Paper Helicopters

I admit it. My children have an excess of toys. When all of our stuff was moved out of our house in San Diego, I had a chance to see their imagination at work. With a paucity of toys they started to create their own playthings. No kidding, my hair clips became alligators and shoestrings were snakes as they ran around the house trying to scare each other. When they tired of that, they actually started playing with air. They would cradle imaginary little baby dolls in their arms as they sang and danced with them. I was fascinated.

It was no wonder that when we actually moved in I was embarrassed by the surplus of toys. I took advantage of the smaller house and donated a lot of them. They didn’t even notice. Like most kids they like the novelty of new toys but are soon playing with the boxes they came in. This flighty fascination is why making your own toys is so enjoyable and affordable. After experimenting with the origami last week, I was inspired to make a paper helicopter. After an easy download from paperairplanes.co.uk we were soon spinning little paper helicopters to our hearts delight.

Sheila Cason, MD