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To pair with a book: blank paper and something to mark it with To pair with a stick, when old enough: a knife.
by dbtc 4y ago
To pair with a book: blank paper and something to mark it with
To pair with a stick, when old enough: a knife.
- theshrike79 4y agoThis is a good guide to follow with kids: https://www.fiftydangerousthings.com https://www.fiftydangerousthings.com Our kid started with a knife when they were around 2 or 3. A dull-ish slightly serrated one first and graduated to an actual kitchen knife at 4. Got their first actual outdoor knife for their 5th birthday.
- stevage 4y agoI got a Swiss army knife when I was maybe ten. I never really used it for anything. I've done lots of outdoors things but I've never quite understood why people find knives so useful.
- dfxm12 4y agoLifestyle blogs and popular subreddits have done great marketing for knives in the past 12 or so years. As such, their fashion or status have surpassed their utility.
- theshrike79 4y agoHow can you do "lots of outdoor things" and not need a knife? That's what you use to do kindling, cut firewood to a smaller size, open any food packaging you might have, cut up ingredients for food etc etc. Swiss army knives are kinda useless though. Leatherman-style pliers + stuff utility knives are a lot more useful in the modern world. You need pliers a lot more than a wine bottle opener or a toothpick :)