In today’s toy shops, every toy seems to have the words “Educational” written on the box. As a child’s chief mechanism of learning is through play it is possible that almost any toy can claim to teach a child somthing. This article from TD Monthly ( www.toydirectory.com) provides a psychologists view on what makes a truly eduational toy.
http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/oct2003/educational_sh.asp
WHAT MAKES AN EDUCATIONAL TOY