Educational Toys from Trash

Created: May 3, 2021

Toys bring Joy to kids. Some are purely for fun, others are educational. But do they always need to be expensive?

Not at all.

Let's have a look at the brilliant works of Arvind Gupta, who developed useful low-cost science teaching aids from everyday ordinary things or modern junk. His toys are amazing and appeal immensely to children.

A graduate from IIT Kanpur, he took a break from his job at TELCO to work at the grassroots village science teaching programme for children in the tribal district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Padesh. He makes low cost toys using locally available materials or trash to explain the concept of science to children.

Arvind Gupta has written numerous instructional books and conducted various workshops in schools. His book "Matchstick Models and other Science Experiments" has been reprinted in 12 languages. He has won many national & international awards including the highly esteemed Padma Shree. 

Watch his popular TED Talk: Turning Trash into toys for learning

Arvind Gupta's popularity with children is a proof that our Schools should be more about doing & experimenting rather than cramming. What do yo think? Share your views in the comments section.

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