Staying out of the way of their imagination

So Niki has her friend Emma over after school, and Niki decides (no clue where the inspiration came from) she wants to “build a jeep”. My immediate instinct is “that’s not possible”.

Luckily, I resist saying anything, and Niki goes about her task. She asks for a little help with cutting wood, but is otherwise on her own. What’s entertaining is that her friend Emma thinks the same as I (it’s not possible), and Niki pleads with her friend to be imaginative.

In the end, I’m dumb struck; it’s a beautiful work of art that I never anticipated. Don’t doubt the power of a young person’s imagination…