tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post3867928483972861718..comments2024-03-02T15:15:47.208+05:30Comments on The not-so artful dodger: Toy StoryArtnavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-65819746361741564532007-02-09T12:53:00.000+05:302007-02-09T12:53:00.000+05:30I love these too. I tried gifting some channapatna...I love these too. I tried gifting some channapatna dolls for some children but the parents told me that the paint is toxic for the kids - so I stopped giving them as gifts.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-37685634934542954722007-02-07T17:39:00.000+05:302007-02-07T17:39:00.000+05:30oh, and try the papier mache from Bengal.. they do...oh, and try the papier mache from Bengal.. they dont even hurt when hurled :-)How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-45115481406446643372007-02-07T17:38:00.001+05:302007-02-07T17:38:00.001+05:30This is maybe the best thing i have seen in aloooo...This is maybe the best thing i have seen in aloooong time.. indian toys to play with.. wow!!How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-41585454182300929382007-02-07T17:38:00.000+05:302007-02-07T17:38:00.000+05:30This is maybe the best thing i have seen in aloooo...This is maybe the best thing i have seen in aloooong time.. indian toys to play with.. wow!!How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-71593549304501246242007-02-03T21:52:00.000+05:302007-02-03T21:52:00.000+05:30patti- never had such a timepass business trip as...patti- never had such a timepass business trip as that one!!Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-59200234119970312082007-02-03T02:15:00.000+05:302007-02-03T02:15:00.000+05:30good job art. nothing beats ethnic toys.....good job art. nothing beats ethnic toys.....Something to Sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568614313809544638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-41492226374133194642007-02-03T01:47:00.000+05:302007-02-03T01:47:00.000+05:30hi...those Srilankan elephants look familiar :)hi...those Srilankan elephants look familiar :)Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953271233510671382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-26852415926632075102007-02-02T11:12:00.000+05:302007-02-02T11:12:00.000+05:30Hey nice toys and nice post because most of us do ...Hey nice toys and nice post because most of us do forget these simple nice indian toys and go for expensive/noise making toys from the west ! I need to add to Gabdus toys.. I have teh tops and a pull along from Rajasthan but o/wise not too many others .. Wud luv to have the jigsaw oneGabdu's Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256828838313966440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-91472166844599377662007-02-02T09:44:00.000+05:302007-02-02T09:44:00.000+05:30Sanjay- thanks
DD- hope you do not mind the nick...Sanjay- thanks<br /><br />DD- hope you do not mind the nick. That is really so kind of you and I visited your blog. Mighty interesting stuff u have there. Will get the drum roll , sounds less irritating than squeaky shoes and the plastic drummer elephant from China<br /><br />Praba- thanks for the info- will go to maya organics when i am in Blore- my purchases are the same places in Chennai plus Dakshin Chitra and VTI ( ref my older post on it)<br /><br />Orchid- I was the same. I still do not give ANush all the tops, she just bangs them up and they lose the tip. No big software. Vanilla powerpoint converted and saved as jpeg files. <br /><br />@- Thanks. Japan also has some incredibly beautiful dolls in wood I hear<br /><br />KK- i had a kitchen set in " stainless" steel as they say- but it is too dangerous to give Anush<br /><br />lalitha- like I said you need not be a kid to play with toys or enjoy them<br /><br />fuzzy- join the club-looking for a dancing doll- next time i guess I got to MysoreArtnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-64634498381306046222007-02-02T05:32:00.000+05:302007-02-02T05:32:00.000+05:30I love the wooden toys,I used to have my own woode...I love the wooden toys,I used to have my own wooden toy collection from Channapatna especially the dancing dolls,rattles and even animals and carts.My granny introduced these to me and she herself had a huge collection of them and come Navrathri our home used to be eye sore of everyone in the neighborhood with grams decided to show case her entire collection:)Anushka has a good collection too I can see.They are really cute.But as you say you got to watch around with kids and such toys until a certain age atleast.I plan to get some too for my little girl once she gets a little more older.This post brought back so many memories:)Fuzzylogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393173920058729914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-33271455771829106502007-02-02T03:05:00.000+05:302007-02-02T03:05:00.000+05:30I remember having all those wooden toys growing up...I remember having all those wooden toys growing up.especially liked the chennapatna toys from mysore,don't know if they make them any more.they were so colorful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-8169203823659806802007-02-02T00:54:00.000+05:302007-02-02T00:54:00.000+05:30Wow! thats a kewl list of ethnic toys... It remind...Wow! thats