It’s a running joke in my family that I make girls. Meaning I have two daughters, and chances are if we try again, I’m betting it will be another girl. I don’t mind, really. I LOVE having girls. The tutus, the frills, adorable dresses and everything pink and purple has me reliving my own childhood through them. I wasn’t a girlie girl- I was a tom boy. I loved playing with my brother’s trucks and swinging barbies from the ceiling fans. I played in the dirt and you wouldn’t see me in a dress unless my mom made me wear one. So, raising girls has not only been a learning experience for me, but it’s also given me the chance to experience the other, more girlie side of childhood.
Now, don’t think our toys are gender specific. We encourage all sorts of play, including building toys and problem solving games. When we found out about , the idea was intriguing, but it wasn’t until we go our package that we fully understood the concept.
You see, GoldieBlox is a problem solver. She helps you construct things with the given materials as you read a story. In our first story, a parade float needed to be built. As you turn the pages, the story escalates and the reader needs to be the problem solver. It was interesting to see our story come to life as my daughter manipulated the materials that were given to her to make a moving parade float.
In the next short story she built a dunk tank for the festival. She was excited to see her creation come to life, as pieces actually move and the story literally comes out of the book.
I absolutely LOVE the entire concept of GoldieBlox and look forward to more products coming out. It teaches girls that they too can be engineers and construct things. It’s a perfect mix of pretend play and engineering that it personally feel builds confidence in little girls.
Ooh I like that – girls love to build too. This seems like a great Christmas gift for little girls.