Isn't this just a sad development for kids?
People are so busy and so afraid of having to clean up extra in their homes, that they won't let their kids experiement with "how to make" and make a mess while learning.
I have two daughters, 9 and 6 years old, our home is a mess of different experimental projects, and once a month we clean it all up and start over new projects. They don't even ask "where do we buy" or "can we buy", they just start "to make" if they want or need something, they create from lego, clay, used boxes, cardboard, stone, everything they might find useful for what they make. Their schoolfriends and their parents think they've gone into a combat zone when they are here because of all the weird and creative projects we have done or are doing. All their kids do is either electronical games or drawing... they hardly understand how to play with toys either.. And this issue makes it extremely difficult for my daughters to have friends, because they are both creators and players, but this type of children don't seem to exist any longer... its so sad..
- karina