Mothers can prepare a handbook with suggestions to help children learn while playing, develop skills and perfect their personality.
Observation games
Children love to learn about everything around them, so mothers are often asked questions like “What is this, Mom?”, “What is it used for?”… Don’t be upset because your baby doesn’t really know. Instead, you should answer with a game that develops observation skills like “Searching for precious gems”.
You need: Plastic box, sand or mud, colored marbles, shovel
How to play:
– Fill the plastic box with sand or mud and hide the marbles underneath.
– The child plays the role of a miner, using a shovel to dig the ground to find all the marbles.
With this game, children practice observation by searching for colorful marbles hidden under the mud. Although their hands, feet, and clothes are dirty, children are more “eager” to observe and explore. Children practice their ability to observe objects and phenomena and are eager to learn about the world in their own way.
Games that promote creativity
Children all have potential creativity, the problem is whether adults know how to “exploit” it or not. Just put your child in games or situations that require creativity, and you will see how this ability is developed. Even hands and feet can create a work of art, so try letting your child play the game “Hand and Foot Flowers”.
You need: Newspaper, A3 paper, plate, watercolors
How to play:
– Spread several layers of newspaper on the floor or in the yard.
– Place the A3 paper on the newspaper layer.
– Mix watercolors on the plate.
– Dip your child’s hands and feet into the colored plate and show off your artistic skills on the paper.
– Wait for the paint to dry. So your child has a colorful “hand and foot flower work” to show off to everyone.
Although this game is dirty, children have fun playing and develop their creativity. When drawing and coloring as they like, children can freely imagine and create shapes that represent familiar things around them. Therefore, mothers should not be afraid of stains and not encourage their children to be creative and create lovely “works”.
Games to practice coordination
For children in the growth and development stage, every interaction or exploration of the world around them requires coordination between two or more senses and each body part. One of the games that trains coordination skills that is both effective and fun is “Crab Crawling”.
Mom needs: Chalk and whistle, suitable for playing on the lawn.
How to play:
– Use chalk to determine the Start and Finish lines.
– The whole family will go to the park and line up at the starting line in the “crab crawl” position: lying on your back, face and stomach facing the sky, hands and feet on the ground.
– Are you ready? Blow the whistle to start! Let’s compete to see who crawls to the finish line the fastest!
With games that require flexibility like this, even if your hands and feet are a bit dirty and your shirt is soaked with sweat, what does it matter? Being active outdoors can help children improve their physical strength. In addition, if you “invite” a few friends to play together, your child will have the opportunity to meet new friends, develop language skills, and become sociable.
Don’t forget to encourage and play interesting games with your child so that he or she can develop comprehensively and explore the world around him or her, without being afraid of getting dirty. Surely your child will thank you for these interesting games! So your child can learn and play happily, while the mother-child relationship becomes even closer and more intimate.
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