Do Our Kids Toys Have Anything To Do With The Shape They Are In?

I can remember, when I was a kid, playing outside all day long. I loved my Hula Hoop, my jump rope, playing hop scotch and riding my bike. My son, on the other hand, goes outside and plays basketball a few days a week, but only because I've taught him to. If he had his wish, when he was younger, he would have stayed inside and played video games 24/7. Even when it comes to exercising the mind things are different. I played with Lincoln Logs. I loved to design houses, (Ah-ha! My true calling was an architect!) I could do the Rubik's cube in no-time-flat, and my Fisher Price people had a castle and a plane and a parking garage that I could act out many stories in. One of the toys that I did like him to get were building sets. I remember one in particular that he was so proud of, it was a basketball court, with goals at each end and little guys on the court that could actually shoot the ball. Now, though, my son is old enough that he no longer plays with toys. However, I have nephews and neices that do, and my-oh-my there are a lot of toys to choose from today! I recently saw a Medieval Building set and it reminded me of my Fisher Price castle and those stories my little people would act out in my head. I don't know if it would spark as much imagination in this generation as it did me, but it's worth a try, I guess. In these days when even 4-year-olds know how to play Nintendo and Play Station, maybe a little more exercise, both mentally and physically, could alter a child's life. After all, the sooner they become obese, the sooner they get weight related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Diseases that can be avoided through an active lifestyle and proper nutrition.