Object: A child's hammer and a regular hammer.

Good morning, boys and girls! How many of you, especially the boys, received some tools for Christmas? Did anyone here receive a hammer like this one? (Hold up child's hammer.) This is a really neat toy, because you can help your father when he works in his shop. When he nails, you can nail, and I am sure that he enjoys how you work with him. Of course, when you grow up, you will want to have a big hammer like your father uses. His hammer looks something like this one. (Hold up big hammer.) It also is good for many things, but it is especially good for driving nails into wood.

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