Play is your child's work

The value of play as technology explodes seems to be receding. Let's think about play and the benefits to your child. Play helps your child learn about their body, how it works, where they are in space, and how to interact within their environment and with others. It also is the basis for learning language. Children play with blocks, beads, cooking like mom or dad,making things go, use their imagination to use items to represent other items. So with this being said here are some items to have in your home to play with your child! A barn or play house with people and vehicles Bubbles Tupperware or pots and pans Blocks Stringing beads Playdoe Puppet or sock made into a puppet Play food and tools Board and pop up books Basket full of common objects This is a start. In the next blog I will give you some ideas on how to use the above.