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In the collected material, each individual favourite toy was also registered according to:
DEGREE OF REALISM defined as:
Concrete - the toy is very realistic, a copy of the original object
Abstract - the toy looks rather like the original object
Diffuse - the toy is hardly realistic, bears little or no resemblance to an original
Original - the original object, the real instrument or object
DEGREE OF COMPLEXITY defined as:
Not/very low complexity - easy to use
Complex - need for guidance
Highly complex - need for guidance, instruction and some practise in order to use the object
DEGREE OF DEVELOPMENT defined as:
Traditional - traditional, unchanging toys
Mechanical - mechanical toys
Electronic - electronic toys
METHOD OF PRODUCTION defined as:
Industrial - industrial production
Handmade by craftsmen - or toy makers
Handmade by family member - family or relation
Made by the child - made, produced by the child himself
MATERIALS defined as:
Natural materials - wood, bone wool, cotton, textiles or pure metal
Plastic -
Plastic plus other materials -
Based on the literary and serious creative interests concerning an individual toy, the reader will also be informed whether the toy has a “nickname” and whether stories, narratives, songs or poems have been written about it. Here is a brief characteristic of the classification.