tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092053382843096891.post3027237343371936122..comments2024-03-26T12:54:40.055+01:00Comments on Interaction Imagination: Gender dialogue...Suzanne Axelsson - Interaction Imaginationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513322963337168674noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092053382843096891.post-26336262100310750152013-06-16T20:35:30.602+02:002013-06-16T20:35:30.602+02:00I agree that finding toys can be hard sometimes as...I agree that finding toys can be hard sometimes as so many toys have become colour coded - that what used to be red and blue prams have now become pink <br /><br />http://www.lettoysbetoys.org.uk/why-does-the-toy-industry-think-boys-dont-cook/#more-398<br /><br />I also dislike how angry "boy dolls" look and bought "girl boy dolls" for my son with a more positive face. I also think the lego figures these days have more angry faces tooSuzanne Axelsson - Interaction Imaginationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513322963337168674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092053382843096891.post-50003577401352607892013-06-14T20:39:12.727+02:002013-06-14T20:39:12.727+02:00This is exactly what I discovered when adding toys...This is exactly what I discovered when adding toys IN to the huge collection used by my two boys and their visiting friends. I confess that I bought pushchair, travel cot, baby seat and baby doll in a 'Winnie the Pooh' print with a navy background rather than a pink set but by doing that I hoped to make it easier for the boys to access without unhelpful comments from other adults. It worked, that pushchair was an essential part of day trips for many many years although with a bear rather than the baby doll. All the play kitchen equipment seems to be marketed as a female interest and yet it really isn't - every body needs to eat and has an opinion about food! In recent years, and especially in Scandinavia, I have noticed 'gender equal' colour schemes of grey and red dominating these toys rather than constantly having a pinky purple option or a turquoise and yellow or similar which I have actually found that the girls often like because it is a fresher, more contrasting, combination of colours! I supplied barbie type dolls as well as action man type dolls and tried to tone down the extremes of cliche in both cases. Our barbie type dolls happily use the canoe and the archery set and the action men walk the dog as well!<br />I really like the concept of adding toys and experiences into the setting for all to use if they wish ..... and I have a boy at home who LOVES fairies and other small magical peoples like the Swedish tomtar and the Borrowers.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035421557422244710noreply@blogger.com