tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post6952856327060288272..comments2024-02-24T03:39:57.663-08:00Comments on Petal & Thorn: "FUN-stration"Kristin @ Petal and Thornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07853597551114837986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-55506862561440385612012-02-07T15:48:41.213-08:002012-02-07T15:48:41.213-08:00My kids all loved mylar balloons to excess at that...My kids all loved mylar balloons to excess at that age. It's such a sensory thing: shiny, slippery, MOVING! It's a combination of things that they don't get to experience in another way.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877022558057731323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732652063754391440.post-46071296831537088872012-02-02T20:46:44.223-08:002012-02-02T20:46:44.223-08:00What a classic photo! The BEST. Love the invention...What a classic photo! The BEST. Love the invention of "funstration". Good one, Joe.<br /><br />I've seen my own children and others experience this and I think it reflects something Magda Gerber taught me... Very young children, especially when they haven't spent a lot of time with electronic toys and TV, are naturally active learners. They work to figure out the toys and objects in their environment, and they are encouraged to continue to do so when we expose them to simple toys that they are capable of understanding. So, it makes sense to me that a helium balloon would be both exciting and frustrating. Siena can't figure out why it flies, why it pops, etc. Anyway, that's my theory... Thanks for getting me thinking about this!janetlansburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587477986802823109noreply@blogger.com