Bubbles

Awww bubbles... I have to say I have never lost my love of these. From my very early years I can remember spending hours in the back yard blowing bubbles. Cheap, yet provides hours of entertainment. Today we had Amelia in the yard and she was dancing around the bubbles we blew. Laughing, dancing, pointing, singing.

Is it the colours? The way they dance around in the wind, the fact that they are there and then gone? Isn't it amazing that every child at some stage loves bubbles? With all the crazy new technology that appears everyday I love that children still enjoy something as simple as bubbles.

Personally I worry that Amelia won't play as much as I have done in my childhood. I worry she'll grow out of dolls before she's old enough to really use her imagination. It is a very high priority for us to teach Amelia how to play and how to amuse herself without the use of computers or toys in which you push a button and watch them play.

Of course I know I can't block her from the world of technology that she will be thrown into. I don't want too. I know she will want a computer and television, a phone and got knows what else but I do plan on avoiding buying her these things for as long as possible. I'm not anti technology by any means. I will be honest and say that yes Amelia has battery operated toys and yes she watches a few shows on television but she also has wooden toys that do nothing and mini world play sets that at most have a door bell sound. Personally I'd feel like I failed her if she didn't play. I'd feel like I let the world of technology raise my child instead of me doing the job.

If there can be nothing else, I hope at least she will always enjoy one simple little thing. Something that makes no noise and has no flashing lights. I hope she will always enjoy bubbles.