Kid’s Corner: Estonian toys and puzzles for cold or rainy days

VINCENT TEETSOV

For young kids today, video games, tablets, computers, and TVs are more accessible than they have been for any generation before. For all the fun and learning they provide as tools, playing with something physical, moving around, and using your own imagination are all tried and true parts of the kid experience.

However, this kind of play is challenging at times of the year when the sun sets early, or if it’s too cold or rainy. It’s even more disappointing for kids if nice weather has slipped by during a school day. Unless there’s something exciting waiting for them after their homework is over! Remember how many hours you once spent creating characters, their worlds, and putting on theatrical performances? Or fitting together a huge puzzle as the rain pattered on the window?

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