Learning Through Play
Playing is vital for your child's development!
Children have a right to play. Children’s right to play is important to their wellbeing and development that it is included in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (1989).
To find out more, click here to go to BBC Tiny Happy People.
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Play provides more than entertainment for your child and is an important part of their early development.
- Play can help your child improve their language and communication and develop their physical and social-emotional skills.
- Playing with your child gives you both quality time together and helps them develop a strong, emotional connection with you, that will make them feel safe, secure and nurtured.
- Simple household objects, such as empty cereal boxes, can spark your child’s imagination and learning. Junk modelling is a fun activity that you and your toddler can enjoy together.
Sock Puppet
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Puppets can be made out of a sock or paper bag. Make sure that you make two, one for you and one for your child. Help your baby learn to talk by having the two puppets "talking" to each other. Make sure that your encouraging your baby to talk back! Every babble is an opportunity to build their language
To find out more about this activity, click here to read more on sock puppets and watch a video BBC Tiny Happy People.
Sand
Sand is a good way to help your child explore textures and develop the muscles in their hands. Add small containers, spoons, cups, buckets and shovels for your child to explore. You can also hide toys in the sand for your child to look for or add cars and trucks for your child to drive them over the sand.