Pegs of Oz

Peter has realised that simple dolly pegs can be dressed into any number of different characters, especially if the character is particular and is based on human form. So, he made up Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion Man and the Wicked Witch of the West from craft scraps and hot glue. There has been a resurgence of interest in the 1939 movie: The Wizard of Oz. Marketing companies might not be agreeing with that, but what can stop us if we have dolly pegs! There are still more characters to join the cast, like the good Witch of the North and the Wizard even. Dolly pegs from the Joseph narrative, blogged about earlier, can be commandeered to fill some of the other roles. They are all pretty simple and fun to make.

After observing children playing with the dressed up pegs, Peter has realised that children will play just as well with these "stick people" as with manufactured toys. The more rough and the simple the better. A by-product of this may be the realisation by children that they themselves can dress up their own dolly pegs for very satisfying play.