a kewl list of ethnic toys... It reminds me of my sister having some wooden kitchen toys when she was small :)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338797328246629533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-78610259497997977312007-02-01T22:31:00.000+05:302007-02-01T22:31:00.000+05:30oh, this has to be my favorite post from you yet!!...oh, this has to be my favorite post from you yet!! :) Thanks a mil for the links and the resourceful comments. we have a couple of wooden rattles that K plays with even now. I need to get my hands on the russian dolls style wooden ones!Anushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887052887207435095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-24399377687214485692007-02-01T21:47:00.000+05:302007-02-01T21:47:00.000+05:30art,
I love ethnic indian toys too..I bought some...art,<br /> I love ethnic indian toys too..I bought some in India...but the horrible mom that I am..I would rather use them as home decor rather than let A play with it :) I love the wooden toys form Chennapatna<br />and pray tell me what software you are using to do your photo montage...well you did get me started on posting A's pic, so...<br /><br />Will check out the site.By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-53097965073063469362007-02-01T20:24:00.000+05:302007-02-01T20:24:00.000+05:30nice topic you've chosen to write about. I am a bi...nice topic you've chosen to write about. I am a big fan of lacquered wooden toys for my little ones. Two places I shop from in chennai for ethnic toys - Manasthala in cenotaph road, and cottage industry in temple towers.. Will certainly send pictures of the toys...In fact, there is one Maya Organics in Bangalore that is a nonprofit that promotes these toys, and helps the laborers earn a fair wage...these toys serve a good cause - environment, culture and people! Will post links on my blog soon about fair trade toys!<br /><br />thanks for starting the discussion...Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-84707496644630873762007-02-01T18:52:00.000+05:302007-02-01T18:52:00.000+05:30I suppose you are looking for toys for toddlers (2...I suppose you are looking for toys for toddlers (2-3 year olds), right?<br /><br />There's a little drum with two sticks tied that you can pull along (has two wheels, like a bullock-cart). And when you pull it, the sticks beat the drum and make a noise that the kids especially enjoy (and parents absolutely hate after a week of that :-).<br /><br />There's a sort of a rattle that has a wooden drum on a stick to which a string is tied with a heavy object.<br /><br />You know, now that you mention it, I'll make sure to get a few pics for you. Surajkund mela is coming up here in Delhi, and Delhi Haat also has a bunch of stalls with traditional wooden toys ...<br /><br />:-)Devendra Deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830773745854668592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-66745444735731871582007-02-01T18:44:00.000+05:302007-02-01T18:44:00.000+05:30I like the way you are doing this.. cool!I like the way you are doing this.. cool!karmichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973922761187532706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-15240056984493268522007-02-01T17:40:00.000+05:302007-02-01T17:40:00.000+05:30noodle- all the best and really hope u have a cool...noodle- all the best and really hope u have a cool delivery<br /><br />itchy- have not yet got that <br /><br />HHgmom- welcome back. Oh yes! Anush is happy with these toys. Which is why i hope other folks will also share in that. And you will be surprised at how SHE is making an adult of me :-)Artnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-4572176258022863372007-02-01T16:59:00.000+05:302007-02-01T16:59:00.000+05:30Anush seems very happy with her collection of toys...Anush seems very happy with her collection of toys.Let her play with them as long as she can.Don't make her a mini adult!!Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-40636989109361885562007-02-01T14:25:00.001+05:302007-02-01T14:25:00.001+05:30i have a lot of wooden toys from my childhood - am...i have a lot of wooden toys from my childhood - among these are a building block set and a cute rattle! i'm hoping to make these my baby's first toys too :) the funskool-mrf stuff just isn't the same or maybe i'm a little old-fashioned :-P !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-54261420107116897502007-02-01T14:25:00.000+05:302007-02-01T14:25:00.000+05:30i have a lot of wooden toys from my childhood - am...i have a lot of wooden toys from my childhood - among these are a building block set and a cute rattle! i'm hoping to make these my baby's first toys too :) the funskool-mrf stuff just isn't the same or maybe i'm a little old-fashioned :-P !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33583900.post-50707142452735355322007-02-01T12:59:00.000+05:302007-02-01T12:59:00.000+05:30i like anything wooden. gives me a sense of authen...i like anything wooden. gives me a sense of authenticty and ethnicity. i like the jigsaw/ blocks that fit into the slots.. as of now my kids like to remove them from teh slots and throw them away .. and they clap for me when i put it back.Itchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.com