its now obvious to me that the value our kids place on things is not directly proportionate to how much they cost, but rather some secret kid code. the secret kid code is inborn and little is actually known about it. what seems to be a rule is that the more expensive, the less they like it and visa versa.
case study #1.
Geo Trax, (expensive) attention span; approximately 30 min.
time to set up; 45 min.
case study #2.
homemade wooden boat. (free) attention span; 2 days and counting.
time to set up; 0 min.
case study #3.
plastic tricycle (not sure on cost but I'm guessing expensive) attention span; 10 min.
time to set up; 0 min.
case study #4
free bike found in garage dropped off by friends at church that I spray painted black and took the wheels off. (free) attention span; 3 weeks and counting.
i could go on and on with examples but so far at least the general rule of thumb for the secret kid code so far seems to be, expensive =less play time/ less expensive=more play time.
Ill keep you posted to further developments.
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