My wife and I fully agree! Imagination is key. We try to foster creative and logical thinking in our boys. I have our oldest playing Minecraft and he's fully into it. He's figuring out how to craft and build whatever he wants. It's cool to see the progression from just digging holes to actual gameplay. We will be getting the legos back out too. They were a bit too young when we started, but now, with the oldest in the lead, I think all 3 will figure out they can build anything.matthew1 wrote: Let me know how it works for you. My boy is good at building Legos and is starting to understand the interoperability of the pieces lets him make anything he wants, although what he plays with mostly is kits as they were designed, only with his own mods to them. Usually more "lasers".
So taking the interoperability concept to intangibles (programs) is something I'd like him to have the opportunity to do.
(I don't make him do any activity. I let him follow his whimsy. I've helped trigger his imagination with Tintin books, the Star Wars canon/films, and earlier, simple things like wooden train track toys... Thomas the Train sets. IMHO imagination is paramount. Everything else follows.)
We feel like if our boys can think logically and creatively, they will be successful and whatever they choose to do.