Mitchell has been asking me and begging me and pleading with me for a DS.  My answer has been no from almost day one.  (Not that I think there is anything inherently wrong with them.  I just think kids need to do a lot more running around and hand held electronic games typically don’t encourage that.)  I also told him that a boy who throws things when he gets angry or doesn’t get his way, is no way getting a game boy to toss around.  He decided that if I was not going to buy one for him, he would make his own. 

 

 

So he did. Complete with 4 games, a stylus and slots in which to store them when not in use.  It is made out of paper and he used a pencil to draw the pictures.  Of course he also gave me another reason for not wanting him to have a DS.  Why would I want to willingly quash this creativity?