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No tears if toys are thoughtfully selgcted By Sherry Klopfer You might want to blame Santa when your child cries in frustration as his new battery operated truck runs down after a few hours of play on Christmas day or when he pounces on a big box under the tree only to devote a few moments to its contents. never to return to that gift again. But a little thought devoted now to getting the most suitable toys for your babies to first graders can bring them many happy hours of creative play and provide a rewarding learning experience. Carol Slatt, coâ€"owner of the Play’n ‘Learn toy store in Yorkville. attended the October Parents meeting of the German Mills Co-operative Nursery School and she brought along some toys representing good play value for various stages of the pre-schooler‘s development. I have added a few other good buys as well as new toys on the market that should be appropriate as Christmas presents for young children and are readily available in leading toy stores and depart- ment store toy sections. ' Playtentials Series 1 at $16 and Series 11 at $14, developed by Dr. Burton L. White, Director of the Harvard Pre-school Project. provide a planned developmental challenge to baby‘s sensory system from three weeks to eight months of age. The toy consists of a sfand attached to the crib to which various objects geared to sight, touch or sound can be added. The crib set also seem to enjoy cutting their teeth on the colorful Space Ring Teether and the com- forting Teething Man, both by Creative Playthings at $4. Toy prices do vary on some items, therefore the prices quoted here must be considered ap- proximate. Interaction Once the toddler begins to venture around the house, he or she will be fascinated by the interaction with objects provided by the big red Super Magnet at $4.50 and the Big Eye and Little Eye set of convex and concave magnifying glasses at $15, both by Creative Playthings. The child‘s créalive development is greatly stimulated by the use of art supplies, puppets and construction toys. Mrs. Slatt stressed that pre-schoolers must have big, fat paintbrushes priced from 50 cents up and the chunky crayons such as Polyart at $3.50 or the florescent crayons at $1. She said. “Puppets that have a simple open and close mouth movement are a lovely thing to start young children on, then later, they can advance to puppets with hand movements and then marionetles on strings perhaps on a stage.” Who knows, puppet'pléy ma}? lead to an interest in the theatre. Mrs. Slatt mentioned the Judy Folk Puppets for hands at $8.50 each or the Sesame Street finger puppets at $1.50 each but said there is a wide variety to choose from. Imaginative play Young fingers can begin hand co-ordination with the Playschool Colored Blocks at $10 and move onto ~one of the Duplolego kits from $1.30 to $10. Once at noon 8|. noon â€"- The Offices will remain open until 5:00 PM. up to and including‘ Thursday December 18th, 1975. Please take notice that the Municipal Offices will be closed as follows: TOWN OF VAUGHAN Wednesday. December 24th. Thursday, December 25th Friday. December 26th Wednesday. December 3151, Thursday. January lst. Friday. January 2nd, §AKS MARKET BRADFORD POINSETTIAS ( - FROM 1 I 1975 , 1975 , 1975 1975 1976 1976 XMAS TREES AND OUR REGULAR LINE OF FRUITS and VEGETABLES OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS PLANT NEEDS COME TO TOWN OF VAUGHAN Notice Regarding DistributionZOf Council And Committee Agendas these are mastered. the old standbys of toy con- struction, Tinker Toys from $4 to $10 and Canadian Logs from $6 to $8. are both very popular again because they provide hours of imaginative play. Golden Books are always popular with the young ones and there are two new titles out. In the Touch and Feel Series, “Santa‘s Beard is Soft and Warm;” at $3.50 and in the Fragrance Series, “Winnie the Pooh” at $4. If the toddler wants a doll, Playschool’s Dapper Dan or Dressy Bessy at $10 is an excellent double duty investment as these dolls help teach children how to dress themselves as well as being cuddly, good size dolls for play. Thesé toy suggestions should give you some ideas for Stocking fillers and Santa's trip down the chimney this Christmas. “Parents seem to-be Eager to teach their children the alphabet and how to tell the time at an early age,“ says Mrs. Slatt. » Playschool has the largest collection of wood puzzles 0n the market and among them is a clock puzzle at $4.60 that should interest young clock watchers. Playschool also makes sets of magnetic letters and numbers at $3 each that children can use on stoves and refrigerators. The letters come in both upper and lower case â€"â€" which is often neglected in toys and books dealing with the alphabet. Fisher Price has come out with a couple of new toys for younger children. The Safari is a truck, tent and cage setup 'with several animals that sells for $22 and Sesame Street is a replica of the TV series set complete with characters, furniture and chalk board that all folds up for storage and carrying; the cost is $23. Effective January lst, 1976 any person, association or group wishing to obtain copies of agendas of Council and-or Committee Meetings may do so by com- pleting an application for same at the Town Municipal Offices, Clerk’s Dept., 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive, Maple. The charge for this service is as follows, payable in advance: +Council Agendas and Minutes $30.00 per annum + Council Agendas only $15.00 per annum + Council Minutes only $15.00 per annum + Council Committee Agendas $15.00 per annum + + Planning Committee Agendas $7.50 per annum + Includes Committee recommendations and Committee items but not Resolutions and By-laws. ++ Staff reports not included CHRISTMAS PLANTS SUCH AS: He's not to blame. Books popular AND OTHER O AZALEAS O POT MUMS O ETC. F. G. Jackman, Clerk. This is a traditional event to mark the beginning of the Yuletide Season. Support your local Lions Club. To help them is to help the Community. Correspondent Anne Fowler 832-1204 On Sunday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m., St. Stephen‘s Anglican Church will be hosting its third annual Christmas Concert. If you haven’t called “HELP” lately, please remember that they are the information centre for the Town of Vaughan. OnVSunday Dec. 14. at 8 pm. the “Teston Players" are presenting “A Christmas Carol" in the‘Church hall. This year's program will present works by great baroque masters for harpsichord. organ, violin, recorder and voice. Guest soloists from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music will join with St. Stephen's organist Valerie Weeks. Also featured will be the madrigal singers of Oakwood Collegiate. Comve out 5nd take part in this fesiive evening of Christmas music. The adaptation of the well-known Dickens play has been done by Dave Cambden. All are welcome to attend. Cards a}; Vsfill aviailable for the Lions Club annual Turkey Shoot on Saturday. Dec. 6 at 12:30 pm. at Shur Gain Farms. Just a personal suggestion that you support participants in the Maple Minor Hockey Association. If you have a'ny° questions, give them a call Monday through Friday. from 9 to 5 pm. at 851-2333. There are House League games Saturday mor- nings and GMHA games Wednesday and Friday nights. Perform Dickens’ classic Christmas Concert at St. Stephen’s SALE TOBOGGAN In 5-6 Colors. 4'5-6-7-8 ft. Lengths Also Custom Made in any size $5.00 ft Aiumiy‘nam Metal, ted enamel 2 seater ARBOHITE HANDY cumsmns spasm 95.933? Large Variety of Patterns 2x4‘ ONLY KITCHEN TOPS POST FORMED "All Sizes" CEDAR FENCING MATERIAL PANELS PITTSBURGH WALLHIDE GIGANTIC STOCK REDUCING CEILING TILES Dthez Pa Mule was OF PREâ€"FINISHED PANELS (WHILE THEY LAST) Support Minor Hockey / CADILAB m KEELE $1., MAPLE CEDAR FRONT DOORS Shrub. \ 30' a: m m VARIETIES HELP has answers 10" CHAIN SAW Lions Yule event DO-IT- YOURSELFâ€"ELECTRIC $7495 ma . Ie me lum Latex paint SK". 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