Archive for September 30th, 2010
Unstructured play is the most beneficial type of play for toddlers and young children. Play rooms where there are a variety of giant cardboard building blocks and other open-ended toys available allow children to choose their own toys and activities that they want to participate in.
Too much structured play may prevent your children from many self-created learning experiences and free expression. Although children can always learn from playing real games with others, nothing beats the free time for creative play.
When children reach school age they have been known to show stress in their behavior when they have been involved in too many structured group activities. While these activities, such as T-ball, beauty contests, dance lessons and the like are not “bad”, too much too soon may show up as physical symptoms such as stomachaches, headaches or even hair pulling in your children.
Self-initiated play either indoors or out of doors can be one of the best educational ways your children will develop social skills and muscle strength. Whether running, jumping, climbing, pulling a wagon or building a structure with toy blocks your children will develop self-esteem and his creative instincts will flourish.
Did you know that large toy blocks, such as ImagiBRICKS, help children learn social skills? Blocks encourage children to make friends and cooperate with one another. Large block play may very well be your child’s first experience in playing with a group.
When a play room in your home or a preschool has enough large blocks available for multiple children to play together they will begin to interact with one another and plan activities all their own. Block play has no rules and children are free to create activities, games and structures all their own.
Pictured above is our 24 pc set of ImagiBRICKS. Also available in 40 piece sets and bulk quantities. See our 16 piece all large red blocks or our rainbow blocks.