definitely, I get stumped for where to go next with a story, which we call tells, and they throw in a how about this or two, and it rolls from there. As this is how we are doing Snapgallows, tell a story and then add something to the map to match it, they are controlling the creation. They ask tons of questions, like how do they get water way up in the mountains, and then we look online for answers that are better than just a bucket from the well....There is a bit of magic and technology after all, in West Thrubmorton...So they learn about dutch windmills (hey they grind stuff, too), spiral gear systems, and gravity (Nope, water won't flow uphill). They think all the time how and why now, even Lemur, who is three, asks why, and it isn't just to say why anymore.
I've been minding them off and on for years, and this is the funnest summer I have had yet. SeerBlue