The Thought That Counts is a children’s craft book that is, as
previously mentioned, a reminder to forget about the digital
world now and then. I see way too many kids younger than me
owning more electronics than I do, which is crazy, considering
I am a design student. My younger cousin, for instance, at the
age of ten already owned the latest model of the iPhone at the
time, a portable DVD player, and her own computer at home. Just
thinking about how technology-driven in the future she will be
in the future is very upsetting. Thus, the idea for this book was
born to help teach children the benefits of staying away from
electronics once in a while. It is not meant to drive them away
complete, because of course technology is a wonderful thing and
the future generation will for sure be technology-driven. However,
it is just a way for children to create memories that they will not
forget, so they have stories to tell to their children as well.