For me it would have to be our Super Nintendo and Super Mario World. Looking back it is probably my earliest memory of experiencing a flow state. Possibly even a team flow state with my brother. From a game design standpoint it is a true masterpiece, and the difficulty curve was just perfect for me at the time. This was not my first experience with video games, but it was the first game that we owned. I think it is safe to say it played a fairly significant role in shaping the lives of my brother and me (we recently completed our first game together: Sling Punk by Team Tree Games).
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Jigsaw puzzles fascinated me as a child. One reason was the satisfaction of figuring something out and seeing the final product. Another reason was the emotional component of associating puzzles with spending time with my grandmother. I often tried new strategies for solving a familiar puzzle to challenge myself or determine a more efficient process. My default strategy was border first, interior next. However, some puzzles are better to work sections first due to words or colors and let the border come together organically. My passion for puzzles continued as I got older, and I continue to work puzzles for my own enjoyment and also to create memories with my children.
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When I was a child , me and my cousins used to play NAME, PLACE, ANIMAL, THING. Its a game with lot of fun. In this game you will be given a letter and with that letter you have to write a name, a place , an animal name and a thing beginning with that letter. I don’t know why but this game fascinated me a lot to learn and explore more about things around me. Then I used to read more books like novels or story books , some GK books and I used to talk to people and discuss with them about the current news. And that is how I began to learn more and more.
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When I was a kid I was introduced to Ludo for the first time and that become my all time favorite. It become a family bonding time for me since then as Ludo is a game which teach the skill’s like, strategy, tactics, counting and probability, and I am thankful that such an amazing gear was part and is still a part of my life. 
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I agree with you.
Pencil and papers were my objects. And still are.
I need drawing to explain myself better and to ground my ideas and understand better the World.
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Well, in my childhood I didn’t have a specific special object. But I do remember that, I always loved to see TV and I learned a lot with Rua Sesamo (Sesame Street). I always made a lot of role playing too, being some character from a soap opera or being a teacher, teaching the poster’s actor and actress that I had in the walls of my bedroom
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This object inspired me a lot since childhood to hone my way of thinking to be more creative in making a work. I am surely this object helps me a lot in the process of my learning since childhood and be the way I’m thinking till now.
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Thanks so much Jenny. These both look like awesome resources. I think I may have seen Trinket before but p5js is new to me. I will definitely make the time to explore both. Up until now, my tendency has been to avoid “platforms”, with the exception of Scratch and CodeOrg. There have been a few of reasons for this such as internet connection problems for some of my students. But, the main reason has been my personal preference to get students to download text editors and work in environments that are as close as possible to real-life professional coding environments. This makes the transition to the scary world of professional coding a little less scary, in my mind. But perhaps some hybrid approach would be good too. Thanks again!
A childhood object could be the “meccano”, a set of alloy pieces, screws, bolts, screwdrivers and so on. My brothers and me spent many hours trying to build some special cars. I think that game develop in us creativity, patient and resiliance.
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I would have to choose the dagger, like the one on the picture. It is the first tool I had, which could be used to actively engage with the world, creating stuff and giving me an idea of being able to fend for myself. We were scouts, often camping in the forest, and the dagger was usefull for making willow flutes, cutting rope and preparing meals. It opened up for a whole new world of independence. It also had a “spire”, that could be usefull for tighting knots and sharpening the knife. Whith the dagger we could “do the world” and “learn the world”.
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I remember collecting plush toys during my childhood years. Funny, because until now I still collect these cuddly stuffed animals. It is beneficial though for children and adults as well. Here are the benefits of plush toys for kids: 1. provides comfort; 2. manages emotions; 3. learn and practice social skills; 3. build confidence; 4. improves language skills; 5. develops sensory skills; 6. encourage nurturing. As for adults, I read that there are health benefits too! Would this enhance the EQ of a child?
source about benefits: kawaiiamai.com
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I do like how the Trinket introduction says “Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything, just keep going. No one understands everything about technology.” I must say that to my students the next time in class 
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me too! weaving potholders for my grandmother at a very young age made me feel important, because she used them everyday! I think in retrospect this was very important!
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so nicely described! My professor once said a kid only needed one toy, a wooden block, but I think a few more has more creative power!
I was so happy to see this! This is the first book i read that didn’t have pictures on every page and I felt very adult reading it. I’ve reread these books as an adult but I remember how I felt reading about living during these times.
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When I was a really small kid, I planted with my dad a black walnut from my grandma’s tree, and it grew into a nice backyard play place. We called him Willy the Walnut. by the time I was 10 or 12 he was climbable (barely) and we would eat lunch in the branches. It really created a connection for me with nature and the feeling of place.
I did that too, but I was a terrible teacher. I made my sister memorize Green Eggs and Ham and then proudly displayed her “reading” abilities to my mom. Still, she seemed to enjoy it too…
that’s awesome 
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This is something we share, Isabel! My favorite toy were my cardboard blocks, but my second were these 100-sheet notepads my mom bought us at the grocery store. We would illustrate stories that featured our troll dolls on many adventures in magical lands we made up. I remember each time i got a brand new pad of paper- it was always super exciting for us. We each had our own notepad. When I became a mom to my boy, he used to draw complex scenes of airports, etc and called it playing in his head. That is such a good description!
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HI Becky, I share this with you. My mom said one of my first sentences was “if I only had a piece of Tamerial (material)”. I learned to use the sewing machine very young and made a lot of my own clothes, even in elementary school. In middle school and high school, I made clothes for my grandma, who was a size 00 in a time where the only clothes this size were childrens clothes. It was something that made me feel very important, to be able to make her happy. I love how fiberarts connected you to your grandparents too!