When Kids Get Creative

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I was browsing other parenting blogs and I just found this post by Daring Young Mom hilarious. She was sharing an experience with her daughter wherein she withheld TV privileges for a while. Instead of throwing a temper tantrum, her daughter put her creative juices to work and went on to make a TV of her own out of crayon and paper! Imagine that!

It made me think of the times when the creativity of children come out because of “adverse” situations. I remember one time when my sister and I were kids and we wanted to have a Power Wheel. Yeah I know this was normally for boys but they looked like a lot of fun. Anyway, our parents would not buy us one no matter how much we asked and begged. Our solution? We got this tiny coffee table in our living room, removed everything on top of it, and turned it upside down. We both got in and took turns driving our “home made Power Wheel!” Lucky for us the coffee table was light enough to push around.

Sometimes, I think that not giving everything our children ask for is a good thing. Just because they want something does not mean that they should have it. They may be disappointed at first but with their resiliency, I am sure that their creativity would surface and they would come up with something that would make them quite content.

How about you, any “creative” stories that you might want to share?

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4 Responses

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    [...] The challenge is in you, the player, being able to manipulate the environment so as to utilize the different perspectives and guide your character through the pathways in the game. The game seems easy and simple enough – until you actually try it. I think the graphics and the simplistic explanation of the perspectives are cunningly deceptive. They give you this false sense of belief that everything is easy. Trust me, it is not – and that is the fun of it! [...]

  2. olatomide Says:

    i love it send me more i’m 13

  3. olatomide Says:

    i love it send me more i am 13

  4. Karin Says:

    I love it! When I read this blog, the first thing that came to mind was the new commercial for cars.com that is going to be aired during the Super Bowl this Sunday. I just saw a sneak peak the other day because I work with them, so I think that’s probably why it’s fresh in my mind. If you want to see what I am talking about, here’s the link – http://www.viddler.com/explore/nkraft/videos/1/
    It’s very cute :)

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