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An observation from @NeedleNerd 's and my 12 year old girl: Almost everyone watches TV. Everyone who watches TV has to see commercials. I’ve been observing the toy commercials on the channels I watch, and I noticed this: toys for younger children advertise that it’s magic. For example, there is a Doodle Bear commercial, and at the end, it adds the Magic Glow Doodle Bear. Basically, there is a light pen you use to draw on it that glows in the dark. They say it’s a magic light pen that magically glows in the dark. News flash people: its science and technology. I know that you probably grew up thinking that there is a mystical force controlling things, but it’s not. It’s science. There are lots of toys that say they’re magic. But honestly, they have no reason to do it. They probably think that it will sell to children better, but I think that lying to kids about magic is wrong. Explain how it really works. I think kids will be interested. I also noticed that they mostly say magic in girl toy commercials. There is always the exception of toys for both boys and girls, but the toys centered on boys don’t say they are magic. I think women aren’t that interested in science because, early on, they didn’t have a chance to get interested, because of magic. They grew up thinking that the whole world works because of magic. They live with that because they think it is cool, when in truth, the way things like toys really work is much cooler. Don’t lie to your kids about magic, because, in the long run; it’s more trouble than it’s worth, because when they get older, they will have to face the ugly truth: magic isn’t real.