ABSTRACT
Physical objects play an important role in development over the life span. Transitional objects represent the relationship between the child and his or her most important attachments (Winnicott, 1971). The Teddy bear, blanket, or soft toy that the child takes everywhere represents the soothing relationship between Mother or Father and infant. The object allows the child to separate from the parent by reminding him or her of the nurturing parental relationship when he or she is alone or upset. “Evocative objects” have been used in both childhood and adulthood as “objects-to-think-with” (Papert, 1980; Turkle, 2007) and as objects on which to project thoughts and feelings. Like the Rorschach, an evocative object invites projection through which one can learn about the world, one’s relationships, and oneself (Turkle, 1984). In this intervention, we use the evocative object to understand our relationship to money.
