: Mine, of course. She does not understand why I have to build a boat. She
: always say,"Why don't you just buy one?"
: I used to make wooden toys for the kids, but never see my boys play with
: them. The toys will be quietly put away and slowly disappear. The kids
: preferred the plastic junks they sold in Toy-R-Us (unpon the urging by
: mama.) I give up and not make toys for them any more. Now I am make the
: yaks for myself. As usual, she complains.

Let the kids play next to you with your hand tools.

I always had more fun with a hammer and shovel and a handful of nails building something than I ever had with storebought toys anyway.

The boys could learn to carve Greenland paddles.

Shawn