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]]> By: Kathy http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3607 Kathy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:13:29 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3607 Thanks for posting this. I have heard people say to let my kids help, but for some reason it never clicked! The last week or so since this article has been eye-opening. When I ask who wants to help me....anything....they are falling all over themselves to help. It is fun! I still have some perfectionism to overcome, but I would so love to get rid of the play kitchen in our basement (to make room for the puppet theater) but I don't think the rest of the fam is on board. Thanks for posting this. I have heard people say to let my kids help, but for some reason it never clicked! The last week or so since this article has been eye-opening. When I ask who wants to help me….anything….they are falling all over themselves to help. It is fun! I still have some perfectionism to overcome, but I would so love to get rid of the play kitchen in our basement (to make room for the puppet theater) but I don’t think the rest of the fam is on board.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3565 Nicole Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:47:06 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3565 Hmm. You make an excellent point. My 5-year-old daughter desperately wants to cook, fold laundry, and wash dishes. Little does she know that she would acquire useful life skills! Ah, the deviousness of parents. ;) Thanks for a wonderful reminder, Nicole .-= Nicole´s last blog ..<a href="http://restrainedchaos.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/howtomakeyourlifeeasier/" rel="nofollow">How to make your life easier</a> =-. Hmm. You make an excellent point. My 5-year-old daughter desperately wants to cook, fold laundry, and wash dishes. Little does she know that she would acquire useful life skills! Ah, the deviousness of parents. ;)
Thanks for a wonderful reminder,
Nicole
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]]> By: Jennifer http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Jennifer Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:16:40 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3564 We have the wooden play kitchen and the EZ Bake oven... and my boys have been helping me in the kitchen since they were old enough to stand next to me. Sometimes the boys want to pretend play chef and store and restaurant, sometimes they want to work with me in the kitchen, and sometimes the allure of one tiny little cookie cooked in an entirely different way is REALLY fun! I don't think any one is any better or worse than the other. It's the combination of pretend and real, of Mom-time and kid-time, and of delayed gratification (mixing and baking dozens of cookies) and a quick treat (EZ Bake) that makes for a memorable, well-rounded childhood. .-= Jennifer´s last blog ..<a href="http://mcquill-land.blogspot.com/2010/02/our-hearts-belong-to-daddy.html" rel="nofollow">Our Hearts Belong to Daddy</a> =-. We have the wooden play kitchen and the EZ Bake oven… and my boys have been helping me in the kitchen since they were old enough to stand next to me. Sometimes the boys want to pretend play chef and store and restaurant, sometimes they want to work with me in the kitchen, and sometimes the allure of one tiny little cookie cooked in an entirely different way is REALLY fun! I don’t think any one is any better or worse than the other. It’s the combination of pretend and real, of Mom-time and kid-time, and of delayed gratification (mixing and baking dozens of cookies) and a quick treat (EZ Bake) that makes for a memorable, well-rounded childhood.
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]]> By: Dana♥ http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3557 Dana♥ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:43:01 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3557 Brenda, you are so right that pretend play is great for kids and cardboard boxes are indeed the best toys! Some kids don't get to experience the real thing, or not enough it seems. I think we'll make some cookies today and eat them in our cardboard box house ☺ If we lived closer you could come join us. .-= Dana♥´s last blog ..<a href="http://nogginsandnonsense.blogspot.com/2010/02/absorbed-in-projects.html" rel="nofollow">Absorbed in Projects</a> =-. Brenda, you are so right that pretend play is great for kids and cardboard boxes are indeed the best toys!

Some kids don’t get to experience the real thing, or not enough it seems. I think we’ll make some cookies today and eat them in our cardboard box house ☺ If we lived closer you could come join us.
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]]> By: Angie http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3556 Angie Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:26:50 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3556 My daughter keeps asking for an EZ Bake Oven and I just won't do it. LOL How can I spend that much on something that is going to be a pain (since she is so young that I'll have to help every step of the way), take up space, and will lose her interest in a short while. I keep saying, "Do you know how many cakes and cupcakes we can make together for that same money?" .-= Angie´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManyLittleBlessings/~3/V3Q-8ZZ3ehQ/easier-measuring-for-liquid-ingredients.html" rel="nofollow">Easier Measuring for Liquid Ingredients</a> =-. My daughter keeps asking for an EZ Bake Oven and I just won’t do it. LOL How can I spend that much on something that is going to be a pain (since she is so young that I’ll have to help every step of the way), take up space, and will lose her interest in a short while. I keep saying, “Do you know how many cakes and cupcakes we can make together for that same money?”
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]]> By: Jimmie http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Jimmie Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:23:54 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3552 I love the spirit of this post. My mom was of this opinion too. So instead of buying the silly EZBake Oven, she would buy (or make) me an apron and quality kitchen tools. AND she taught me to cook. My issue is that the play things often cost more than their REAL counterparts. How ridiculous is that? Brenda (above) is talking about imaginative play -- using cardboard boxes and plastic containers. That's wonderful! No one would argue with that. (Would they?) I love the spirit of this post.
My mom was of this opinion too. So instead of buying the silly EZBake Oven, she would buy (or make) me an apron and quality kitchen tools. AND she taught me to cook.
My issue is that the play things often cost more than their REAL counterparts. How ridiculous is that?
Brenda (above) is talking about imaginative play — using cardboard boxes and plastic containers. That’s wonderful! No one would argue with that. (Would they?)

]]> By: Ticia http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 Ticia Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:11:13 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3551 great post and well thought out. .-= Ticia´s last blog ..<a href="http://adventuresofmommyness.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-with-superman.html" rel="nofollow">Interview with Superman</a> =-. great post and well thought out.
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]]> By: Brenda http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 Brenda Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:21:08 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3548 I like to have both. I think one serves the imagination and the other practical skills. It's always fun to make real cupcakes, or a real working birdhouse out of wood. But, pretend tea parties and a post office made from a cardboard box w/ hand cut letters are just as fun in my home. This is definitely a good point to remember to do the REAL things too. I like to have both. I think one serves the imagination and the other practical skills. It’s always fun to make real cupcakes, or a real working birdhouse out of wood. But, pretend tea parties and a post office made from a cardboard box w/ hand cut letters are just as fun in my home.
This is definitely a good point to remember to do the REAL things too.

]]> By: Dana♥ http://www.hsclassroom.net/2010/02/imitation-versus-the-real-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-3542 Dana♥ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:33:30 +0000 http://www.hsclassroom.net/?p=1298#comment-3542 Angela, My kids had the play things too. But, I'll never forget the excitement my youngest had when we gave him a board with real nuts and bolts and tools - not the plastic toy kind. Of course, he then took off the handles on our backyard gate when he was two. ☺ .-= Dana♥´s last blog ..<a href="http://nogginsandnonsense.blogspot.com/2010/02/absorbed-in-projects.html" rel="nofollow">Absorbed in Projects</a> =-. Angela, My kids had the play things too. But, I’ll never forget the excitement my youngest had when we gave him a board with real nuts and bolts and tools – not the plastic toy kind. Of course, he then took off the handles on our backyard gate when he was two. ☺
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