a break from learning; it is endless learning, delightful and profound, engaging and practical; it is the gateway to the child's heart.
Vince Gowmon.
Usually when I arrive at the homes of some of my friendswho have small children, there is almost never missing, in one of the corners of the room, a large drawer which contains all the unimaginable toys you have ever seen in your life.
Regardless of sex, the box is inexorable.
Cars, barbies, airplanes, kitchenettes, pots, marbles, teddy bears, crying babies, truc, shaved dolls without legs, scattered Legos, soldiers, dinosaurs, animals, and a number of objects that will continue to arrive in the bag as long as the child finds it convenient. interesting as play material. It doesn't matter if it's mommy's old lipstick, a diaper that serves as a long dress, a plastic spoon from the kitchen, an old matchbox shaped pistol, a hair brush that looks like a microphone, rubber sponges for the face, silicone bras 🤷🏼♀️, and anything unimaginable. Never doubt the powerful and fantastic mind of a little one.
I understand that in many countries there are children who do not know what it is to enjoy a toy, which is really sad. But at least children of my generation during the 70's and 80's "were given a nice toy" once a year during the holidays.
My little eyes lit up every year waiting to see what I got - generally it was a basic toy, not basic and directed - but if you didn't get to buy it on the first day or the second, it was very likely that there would be no left many attractive options.
This is how they gradually arrived and among those that I remember the most: a doll with red hair, another with copper-colored hair, a black baby (beautiful), stuffed animals, among them a huge Tweety, the little bird that Sylvester the cat always tried to swallow itself, a little red sewing machine, and a zoo with its high fences for all the animals, it brought a colorful rubberized mat where you could see the detailed sketch of the layout of the premises for each animal, along with a waterfall beautiful that reigned in its center, and that gave it a very realistic visuality in the eyes of any child.
But...most children prefer a tablet or a cell phone to play games.
I don't remember all the toys that were accumulated, but the dolls were the stars because I spent time bathing them, sleeping them, and from time to time giving them a haircut in a very fashionable style, which my mom didn't like.😌
But the day I got my hands on the first Yaquisset (also known in Latin America as Jackes, Yax, or Matatenas), my tastes and priorities changed when it came to enjoying a toy designed for children.
When children get to know an interactive toy, they understand that a doll is still cute but no longer entertaining, and that is what happens with roller skates, bicycles, skateboards, and anything else that is adventurous and liberating.
A rubber ball with 12 plastic or lead yaquis was more entertaining, interactive, and competitive than a thousand plastic dolls, all sexy and dolled up. I don't remember exactly the age at which my first pair arrived, but I would not ever forget my mother sitting on the red mosaic floor, in the dining room of the old house,teaching me to throw the ball in the air, pick up the yaquis from the ground, and catch it again after it stung for a single time on the ground along with the yaquis with only one hand...The amounts to be collected increased, and if you did not achieve this sequence of actions you lost the game.
The rules could be complicated or not depending on the tastes and abilities of the players.
The fact is that I could play it alone, and/or with several others, but for a girl who had almost no one to play with in her childhood, it was a quite exciting and entertaining game.
The edges of my fingernails were worn down as I continuously dragged the Yaquis across the floor.
When I was in elementary school, the teachers confiscated several games from me because we played in secret, while they left us alone in the classrooms.The boys joined in, and it was hilarious to see them clumsily trying to pick up the ball in time, and throwing it as high as they could... most were a disaster, but others tried hard and did quite well.
Children's games should not be sexualized, the idea we have to categorize a child's game - for male or female - is simply learned with the family, or by imposition of society itself.
The truth is that it was a quite popular toy in my time, the rooms of the house were occupied for hours despite some reluctance from parents and grandparents, who had no other option than to throw us out of the place, or send us to the bedroom.
I suppose that being a simple but exciting game made It came easy to me fall in love with it, and without a doubt, it promoted the development of motor skills, reflective visual acuity, activated the ability to improve attention, concentration, observation, forced you to create your first strategies and plans, make decisions, and you can come to understand that life is about a little of all this, practice, effort and competitiveness.
So, my all-time favorite toys were the Yaquis.
This is my entry for the weekend topics that our host Galenkp always prepares for us every Friday.
What was your favorite toy when you were a child? Explain which one and why. Use your own photos.
