I love watching kids playing outdoor games. When they are playing, I feel like I'm playing with them too. I feel their excitement and happiness. But when I bacame a mother, it's a bit different because I'm scared my son will get hurt.
But as what I've said from my previous posts, when I became a mother, I kept on reading, watching videos asking other mothers even doctors so that I will be guided in my motherhood journey.
With that, I learned that playing is good for children. Not just outdoor activities but there are beneficial indoor games they can enjoy playing and learning things at the same time.
I want to share Zhian's activities he enjoyed most.
BUILDING BLOCKS
What is building blocks toy?
- is a plastic or wooden pieces that comes with various colors and shape and is used for construction toys.
SOME BENEFITS
• Math, Engineering and Vocabulary Skills.
> counting, adding up and subtracting blocks to create structures.
> creating or building structures.
> when kids learn the names of sizes, colors and shapes of the blocks.
• Improves Creativity
> it stimulate their creative minds when constructing diffirent structures in their imaginations.
• Spatial Awareness
> it is the ability to see and understand objects in terms of distance and space.
> it also involves understanding the relationship of objects when there is a change in position.
• Improves fine motor skills
> the act of grasping the blocks serves as a good practice of gripping objects and strenghten fingers and hands of children.
• Encourages positive social interaction
> this is a type of toy that a child can share with others, by playing blocks with other children they will learn to interact and cooperate and it is the first form of teamwork your child can engaged in.
• Mental stimulation
> as they play blocks, they think logically.
> they learn cause and effect like when they are building towers and watched blocks topple over, they learned and realized that they need to put the blocks or place it properly to prevent topple overs.
PLAYHOUSE
Playing in playhouse is good for children too. But providing your own playhouse in the backyard is costly. But now a days, there are many places like malls or department stores having playhouse where you can pay to play.
What is PLAY HOUSE?
- a toy house where children can play in.
SOME BENEFITS
• Improve social skills
> just like playing blocks, it helps improve their social skills because playing in playhouse involves alot of social activities where in they will interact with their playmates. But interacting all playmates is not good also, ofcourse we need to observe their playmates too. Their are rude kids out there might your kids will encounter and there is a big possibility that they will adapt that behavior since children are inquisitive.
• Help better sleep at night
> usually kids are really hard to get into their beds specially when they are playing mobile games or watching their favorite cartoons. But if you let them play, they will use alot of energy during playtime and they need to recharge. So at night they will sleep early and it is good for children, having enough sleep helps improve physical and mental development.
• Helps improve health
> Now a days, children spent so much time lying on sofas and watching television. Don't you know that if your kids doesn't do physical activities regularly, their bodie will become weaker that will result lesser resistance from diseases. They get sick easily due to weaker immune system. So if you let your kids play, they will use more energy and doing this on regular basis, your kids will be performing good amount of exercise. Exercise is good for the body it helps boost our immune system.
• Learn to be responsible
> when you are going to play in playhouse, they normally set rules inside. If playing inside playhouse will give kids so much fun and enjoyment, they will do their very best follow rules to be able for them to play inside, that's the time they will learn to be responsible. They will learn to be responsible too in a way they will not get hurt and cannot hurt while playing.
All parents wants the best for their children. And playing is one of the best for them. 😊😊 Hope it helps alot. Thanks for the support!
