I recall sitting with a toy crane, a dirt hauler truck, a truck that opened in the middle of its belly and seemed to be able to scoop up or drop out a smooth layer of some road building materialThey were all metal toys for road buildingWhen I was in my first four years of age I seemed to understand how to use them, well enough.Before the grass was planted I used them to build a road around the mound of dirt in the front yardIs it possible for a child between the age of 2 to 4 years old to be that capable?
At that age, children are learning how to interact with their envirommentI think human nature drives us to interact with our environment, to see what kind of an impact we can have on what we see around usIt's very normal for children to have a fascination with creating and forming and shaping what they see around themHow that is played out is refelctive of the context of their environmentFor example, children who are raised near water are more likely to create boats than children who are landlocked.
