Smart Play Smart Toy Index       stuffed animals, 74       surprise boxes, 75 toddler toys (two to three years old), 75-76       active/creative/educational categories, 75       additional recommendations, 198       blackboard and chalk, 76-77       bubble pies, 77       favorite toys, 78       household objects, 78       Jacks-in-the-Box, 78       musical instruments and boxes, 79       peg-boards, 79-80       play figures, 80       puppets, 80-81       telephones, 81       tops, 81       transportation toys, 82       wagons, 82       wooden beads, 83 tool kit for preschoolers, 115 tools       for primary schoolers, 147-48 41 Smart Play Smart Toy Index tops       for toddlers (two to three years old), 81 toy soldiers See dolls.       for primary schoolers, 138-40 toy storage, Dr. Toy’s Tips, 24 toys       basic function of, 12       buying selectively, 111       how they work, 6-7       making your own, 33       skill-building, providing appropriate, 8 toys (childhood), 9-13       Childhood-Toy Memory Exercise, 10       questions to ask yourself, 12 toys (Dr. Toy’s tips on selecting), 19-20       affordability, 19       appropriateness, 17, 19       childhood, nurturing, 19       cleaning and reusing, 19       creativity, help expand, 17-19       durability, 16, 19       entertainment value, 19 42