Five things can help you to reimagine playtime

By Editor1SYS | October 29, 2021 0 Comments

Playtime is a period where children can have bundles of fun and let their imagination endlessly flow. Every child’s favourite part of the day is no doubt playtime, as it allows children to learn and develop while having fun. Play can get repetitive and it’s best to switch things up from time.

So, here are five things that can help you to reimagine playtime for your child.

• Ride-on toys

Ride on toys allow children to ride and take control of their own toy, providing them with countless amounts of fun and imagination. As well as being super fun, children’s ride on cars and toys encourage children to learn so many skills which will be beneficial for them in the future. Children have the ability to imagine themselves as whatever they want through playing on ride-on toys, whether they be a knight on a horse or a race car driver, developing their creativity and imagination. 

• Get outdoors

If you really want to reimagine playtime, why not change your surroundings every once in a while. Being outdoors creates many opportunities to explore imagination and play, whether it be in your back garden or at the local park. Toys are fun but natural resources like sticks, feathers, water and trees can make for some fun games and activities, as well as creating many opportunities to explore imagination. Being outside also promotes exercise and wellbeing as you can run around, climb trees, jump, walk about and so much more. 

Being outdoors also allows children to make use of toys that cannot be used indoors like balls, hoops, frisbees, bikes, and so on, all of which allow you to reimagine playtime.

• Go virtual

Probably the opposite of going outdoors, why not reimagine play time by introducing virtual games and playtime activities. Consoles, smart tablets, computers and virtual boards all allow children to have endless amounts of fun. Fun, interactive, educational and creative games can all be found on digital devices creating full interactive play opportunities for your child during playtime. With the way our world is developing and the fact that we could no longer last without technology, it is great for children to get used to using technology, while playing and having fun at the same time.

• Encourage playing with other children (playdate)

Play can very much be a social activity and sharing the playtime experience with other children will encourage social-emotional growth and development for your child. They will learn how to share, interact and communicate with others and read emotions. This will reimagine your play time as it also makes playtime more fun for the child if they have someone else their own age to play and explore their creativity with. 

• Join in

You may already join in and interact with your child during playtime, but why not showcase your inner child and join in new ways that will reimagine their playtime and allow them to have fun with you while you both play.

So, those were 5 things that will help you to reimagine playtime for your children. Are you ready for their playtime to be reimagined?