I have just read your ideas for a story sack for Katie Morag's mail bag, on the project outline poster for 'My neighbourhood' (29 March). I am amazed at the suggestion to let three-and four-year-olds (I am reading NURSERY World) loose on a sack containing a large screw, fishing hooks and a packet of seeds.
If I did that with our lot they would eat the seeds, poke someone with the screw and goodness knows what they would do with the fishing hooks. It would have to be supervised at all times, which defeats the 'Leave mail bag in book corner so children can create their own versions of the story' idea.
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