Nothing fires a child's mind like play.
Dr. Stuart Brown.
Always very grateful for your reading.
The text is entirely my own
All photos are my property
Using the Lightroom application, free version
Translation done with Deep Translate, free version.
Children are very creative. I didn't get to play with toys growing up because I was a bit scared of them, lol. But it's nice to read about how much you cherished your dolls back then
I understand, and thank you.
It's a shame that you were afraid of objects that you could have fun and entertainment with, but you know something?
It's never too late if you want to treat yourself to toys and enjoy them now!
You'll find it's a great thing.
Thanks for reading me.
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That's all very nice, but if a boy was caught playing Yaquis in my day, that could become the biggest disgrace to the stronger sex. 😃😃😃
Reading your post, and analyzing the Yaquis game, I find that I never stopped to think about all those skills that childish entertainment develops. That validates the thesis that the best form of learning is play.
So many colors in your photos! The one of the Yaquis was excellent, because of the light and the reflections.
We were so happy when life was just study and play 😉🌷.
See?
Our royal and null third worldist macho mentality.
I used to love it when the boys would join us, it felt like they were watching us with healthy envy for taking the ball and doing the same thing we were doing.
I lit the photos a little bit 😅, a neighbor's yaquis are borrowed 🤣, and a few small lights in a half dark room have a nice effect....
I look like I have zarampion full of red pints, and now itchy, does this not end?
I laughed like crazy at a comment you made about eggs with coffee grounds....🤣🤣
I also had a black baby doll!!! Yes!
But I never had any Yaquis, nor did I know what they were... what I did have was this... the predecessor of the Lego, I think.
First they were made of rubber and then of coloured plastic... .... I really liked that one! Building!
I don't remember that there were any of those to build here, in fact the first legos I saw were sent by relatives living in the USA to their children in Cuba...but I would have loved to have them...they are very didactic games, and they develop a child's imagination a lot.
The baby negrita was super cute, I think I also gave it as a gift...people here like them a lot because of a superstition problem (or not), they are usually offered to the Orisha gods.
As a child I imagined being in a toy store empty of adults and playing and playing... hahahahaha.
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I gave everything away when I left Argentina and I know that someone else enjoys my toys because I took good care of them. Hugs!
Ayyy how I loved playing Yaquis!!! I tried to teach my daughter, but nothing...this generation is anti-yaquis 😆😂🤣. When I was little we were playing for hours, we organized competitions between groups at school.
Of the basic, non-basic and directed toys I remember clearly. I was not of many dolls, but when they sold the "Deuda Eterna" games (Monopoly version) I spent 4 days and nights rectifying a list to be able to buy it, I was 10 years old. The store was near my house and we would go a group of boys for the rectification of the list as if it was a party....what times those 🤣. Thanks for evoking those days...especially in these days. Aunque pensándolo bien no sé cuales son peores jajajajaja. A hug, have a nice week 🤗
You are absolutely right, I had to work so hard to find a set of illustrative Yaquis for this publication that you can't even imagine.
I asked all the moms of girls in my building for a pair, and only one 18 year old girl on my staircase had this one.
Gone is the tradition.😔
I laughed imagining you at that age rectifying the queue to be able to buy the "Eternal Debt" set, I never had one, I don't think I even saw it, but my parents made one for the house, with everything included, even the money...how cute!
It was exciting to play all of us on the table during the evenings, including some neighbors who watched over us so they could participate...what a times you made me remember...🤩
Times of us have always been tough, but the kids will always have fond memories of them.
Have a nice week too.
In spite of everything we were happy. I grew up in the countryside and was a happy child. Everybody knew everybody and the adults took care of us in the street and we could do the "cola" ourselves, it was fun. The "Deuda eterna" game were eternal 😂, but it was super fun. The Cuban always with the creative resistance 😆...you didn't have one bought for the "cupón", but your mom made it for you....that's what's important!!! Por suerte la muchacha de 18 años tenía unos yaquis...la madre debe ser de nuestra generación 🤭 A hug
Yes, her mother is the same age as me, and she keeps them in an airtight container...otherwise they would have disappeared...🤷🏼♀️
At least we have some very nice anecdotes to tell..... Right? 😊
Have a great week.
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