Comments on: Imagination, Play and Toy Buying Tips (Fragmented Fridays)

By: rc helicopter

rc helicopter — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:43:00 +0000

In them I really liked that toy buying tips because toys are part of kids life. Every parent want to but cool toys for their kid. So this is very useful and important information for them.

By: Viridian61

Viridian61 — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:16:00 +0000

I have some photos of my boys playing with the box that i cherish.

By: Crazykindofmom

Crazykindofmom — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:39:00 +0000

It is amazing what children will turn into a toy. My 4 year old will go into his room and say he’s bored, when it is filled with nice toys. Then he’ll find some silly piece of paper, a box or even a piece of string and turn it into his “favorite” toy for days. So funny!

By: brian miller

brian miller — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:35:00 +0000

we def try to find toys that have a purpose with our boys…we limit the video games and try to think creatively…my son does love the action figures though but he also uses them to make home movies as well, which i figure is creative as well…some people go way over the top

By: unknownmami

unknownmami — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:07:00 +0000

In reply to Keetha Broyles. I LOVED "Frontier House", we saw one of the couples at IKEA.

By: Keetha Broyles

Keetha Broyles — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 04:55:00 +0000

Imagination – so important. I watched a few episodes of “Frontier House” where these three families went to Montana to live like pioneers for 5 months. At the end one of the young boys said, “I learned something very important here, I learned imagination.”

Well said!

By: Mrs4444

Mrs4444 — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 04:21:00 +0000

I agree with Chris, too. The best toys to me, these days (with older kids) are the ones that bring the family together and make us laugh.

This reminds me of a favorite “hat” of Kyle’s when he was about two; it was an empty Cool-Whip bowl, which he wore for basically an entire summer (though only at home, haha).

By: unknownmami

unknownmami — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 03:32:00 +0000

In reply to ellie. I need to look up a bubbles recipe. We're out of bubbles and I enjoy playing with the bubbles almost as much as the girls do.

By: unknownmami

unknownmami — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:40:00 +0000

In reply to Vidya Sury. No, I love the old photos; they're fun.

By: lisleman

lisleman — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:30:00 +0000

Better playing with the simple kitchen stuff than the home entertainment system or a unsupervised computer. I’ll never forget a nephew who thought coins needed to go into the diskette drive (remember those?) on my computer. Our grand kids create lots of crafts so a blank paper and colored markers make a great toy. I do wonder if I enjoy the toys more than I should. Nah – who wants to grow up?

By: ellie

ellie — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 02:15:00 +0000

For the annual fourth grade picnic, I found a bubbles “recipe” on line, and I had two of my students mix up three batches in a big paint bucket. Many of our fourth graders played with the bubbles, some for two hours. Those batches got used up.

How wonderfully old school, and what great memories those kids will have of our last day.

Someday, when I’m a gramma, I hope to create the gift of memories more than give the gift of stuff.

By: Vidya Sury

Vidya Sury — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:42:00 +0000

Very well said. I still have some of those relics – symbols of love, I like to think 😀 Even with Vidur, we’ve donated a lot of his toys, but some boxes remain. And unless they simply fray and fall apart, they’re not going anyplace. I love that children of both genders love kitchen stuff. With his massive stash of toys, Vidur used to love hanging around the kitchen, banging the utensils around (we use a lot of steel). When he was around three, I sneakily made it a game for him to put away all the washed stuff on the shelf. And felt very proud. Only to find them all on the floor 😀 later. Nothing more delightful than to watch a child weave a world around her toys.

So happy to see you sharing yours! Would I be crazy to share some old playtime photos on my blog?

By: Heather ~ Acting Balanced Mom

Heather ~ Acting Balanced Mom — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:23:00 +0000

I had to spend 20 minutes searching the kids toys to find my kitchen tongs the other day… Erik likes to use them to pick up toys…

By: Tami Miller

Tami Miller — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:51:00 +0000

a toy not complete without the child…. what a wonderfully true statement.

By: Classic NYer

Classic NYer — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:14:00 +0000

”
Perhaps that’s why a blank sheet of paper or an empty blog post editor are two of my favorite toys, they don’t come to life unless I play with them.”

Yes!!!!!!!!!!

By: Queen Bee

Queen Bee — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:59:00 +0000

It always amazes me what children find to play with. I love watching their imaginations work! My son can play with blocks for hours and he builds the greatest inventions!

By: Profwaynewsmith

Profwaynewsmith — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:49:00 +0000

It is amazing how we buy all these expensive toys and the kids want to play with the box it came in. My kids like yours like to play with kitchen utensils too.

By: CiCi Winningham

CiCi Winningham — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:06:00 +0000

Your daughters are magnificent. To be raising children who get enjoyment out of playing with “out of the box” toys must be true joy for you. I hope I know you when your daughters are grown. Hopefully they will cherish the gift of imagination forever.