Discussion about symbols

Matteo: “I liked being the mushroom in kindergarten”

Little Matteo is one of Vienna's "wardrobe victims": the five-year-old's beloved toadstool was taken from him.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Jutta E.)

A lot has changed in kindergarten: The tried and tested is being replaced by the new, and children often don't enjoy it, as the example of five-year-old Matteo from the 22nd district in Vienna shows. 

Following the banning of Mother's Day, St. Nicholas Day and birthday cakes, the wardrobe symbols in nurseries are now also under attack - as we reported. One person who has experienced this development first-hand is five-year-old Matteo E.