The importance of childhood play cannot be understated, and quality eco-toys help promote sophisticated play in children. As Howard Chudacoff, a cultural historian at Brown University explains, today’s children’s toys focus on things rather than activity:
It’s interesting to me that when we talk about play today, the first thing that comes to mind are toys. Whereas when I would think of play in the 19th century, I would think of activity rather than an object.