DIY,
otherwise known as do it yourself, is commonly associated with being a ‘man’s
thing’. If you need a fence building, who is going to do it? Dad! If you need a
room repainted, who is going to do it? Dad! If you need shelves putting up, who
is going to do it? Dad! And so on and so forth...You get the picture! However,
is it really our fathers that are the masters of DIY? Or could someone else
really be the King of doing it yourself.
In my opinion
it could be argued that children are the real talent when it comes to a bit of
DIY. So many toys nowadays are based around this sort of notion and kids are
encouraged to utilise their creative flair. And it is not only the male sex
that is being credited with such sort of skills. Take a girls doll house for
example. Little girls are presented with the welcomed challenge of decorating
their dolls house, picking interior designs, deciding on different furniture
pieces and selecting the right colour scheme. And not to mention, they actually
have to put the whole thing together to.
Nevertheless,
it is not only traditional childrens toys which are embracing the concept of DIY. As I am
sure most of you know, we live in a day and age where almost everything is
electronically based and a whole host of platforms and mediums have moved onto
the internet. For instance, you can now find the concept of the doll house
online through games based around decorating your own house and your own rooms.
These sorts of games possess a whole host of other advantages, such as, getting
your child familiar with using a computer.
As mentioned,
there is a vast selection of toys which contain the DIY based theme. A lot of
these coincide with the aspect of role playing. For instance, you have garage
workshops which revolve around the imitation of being a mechanic and the do it
yourself aspect of fixing vehicles. In addition to this there are other toys
which are DIY based but revolve around a building or crafts style of play.
It is not
hard to see that children have a big hand to play when it comes to mastering
the art of doing it yourself. These sorts of toys possess a whole host of
advantages which children can benefit from. The most obvious benefit is of
course that the child in question will develop their creative skills. However,
there is a lot more to be gained then merely creativity. For instance, children
will become more independent and self-confident as they start to do things
themselves and even more do so successfully.
So there you
have it; I hereby crown children as the kings and queens of DIY!
