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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Ass soon as I hear the words - "open ended play" I know it is a high maintenance parent.[/b] Now we are classifying play! Kids if you leave them will be creative with plastic, wood, rope, whatever. My kids have little plastic cars that they use in a hundred different ways. They have lots of toys that were made with some intended purchase in mind that have been turned into all different variations. The good thing about plastic toys is often they can be taken apart and different parts used in different ways.

We have only one no plastic no battery family on our street and I just don't invite their kids over - too complicated and I don't need someone implying I am poisoning my kids or limiting their creativity. Those were the reasons she gave me for their choices (toxins, chemicals and creativity). So their choice for sure but it means their child gets left out while all the other little boys crash trucks around in the backyard. [/quote]

Yeah, there's no way it could be a parent who is educated in early childhood development, they must just be high-maintenance. All the things you listed are good for open-ended play, by the way. Well done. [/quote]

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