Helen Goodman, director of the association, which oversees 2,000 toy libraries across the UK, said children in multi-cultural communities were of particular interest in order to examine if children joined up culturally to make new, hybrid games. But she warned against over-sentimentalising play.
"There is a tendency to think anything new is problematic. I can remember my grandmother's disappointment that I did not play skipping games but instead stuck out my fist and shouted: 'I am a Dalek'," she said.
Observations will be collected from toy libraries on 15 June and 5 September.
- For further information contact H.Goodman@playmatters.co.uk or 020 7255 4601.
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