The post below illustrates a belief I have always held since having children of my own and remembering my own childhood. The most fun play that kids can have is when they are being really creative and inventive such as when they play house or store, play with a large box or a series of large boxes taped together, make a fort with a blanket over the coffee table and couch or just plain make believe (Hey girls; remember "Dead-Man Dingo Pass"?). I also remember in 'To Kill a Mockingbird" when Scout and Jem re-create famous literary scenes from memory and act them out with great enthusiasm.
The opposite example, which we have all seen at one time or another, is of a child opening a gift of a uni-dimensional toy, playing with it for a few minutes and then losing interest in it. The article below is very instructive for all of us that interact with children. We should strive to encourage imaginative play as much as possible which is made all the more difficult by the saturation of one-way, passive entertainment in our culture.
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