玩具作为教育儿童的工具,日益受到各国教育界人士的重视。儿童从出生到六周岁有一万五千小时以上的时间是在玩耍中度过的,这就要求玩具能够丰富儿童的科学知识,发展他们的智力,锻炼他们的意志,促进他们的身心健康发育。许多国家都有玩具科研机构,我国近几年来也新成立了许多玩具的科研、制作机构,促进了玩具的生产,缓解了教育儿童中缺少玩具的困难。 As a tool to educate children, toys are increasingly valued by educators in all countries. Children from birth to the age of sixteen thousand have more than 15,000 hours spent playing, which requires toys to enrich children’s scientific knowledge, develop their intelligence, exercise their will and promote their physical and mental development . Many countries have toy research institutes. In recent years, China has also set up a number of new scientific research and production institutions for toys, promoted the production of toys and eased the lack of toys in children’s education.