[Magdalen] Toys for the young engineer

[Jay Weigel]

Behavior issues? How much of that do you reckon is boredom and impatience
with the usual approaches to and supposed interests of kids his age? An
extraordinarily bright child, particularly a boy, might well be bored to
tears with that sort of stuff and much more lkely than most girls to show
impatience.

On Monday, October 27, 2014, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you!  I was really blown away watching him.
> Susan
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Susan,
> > These look too simple for Dylan as you describe him. There are
> electronics kits for kids that allow them to build different things that
> work, much like chemistry sets.
> > If you have time, I'd suggest a trip to C'ville to the toy stores
> Alakazam! or Shenanigans. They have wonderful, off-the-beaten-track
> selections and would be able to make suggestions. And I'd be happy to go
> with you; I love good toy stores.
> >
> >> On Oct 27, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>
> >> I spent Sunday with my friend Shelia and her grandchildren.  Dylan has
> >> just turned 6.  Recent evaluations have shown him with some behavior
> >> issues but with visual/spatial/analytical skills far beyond his years.
> >> He is passionate about airplanes and helicopters, showed my an
> >> extensive portfolio of photos, art projects, diagrams of such that he
> >> explained very clearly.  He has progressed from Duplos to Legos and
> >> spent the afternoon assembling quite complex flying machines with tiny
> >> little components.  I asked how he knew how to do them and he whipped
> >> out the story-board type instructions and explained that you do the
> >> number 1 picture, then the number 2 step and so on.  I was
> >> flabbergasted since most adults I know can't or won't read and follow
> >> instructions.  I tell you that the next time I have to set up
> >> electronic equipment from the wretched pictorial instructions I'm
> >> going to get him to do it.
> >>
> >> I'm looking for toys that would appeal to this budding geek for
> >> Christmas.  Would you who are or who have raised this kind of kid make
> >> some suggestions?  I did find this promising site:
> >>
> >>
> https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toys/toy_categories/kites_planes_rockets/index.cfm
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Susan
> >>
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