Young children in nursery benefit from engaging in imaginative play. As young children develop they begin to try to engage other children in social pretend play.
Imaginative play begins when infants play and pretend with adults. A large proportion of pretend play tends to be social. Young children pretend or imagine that, for instance a wooden block is a cake and they carefully ‘cut’ it. Imaginative play has links to what psychologists call ‘social pretend play’. Children’s imagination is active from an early age.Imagination and exploration through interaction with characters.Children benefit from the knowledge they gain through creative play. Opportunities to engage in creative play boost children’s confidence and enable them to come up with better ideas. Children need encouragement to play and think creatively. Games with alternative answers can lead children to think creatively and differently. Games and activities that provide choices and also a number of alternative solutions encourage a certain amount of risk-taking. Curiousity will drive children to take part in creative play.Ĭreative play is different from other forms of play it enables children to develop confidence in their own abilities as they begin to think and work independently. In order for creative play to occur children need to be in an environment that is rich in stimulation. Children benefit from opportunities where they are free to use their imagination and explore. When children engage in creative play they are showing that they have the ability to produce something new and original.Use imagination in a variety of ways and contexts to communicate ideas.
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