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1 ) Give the children the ability to learn to pick up collection items on their own. Most of us dont have time to just sit and watch for things to pop up.
I believe though that the idea of the collectibles came out of so many people expressing the wish for more for the PLAYER to do in VV2 - as opposed to just watching the kids or the adults do something. And in any case, the collectibles are not a mandatory part of the game