I was replying to Uncle Lee, one of my regular blog reader's comment on my iPad app review post about Ben's toys which he had quite a lot, but mostly those are hand-me-downs from our brother and sister in laws and presents from relatives and friends during his birthdays. We do buy him some toys but only on memorable occasions.
And it prompted me to post up pictures (quite recent) taken of Ben recently, playing with one of his newest 'toy'... the SHOE BOX! I think kids imagination is a powerful thing, even with a simple shoe box, Ben could be playing with it for sometime!
Despite the toys around him, he spent quite a long time checking out the shoe box...
Ben checking out the holes on the sides of the shoe box...
Now checking out how big is the shoe box (he later used it to store his toy cars)
Back to checking out the sides...
And closing the shoe box now...
I'm amazed at how a simple shoe box can keep him occupied and entertained for some time. He used the shoe box to store (park) his toy cars and later on pretended it was a garage where he opens and closes the 'door' cover and park his toy cars in it.
Goes to show the great wonders of a child's curiosity and imagination! With that in mind, I leave you with these few inspiring quotes to ponder on:
* I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
* When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. ~ Walt Disney
* Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance. ~ William Wirt
