Factory Game Reflection Part 1

Today in class we got a white sheet of paper with circles , ovals and one bow sketched on it. We were supposed to be a peasant in about the time of industrial revolution who has to make a birthday present for their small sibling out of these shapes, glue (to glue only!), crayons and markers and also scissors to cut. The paper was almost empty, except of the few sketches that were in thin black lines. It didn't make you have many ideas at first, like a paper with wild colors and fascinating shapes. I felt a bit uncreative, so I just started cutting the shapes out to see what i could do with it. I found that I could use one of the circles as a head for a teddy bear and as i cut on, I realized that I could use the humongous circle as the belly. The ovals could be used for ears, arms and legs, the rest just started to fit in in its place as I worked on. As I was working, I wondered what it was like when the children got such small and short time lasting presents. Did they know that what they got wasn't the best? And, were they happy with these presents? I wondered because if I got a paper teddy from my brother I would be quite shocked and not very satisfied. Then, I glued it all together and colored it and made it pretty. This activity got me thinking quite a lot.