Jame May’s Toy Stories Inspires Gift Rethink
James May – Scalextric @ Brooklands
Will our children reflect on the toys and computer games that they have today with the same enthusiasm that James May exhibits for Plasticene, Meccano and Scalextric?
The TV series ‘James May’s Toy Stories’ sees the hirsute super geek of Top Gear fame revisiting his childhood toy favourites with a BBC budget and a bunch of screen writers. In the series Mr May builds a full size house from Lego, a huge bridge from Meccano and a massive 3 mile racing circuit from Scalextric.
Mr May clearly likes toys that involve building something. These toiys come from a time when toys inspired youngsters to develop interests in engineering and construction rather than blowing people away.
His TV programs are aired at a time of year when many of us are considering the Christmas gifts requested by our youngsters. For some years now these have been dominated by the latest games consoles and computer games. Last year it was the Wii fit and Guitar Hero. This year they have asked Santa Claus for DJ Hero.
I’ve been discussing which form of toy is actually the most beneficial for child development? Computer games and games consoles or construction toys like Meccano, Lego and Scalextric.
I belong to the same generation as James May. I grew up with Action Man, Lego, Bicycles and Model Airplanes. Computer games didn’t appear until after I’d left school and I’ve never really understood why they have become so appealing. Personally, I would get a lot more enjoyment and satisfaction from building a model railway circuit than I would from pretending to be a disk jockey or pretending to play guitar. But I suppose that by building a model railway I’d be pretending to be a railway construction engineer and train driver. Choo choo!
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