The History of Toys (or Why Do We Love a Little Guy?)

Jen, Ginny, Nat, & Corrie take a tour through the colossal of history toys, asking the age-old question, why do we love a little guy? Outline: 1 since the dawn of time, ppl have wanted other ppl to check out the little guy they made. 2 imitative and instructive 3 the earliest toys 4 enlightenment era toys 5 industrialization of toys 6 once plastic hits the scene, it’s all over 7 toys reflect contemporary technologies and cultural values 8 kids, possession over toys, and holiday gift culture 9 love language tangent 10 toys and child development 11 jacks: sharp but not 12 playdough is timeless 13 everything is a ceremony 14 everybody loves a log 15 cass holman 16 good toys make good people 17 fostering creative thinking vs. pre-destining a child’s future 18 play is life 19 the sucklord 20 designer toys/ art collectible toys/ “urban vinyl” 21 hypebeast collectors 22 kaws 23 the beanie babies craze 24 tamagotchis 25 furbys are creepy travel to mexico w us// support us on patreon// Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The History of Toys (or Why Do We Love a Little Guy?) is an episode from The Art History Babes by Recorded History Podcast Network.

This episode is 133:29 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2022.

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