Coconuts are one of those loose parts that are hard to come by in many locations and literally falling off the trees in others. I grew up in one of those places where they were not readily available and, because I watched a lot of Gilligan’s Island, I was eager to get my hands on one.

They popped up in the grocery store once in a while, and I finally convinced my mom to buy one. I must have been about eight. I drilled a hole in it, drained it, and sampled the water. Then I hammered it open and gnawed on the meat. I wasn’t too impressed and had no idea how to turn it into a pie. The mesocarp and endocarp were shattered by the hammer and useless for making a telephone, or cup, or hamster house, or all those other things the professor came up with on the island.

Anyway, coconuts are interesting loose parts that can spark play and exploration…and–eventually–fond memories.

Coconuts

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