are children give too many toys?
Retailers are starting to gear up to sell the larest generation of Christmas toys,but some campaigners are advocating a change in attitude. Do some Western children have too many toys, asks Furniss.
I stood in the playroom holding an empty suitcase.We were emigrating and could only pack a few toys to keep us going until the rest arrived by ship months later.
In in go pom-poms, pipe cleaners and paper punches. Next, a kingdom of animal figurines marchers two-by-two into the case.
I subject the rest to an eligility test before I transport them half way round the world from Switzerland to Singapore – has either child shown the slightest interest in the toy in the past month?
An ancient game of Pass the Pigs passes muster . A bucket of unisex Duplo and then, after a tantrum, a second bucket of pink Duplo.At the last minute, I spot a “snakes and ladders” game that my son enjoys(provided he gets to take all the turns).