[redheadtoo]

This situation is getting totally weird. In the last decade or two professional educators have completely forgotten how children think. Little boys often collect stuff they find interesting and carry it around with them. Don't they recall the song lyrics from their own pot addled youth, ... brought him string and sealing wax, and other fancy stuff.

[beaversmom]

Little boys often collect stuff they find interesting and carry it around with them.

That's exactly right. My oldest son has been on a hammering kick the last few days so he's been taking his hammer with him wherever he goes. Before that he was using his pocket knife to whittle sticks. All over our porch were remnants of sticks. So glad he doesn't go to public school and have to deal with this. They would have locked him up.