Wednesday, May 9, 2012

10 Reasons Young Kids are So Fascinated With Keys

Through the eyes of a child, even the mundane can hold untold charm and attraction. For instance, what is it about keys that hold such sway with young minds? Kids just seem to be infatuated with some invisible aura that surrounds plain old keys. Perhaps they are not so plain through a young kid’s eyes after all. Let’s consider ten reasons why this is so:


  1. The unusual shape of keys isn’t something that kids encounter anywhere else. Think about it. What else is shaped quite like a key? None of their toys or food, certainly, so these key things must be very special in some way.
  2. The shiny image of a cluster of keys simply beckons a child to have a closer look. A ring of keys can look like the brightest star in the galaxy to a young explorer, impossible to resist.
  3. Kids see grownups carrying them all the time, so surely they have some mystical qualities. Perhaps everyone they love has them. Or maybe they’re the “key” to being a grown-up!
  4. Keys jingle on a keyring like Santa’s sleigh, or an ice cream truck. Whatever it is, for a child it may as well be the bells of angels themselves. They just can’t ignore the jingle of a set of keys.
  5. Oftentimes, keys are accompanied by trinkets on the keyring. Things that make sounds or look like toys. The keyring looks like a toy box to a child. There are all sorts of things to hold and play with, they think to themselves.
  6. Kids can be mesmerized by keys’ magical powers to start engines, open doors and make windows go up and down. Surely these keys are very special indeed, and they must have them.
  7. During car trips, kids see these keys swaying hypnotically beneath the steering wheel, jingling and reflecting light. Keys seem to be everywhere that grown-ups go and they always signify adventure.
  8. Dangling from belt loops and pockets of adults like a mobile, they are oh-so-attractive. This just adds to their appeal. If only my arms were just a little bit longer, they think, I could have such fun with them.
  9. Adults realize that keys represent a choke hazard to young kids, so they keep them out of the reach of small hands. Perhaps kids sense this and are drawn to them all the more because they are so taboo.
  10. Nothing else a child has access to works like a key. Kids don’t have any toys that do the things that keys can do, and grown-ups who visit always seem to disappear right after they take out their keys.
Taken From Full Time Nanny

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