If You Give a Kid a Wood Kit...

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It's interesting how different kids can be. My daughter, A, and my son, B, each bought a $10 wood kit. A's was a "Bug Barn" and B's was a "Click Box". With much excitement they pulled out their pieces and their dad's drill. A, with a few tears and a lot of stubborn persistence, was able to assemble her creation and has since used it to house spiders. B eventually tossed aside his directions and decided to come up with his own design. He wanted to make a box to store things in. I suggested using the wood pieces to make one big box and then get a hinge to make a lid, but he just shrugged, "I'm going to try it my way." he said. The end result was a box that looked like it was going to fall apart but, amazingly enough, did its job! Now my other son, C, wants to build something (a wooden house) and I'm interested to find out if he'll be a rule-follower or an inventor. Which one are YOU?