One of the gifts Sarah got for Christmas was an Erector set. It works out particularly well for us. I help her construct something, and when it's done, she has a durable toy to play with. When she's bored with it - and this takes a few days at most - then we just take it apart and make another one. It's brilliant.
So far we've made a helicopter, a truck, and today, a construction crane. These were all built from plans supplied with the set. However, Sarah's getting ready to move beyond supplied plans - her next scheme is to build a pair of glasses.
In related construction news, another favourite activity of Sarah's is playing the LittleBigPlanet video game. It's a platforming game, but rendered in a super-cute collection of realistic fabrics like wood, metal, cotton, and glass, plus a variety of backgrounds and decorations. The other part of the game is the ability to make your own levels and objects. This is what Sarah is drawn to. So far she's made about a dozen levels, some with lots of obstacles and some that have fun slides, as well as a few custom objects such as a rocket-powered sled.
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