Minecraft-ING
My seven year old is obsessed with Minecraft. I hear a lot of “Mom did you know, in Minecraft……” which is about where I zone out because I really know very little about Minecraft. However, I am interested in expanding upon his interests. I think it is great that he is so passionate about something, even if it is based on a video game. Instead of incessantly playing video games I want him to build on the creative problem solving skills learned in Minecraft, and apply those skills to other things.
Many of the projects that I make are child inspired, such as this tent, campfire, hobby horses, super hero capes and crowns. I let their play fuel my own creative juices and I come up with crafts to satisfy my passion for making, and props for their playtime. I have been involving the kids with crafting projects for a very long time. The first project that I remember working on with my oldest was when he was three and I was sewing, he wanted to sew with me, so I let him put his foot on top of mine and ?drive the sewing machine.? Over time, he has become more and more involved in making things.
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For this Minecraft project he drew the cubes that he wanted made, picked out the felt colours and after I sewed the blocks he stuffed them. We talked about how many pieces of felt we needed to cut and how many sheets of felt would be required. He made a bit of a mess on the floor of my office during his design phase but it is usually a disaster anyway.Â
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