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A puppet show rather than a toy

A puppet show rather than a toy

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Of course most 3-to-6-year-old kids want toys - they want STUFF. Be cool. Visit your niece with a small stone and, for example, tell her the tale of the "magic stone". Take one of her cuddly toys and put on a puppet show. She will be amazingly surprised and happy.


  • 62%

    of dolls lie around unused at home

  • Euro 270 million

    are spent on dolls per year

  • 36%

    give toys as a gift

Sources

  • Peter Unfried, author of the book "Öko" and main reporter of "the taz", the Berlin daily newspaper.

    My son said: "I want a Macbook, a smartphone, and a meal at McDonald's." I said: "Listen, this time I'm going to give you time rather than stuff." Furious, he screamed: "Then I'm going to find myself a new dad." But it worked out in the end.

    Peter Unfried, author of the book "Öko" and main reporter of "the taz", the Berlin daily newspaper. Öko
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