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16 economist sunsuntribune diversions saturday nov 29 2003 age appropriate toys for children vital from page is zielinski adds having a relative play with the child will maintain interest in the toy for a longer period of time when in doubt reach for an old favourite board games they teach children about counting social skills and taking turns she says toy manufacturers are increasingly coming out with new twists on traditional games such as cfeess and checkers vertical check ers games and chess games with all different kinds of pieces are now on the market but she warns children will want to play board games with adults if you are going to get a board game you have to be willing to play with your kids arts and crafts are always a good choice because they develop fine motor skills and keep children engaged by forcing them to use their imaginations she says store toys in a cupboard because if the toys are visible even if the child is hot playing with it it will not be novel anymore ms zielinski says puzzles can be a great gift just as long as they are appropriate for the childs age otherwise the child will get easily frustrated choosing an age appropriate toy is vital agrees leigh cpoirier exec utive director of the canadian toy testing council that tests between 400 and 600 new toys each year the council has age recommen dations for each toy that sometimes differ from the manufacturers to see the councils ratings go to the councils web site at wwwtoy-test- ingorg one of the councils recom mended toys for 2004 is a train that makes the chug sound and has a remote control this toy is called the geotrax rail road system tracktown railway also on the councils top 10 list is the clikits from lego canada inc with this line of toys children can decorate frames purses bags and flowers the line includes a party set chil dren can use to make their own invitations and loot bags it is important not to buy just one type of toy for your child ms poirier says we always encourage balance where you give them options with different types of play if you have a child that loves dolls a newmarketbased compa ny released a line of dolls called maplelea girls about six weeks ago that is meant to be both fun and educational each doll is from a different part of canada and has her own inter ests and personality the dolls made by avonlea traditions inc each come with a journal revealing patrofflnson tdsiee trustee in bankruptcy gottfor afree personal discussion hdp rath creditor problems proposal to creditors personal business bankruptcy aurora headoffice 15105 yongefc 201 atclmch 905 7272577 richmond ifih 9555 yongest 401 aimtads 905 5089493 toronto 150yorksl 800 at adelaide 4l64l066fe loll eree 1s777272577 email patpaffiobinsoncom web wstopalrobinsoncom pafco insurance company letters patent notice is hereby given that allstate insurance company of canada intends to apply to the minister of finance for the issue of letters patent incorporating an insurance company under 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secrets and an explanation of her part of canada canadian parents online select ed this line of toys for its top 15 list but mr morgan has his own solution for children who tire quickly oftheir new christmas loot rather than spend money on toys his family is heading to curacao in the southern caribbean for a week at the end of december for more information on toys go to enstein toys at mmeinsteintoyscom or check out the canadian toy testing council at wwwtoytestingorg for more information on canadian parents online go to wwwcanadian- parentscom for more on avonlea traditions inc or maplelea girls call 9058531777 we prevent complications after stroke because you support the heart and stroke foundation m heart and stroke foundation of ontario this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune markville toyota 9 i i kwrn 7 hours sales mod thur frlsat service 5362 highway 7 just east of mccowan markham 90s 2948100