I remember seeing a great bit in the TV series Bush Mechanics with an old guy talking about how when they were kids they made cars our of sticks and wire and drove them around. In Africa they are still doing it, from Mozambique to Kenya, kids still make their own toys, and seem to have a ball playing with them. This fine example is in Mfuwe, a small village in the north of Zambia, a 10 wheeler road train !! Notice the steering wheel in the drivers hand, so the kid can steer the thing around as he pushes it. The wheels are made from bottle tops, and on the right roads these things can go like the wind !! I have even seen kids load up the back with mangoes, or water bottles, and make little deliveries. Throw away the X-Box and have some real fun !!!
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