tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950610514704668490.post5221605538355967143..comments2023-08-17T00:39:54.547+10:00Comments on A little bit of Kaos: Teach our kids to be makers and not just consumersMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06767582964487650597noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950610514704668490.post-75113572397668486462009-08-02T02:14:39.525+10:002009-08-02T02:14:39.525+10:00P.S. I also just got a chance to peruse your blog ...P.S. I also just got a chance to peruse your blog and I LOVE it. So glad you found us so that we could find you too.Bernadettehttp://www.futurecraftcollective.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950610514704668490.post-8848556873282570812009-08-02T01:59:55.915+10:002009-08-02T01:59:55.915+10:00Love your enthusiastic post! And thanks for the li...Love your enthusiastic post! And thanks for the link. Check out our info on our back to school clothes swap coming up. No shopping, just swapping!<br /><br />http://www.futurecraftcollective.comBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084828649773917404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950610514704668490.post-54859964400647456702009-07-28T23:10:48.408+10:002009-07-28T23:10:48.408+10:00I fear how insidious branding has become, and with...I fear how insidious branding has become, and with the explosion in communication technology I have HUGE fears about what it'll be like for my wee one when she's a tween and teen. At 3 she can recognise more brands and logos than words. Although when an ad comes on tv she says things like "They're trying to sell us [insert product]".... I hope her awareness continues.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330947653655808973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950610514704668490.post-27362434961376550272009-07-25T08:17:14.033+10:002009-07-25T08:17:14.033+10:00One of those tv show clips looked like the old ser...One of those tv show clips looked like the old series of Clueless (ie almost 10 years old?). I know the movie was written in a tongue-in-cheek, "isn't wealth ridiculous" way but I'm not sure about the tv show. And kids under the age of 14 or 15 are yet to develop irony detectors, so if they see comedic characters speaking ironically about how important looks and popularity are, they're not going to realise it's a joke.<br /><br />I think one of the important ways to broaden a kid's perspective beyond the blatant consumerism of ads and merchandise-driven cartoons is to explore older texts with them. Read them Laura Ingalls Wilder's books and play at a life where you have to make everything from your house to your cheese (without the pi butchering part). Read or watch Lord of the Rings and pretend to be on a quest where you can only carry what you need to survive. Pretending to create, or creating together, is one way to foster the value of life-long craftiness and creation.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257294267302489273noreply@blogger.com