Prefabricated models. Young engineer training

Playing for a child is something magical. Adults do not understand how important it is to play well. On the other hand, it is unlikely that the child himself has an idea of how the type of play will affect his future. What the children do then becomes an important part of the future.
Consider the game on the example of prefabricated models that are popular recently among young techies. This is not surprising, since prefabricated models are directly technical entertainment, which requires not only elementary engineering skills, but also developed imagination, fine motor skills of the hands and a number of other abilities. In other words, playing with prefabricated models implies a sufficiently developed child in many areas at once.
Until now, parents think that if children play with the product of the world of wooden toys, he is likely to become a technical specialist. The logic here is quite simple: he does not paint pictures and does not compose music, but collects and glues ships. So he's on his way to technical. This is a well-known error among the people. The fact is that the assembly of models is also an aesthetic occupation. Before starting to make their own model, children must imagine the perfect product – what they will end up with. It is an act of artistic creation, even if it is produced exclusively in the head. The child is guided not only by technical requirements, but also aesthetically. It is hardly possible to find any children for whom it would be only the formal conformity of the final product with the requirements. Children in the game are extremely responsible and if you are going to assemble a model, it should be truly beautiful.



Parental responsibility
Parents can act in two ways:

• Leave it as it is.
• Teach children about the connection between mathematics and aesthetics.

In the first case, the child is left to himself. He can continue to glue models and try to make the end result really beautiful. However, it will be a groping path.
In the second case, the parents can playfully tell the child that mathematics is closely intertwined with aesthetics, that harmony is something that seems attractive to a person or symmetry is a mandatory rule for ships and other similar techniques are precisely mathematical concepts and that it is extremely undesirable to separate one from another.
If the parents do, then the child will grow up with a systemic picture of the world in his head, which is very important. This will allow him to stand on his feet and have his own judgment on important issues.
Thus, it turns out that it is not enough just to buy prefabricated models in the Kitty store, you also need joint creativity of children and their parents. At the same time, most of the work should be done by children, while parents turn into wise mentors who will always help to create not only technically competent, but also aesthetically attractive work.