As a child bored by much that went on in elementary school, I found erasers to be an enjoyable distraction. I used them for loose parts play long before I knew what a loose part was. Many peers felt the same.

When the teacher wasn’t looking, I’d chew them, try to balance them on end, build structures with them, drive them around my desk imagining they were 1977 Comaro Z28s, fly them like UFOs, attempt to bounce them like balls, hide them, throw them, dig holes through them with a pencil, and occasionally erase mathematic mistakes.

Like young me, children can repurpose erasers into various objects during pretend play, from miniature spaceships to building blocks. This versatility sparks creativity and encourages children to explore different roles and scenarios, fostering imaginative thinking and storytelling skills. It also soothes minds bored with uninteresting, monotonous lectures.

Of course, they are also a helpful and handy bit of technology.

Erasers At Play

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