- Did you use to get many presents at Christmas when you were a child?
- On what other occasions would you receive toys?
- What are the three best toys you can remember getting?
- Did you use to play games? How often? Which ones?
- Do you think games and toys are very different nowadays from what they were some decades ago?
- Do you think children play less than they used to?
- What kind of games can you think of where nothing is needed apart from your imagination and your own self?
- Have you ever collected toys?
- What are the most popular toys and games these days?
10. Can you mention a toy from the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s?
11. What is the oldest toy you have ever seen?
12. What would you tell a toymaker if you could talk to him?
13. Do you examine toys thoroughly before you give them to a child? Do you pay attention to age recommendations?
14. Do you think it is good for children to play with their parents? Why / Why not?
15. Do you think toys and games can be springboards to creativity and inventiveness?
VOCABULARY
Prison dodgeball: balón prisionero.
Capture the flag: el pañuelo.
Spinning top: peonza.
Hoop: aro.
Red light, green light: un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés.
Hide-and-seek: escondite.
To play tag: pilla-pilla.
Blind man’s buff: la gallinita ciega.
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