Psychiatrist will tell us that type of toy for a child chooses to play with has more to do with socialization that an innate feelings. The idea is if you always traditionally girl toys they will play with them and vice versa. But when it comes to fairy figurines you can be sure it will first captured the attention of the girls.
Whether this is condition based on social images the children see or not, early in life the differences generally show. Certainly the marketing of a series of pixies which light up and have sound generating wands is directed squarely at girls. Space raider toys have a more boy-specific undertone.
Figurines in general seem to be something girls are more attracted to, perhaps because in the hands of boys even dragon figurines do not last long. Whether it is the delicate shape or the wings, there is something innately feminine about them. Perhaps that is why dragon figurines are the ones that capture the attention of boys.
As the children grow from toddlers to teenagers, there is a dramatic change in their tastes. Spun glass figurines, regardless of the quality and shape, are unlikely to adorn the desk of most guys, while the gals might have many. The young men are likely to purchase them, however, as gifts to a special someone.
The market has increased greatly with the release of major entertainment films, programming and even books depicting these fantasy creatures. Just as movies now seem to be created with the toy marketing built into them, any time there is a movie or TV show that has fairies in them, the figurines become more popular.
The ability to create exquisitely delicate features in an ever growing range of materials makes the idea of collecting them popular. The influx of animation cartoons originally from Japan has also increased attention. Re-released classics like Peter Pan from Disney has brought them back to life.
But the notion of them as real people was presented with the release of the Lord of the Rings series, in which the pixie folk played an important role. In addition, one of the lead characters was such a person and was also wildly popular with the ladies as an actor. With all the new found hype, it is no wonder fairy figurines have gained a solid base once more.
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