Abstract
Games, toys and toy museums are indispensable elements of modern education. In developed countries and recently in Turkey, it is seen that games, toys and toy museums are effectively used in education and training in all kinds of educational system. It is even known that there is a serious contribution of games and toys in the teaching of religion and morality. Experts describe the game as follows: it is a part of real life and the most effective learning process for the child, the basis of cognitive, physical, emotional, linguistic and social development that is performed willingly and lovingly by children and performed with or without a specific purpose. If it should be noted that this description mentions an action which contributes to the development of the child and performs willingly and lovingly.
A toy is the most important friend and confidant of a child in life. Children learn to control themselves through play and obeying the rules. They play games and conduct various experiments in the game in order to learn and understand what they cannot do in real life. All children have a playmate in their dreams from an early age. These friends usually consist of one or several toys. The games and toys are not only an endeavor and educational activity for young children but also an important activity that contributes to the development of mental health. It is known that the play and toy play activities are likely to be found in children (autism, learning difficulties, etc.) provides an important opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment. These toys can be used for digital addiction, which keeps it up to date and seeks ways to protect children from harm.
In addition to the relationship of games and toys with different branches of science, it also has a close relationship with culture. In Turkey and the World, the important cities are now competing not only with their cultural and historical heritage, tourism movements, but also with educational places focused on games and toys for children. The games and toys are an indicator of the educational systems of countries, but also the common language of all children. The games and toys are very important materials that contain the codes of a country's future vision. It clearly seems that one of the main reasons for the development is the production of toys if we look at the situation of countries 50 or 70 years ago. The toys that Japan produced at that time were
robots and their derivatives. Today, Japan is unbeatable in robot technology. During the same periods, toys produced by the United States weighed spacecraft and rockets. Today, the United States is also at the forefront of space technology. It is an indicator of creativity about the future that is the production of toys. For this reason, it is an area that should be emphasized by adults.
One of the most important goals of education is to educate generations who have gained understanding, questioning, innovative ideas and the ability to compete with production. The basic condition of acquiring these features is to bring our children together with the games and toys. The countries solved the educational problem in the world have been able to integrate formal education with games, toys and toy museums. The well-known cities that are the focus of attention today are not only those with historical and tourist riches; but they are also cities with rich infrastructure for children.
Toy museums are a complementary element of formal educational institutions, where toys stand out its educational aspect rather than its visuals. In addition to their contribution to children's education, these places will contribute to the emergence of national culture with the domestic toy industry. These institutions can be an incentive for traditional manufacturers of wooden toy, who still maintain their existence as difficult. Within the activities such as toy design, repair and manufacturing workshops, the toy museum will be the center of interest. The toys and museums also mean introducing our culture to the whole world.
In our study, the importance of games, toys and toys museum on the education of children was revealed. The result of the study which is used the model of literature review, showed that it is a necessary the establishing healthy playgrounds and toy museums for increase quality and success in education.