I confess though that I’m likely out of touch with what is or is not cool to a ten year old and a seven year old. Frankly, I would have thought a 7 year old would think that was kinda cool (though maybe not a ten year old). Then again, I wouldn’t consider a 7 year old a “pre-teen” either, as technically correct as that is (Where’s the dividing line on that anyway? I mean, a 5 year old’s not really a “pre-teen” are they? Sure, a 6 month old is technically “pre-teen” but you’d never call them that. What about an eight year old?).

My best guess is that with a ten year old and a seven year old, one would find it cool, the other embarassing. Then again, kids do certainly seem to grow up much faster these days (and keep in mind, I’m only in my 30s and I’m saying that) so who knows. I don’t recall having a well developed sense of relative “coolness” in the second grade.