For babes now, Toyland has a digital bent
Children's passion for playing with traditional, non-electronic toys seems to be diminishing at earlier and earlier ages
New York
THE children come day after day, lining up in the cold and snow on Main Street in Midland, Michigan, to wait their turn to enter Santa's house and whisper their Christmas longings to the jolly man in the red suit.
"Cellphone." "IPad." "Notebook." And when they say such things, Tom Valent, now in his 38th year as Santa Claus, unleashes his best "Ho-ho-ho" and replies: "Well, I'm good at toys. Electronics - that's a bit of a challenge."
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