Quotes:
“When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”
-Walt Disney
“Before you met me I was a fairy princess
I caught frogs and called them prince
And made myself a queen
Before you knew me I traveled 'round the world
I slept in castles and fell in love
Because I was taught to dream”
-Lori McKenna
Play items:
When I was younger everything was based on my imagination. My mom did home daycare and their was always a lot of kids around. Watching tv was not an option, my mom always encouraged us to go outside and play or make up games to play.
I feel like a lot of things have changed since I was a child. I am 24 years old and I can see a difference. In my preschool class some parents base their parenting on electronics, I have children who get rewarded with i-pods and i-pads. I do not think using your imagination is support as much as it was when I was little, kids have so many toys and so many options, they do not need to use their imaginations to stay entertained.
When I was little I was content with my princess dress, my bag to put things I collected from outside in and my treehouse. I hope for the future that children are able to be children, that they are able to explore, create and imagine.
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog! Imagination was a huge contributor to my upcoming as a child. I can even recall myself having an imaginary friend named Nicole. And you're absolute right. Technology has taken a toll on children's lives today. I do not see as many children outside playing. Most are in the house playing the XBox 360 or watching television. Do you think we have a chance to point out how important play is with future generations??
Stacy
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI agree technology has consumed a lot of children lives. Some parents use it as a babysitter for various reasons. Single mothers I feel tend to dot this more than dual family homes because it can be challenging to cook dinner, do homework and watch children all at the same time.