http://www.themommyinsider.com/2009/11/what-do-your-kids-really-play-with/ Helping moms learn about new, fun, and useful products for their family since 2005! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:58:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.themommyinsider.com/2009/11/what-do-your-kids-really-play-with/comment-page-1/#comment-4440 Lynette Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:50:02 +0000 http://www.themommyinsider.com/?p=3083#comment-4440 My 9 year old son loves his Lego, but he also likes to have a friend around to play Legos with him. Sometimes with kids that age it doesn't matter how many amazing toys they have at their fingertips - nothing appeals at the moment. I've found that the playthings that get the most attention are things that my son creates himself: a skate park for his Tech Decks made our of cut-up and taped-together shoe boxes, a bow and arrow he made from a branch he clipped in the woods, and even a ceramic "electric guitar" he made at a paint-your-own pottery place. He's been carrying that around for weeks and puts on pretend concerts with his friend. My 9 year old son loves his Lego, but he also likes to have a friend around to play Legos with him. Sometimes with kids that age it doesn’t matter how many amazing toys they have at their fingertips – nothing appeals at the moment. I’ve found that the playthings that get the most attention are things that my son creates himself: a skate park for his Tech Decks made our of cut-up and taped-together shoe boxes, a bow and arrow he made from a branch he clipped in the woods, and even a ceramic “electric guitar” he made at a paint-your-own pottery place. He’s been carrying that around for weeks and puts on pretend concerts with his friend.

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