Toys, Toys, Toys for Girls and for Boys
Toys are an everyday part of a child’s life. They help children with their fine motor skills, the alphabet and learn basic childhood development skills. Later in their lives toys become more of a social icon.
Beginning at an early age, boys’ and girls’ toys are very similar. This is due to the fact that before the age of four, their needs are also vastly similar. The early child’s toys are driven to be more learning and discovery based. These toys teach a child to develop better hand-eye coordination, memory, and creativity skills. As children grow older, the toys grow with them in a sense. The toys move from teaching simple knowledge to helping develop critical thinking skills and playing vital roles in the way that children perceive the world around them. Children will start to play with toys that give an idea of what the children want to become when they are older. This is apparent in Barbie and G.I.Joe, they seem to be totally different but in all reality, they are the same. They are both just miniatures of people used to inspire the child’s minds. Toys become popular, even fashion statements; children will look down on those who don’t have the latest toys. Toys will even follow children into their adult lives, not as the Barbies or G.I.Joes but as computers, cars, and even such things as houses. These toys don’t follow the same pattern but they have the same effect on people’s lives as a whole.
As boys and girls reach about four years old, it is clear to see the turn in the style of girls’ and boys’ toys. Boys’ toys move toward a more action-orientated environment. They begin to play with action figures, like G.I.Joe, cars, Hot Wheels, and building blocks, Legos. Girls on the other hand are not pushed as hard towards the ever-growing work field. This is not to say that there isn’t any push; Barbie dolls give little girls an idea that they can be anything that they set their mind to. They are given little toy stoves with the ability to cook small cookies and cakes; baby dolls so close to the real thing it could very well be possible to mistake the fake for the real. Girls are also given make-up as a way to make them feel grown-up. Society almost forces the concept of “beauty is everything” upon them. The differences even go as far as how video games are advertised. The video game companies try to put fighting, action, and strategy games in the commercials of the shows boys watch. While girls stereotypically get stuck with the easy and very, linear games that the company thinks will appeal to them.
Society has definitely stereotyped the way we believe our children should grow Clearly, the toy of girls and boys are as similar and complex, as boys and girls are themselves.
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