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i68 The Century of the Child
by worthless children’s books, and costly
toys. They should never have any but the
simplest books; the so-called classical ones.
They should be amply provided with means of
preparing their own playthings. The worst
feature of our system are the playthings
which imitate the luxury of grown people.
By such objects the covetous impulse of the
child for acquisition is increased, his own ca-
pacity for discovery and imagination limited,
or rather, it would be limited if children with
the sound instinct of preservation, did not
happily smash the perfect playthings, which
give them no creative opportunity, and them-
selves make new playthings from fir cones,
acorns, thorns, and fragments of pottery, and
all other sorts of rubbish which can be trans-
formed into objects of great price by the power
of the imagination.
To play with children in the right way is
also a great art. It should never be done if
children do not themselves know what they are
going to do ; it should always be a special treat
for them as well as their elders. But the
adults must always on such occasions, leave
behind every kind of educational idea and go
completely into the child’s world of thought
and imagination. No attempt should be
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