Monday, July 23, 2007

Toys are not for just Playing



Remember the days when children’s wood blocks were to build with and art supplies and markers were for coloring. Well, it seems those days of simple play without meaning or benefit is gone. Pretend toys such as play kitchens, art supplies, and woods blocks for children no longer serve just one function they are now considered critical for proper child development.

In preschool settings across America you will find sophisticated block centers stacked with all different types and shapes of wood blocks. One may observe children playing in a kitchen center equipped with a pretend kitchen, play food, and pretend plates and utensils to heighten the pretend play experience. You will find an art center with all different types of writing tools such as fat and skinny markers , crayons, stamps, tools to cut with, and even professional art supplies. Preschools are not longer just about play they are about constructive developmentally appropriate play.

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