[LAB] The subject of this article is modern guides for good manners for children, considered in the context of the idea of “great fun” of prof. Jerzy Cieślikowski. This is an attempt to answer a question, wheter these publications, aimed mainly at the implementation of the child-care section, also feature a plaything element? By oscillating between postpedagogy and new didacticism, they satisfy the aesthetic needs of small audiences?