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Scenario

Why children choose simple objects over expensive toys

I bought my daughter a $200 dollhouse for her birthday and she played with the cardboard box it came in for three hours instead.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between adult assumptions about value and a child's natural instinct for creative possibility reveals itself in unexpected moments.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Imaginative play — children and adults?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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