Not at all. This idea that kids just spontaneously form ideas from a vacuum is obviously false. Inspiration comes from all sorts of guidance. I would have loved to know more techniques for building things when I was a kid and was stuck in the rut of similar ideas for a long time. I craved books that showed how to build things. I also created my own stuff but instruction material was gold. It took you to more exciting things than you could think of yourself.
My kids are way more creative than I at same age... because they watch speed builds on Youtube compared to me in a Vacuum in the 90's.
I absolutely agree that inspiration comes for all sort of things, not only those videos.
I applaud this app, I hope it evolves to offer more value to older kids.
> Kids don’t need an app like this, they still have imagination we’ve long left behind. :’)
My 5-year-old likes playing with built models a lot, and also likes building with instructions, but not free building. More instructions for the huge pile of Lego we have, he would like.
My 3-year-old is pretty much exclusively into (often quite elaborate) freebuilding. Even when kids are super creative, it doesn't manifest in the same way.
I agree, I observed my 3 year old often and he is more creative by applying his imagination. He tends to lose interest in building it himself he see something better than what he created. When I am helping him color and I color it precisely he just lose interest in coloring and say color it please you are better. If I don't help him at all he will finish the whole piece and even be proud of it. Now I color just like him so he will not lose interest during the coloring.