ABILITIES AND INTERESTS Toys for older toddlers 2 years old can be different but primarily is safety. It is a period when children put everything in their mouths and they can get hurt. Of the plush toys, cars, dolls, the most interesting thing for the child is going to nature. Weather does not always allow …
Childhood
Choosing the right toys for your child
Why are toys so important in children’s lives? Is it something to take up the slack of a boring and lonely afternoon or is it to fan the spark of creative play? Something for fun or something that a kid will occupy and bypass? What do we ask, what do we need when choosing a …
Traditional Childhood Games
Play is an essential part of human life. Play is a good choice for the healthy development of children, helping them to acquire the physical, social and cognitive skills required for adult roles. For adults, the game relieves the pressures and stresses of everyday life. No matter what physical limitations a person has, they are …
Parachute Games
By using various devices and props, it enables the enrichment and modernization of games, exercises, and activities in the children’s world. In recent years, the world has been producing more and more various devices and props that open new possibilities in creating game content. Light, soft, differently shaped materials are being used more and more, …
Why do kids ask so many questions?
Statistics show that the stimulation of the environment in which a child grows up is a major factor affecting the occurrence, type, and frequency of questions. When children asking, they come to different knowledge about themselves and the world around them. Have you had situations where you failed to answer your child’s question? The question, …
Gifted and Talented Children with disabilities
A Parent’s View A gifted child can be bored in standard science classes because it’s easy for him or her. Other children are not able to follow him, to read books that talk about science and other topics at his level of understanding. For a gifted child with learning disabilities, it may be noted …
Gifted and talented children
What does it mean to be Gifted/Talented? Giftedness is something you cannot develop. Gifted children are born with the capacity for knowledge. For them, learning and understanding come naturally. For teachers and educational professionals, the process of identifying gifted and talented children may be a problem because they are not a homogeneous group. Giftedness …
Imaginative Play
Children love to dress up in costumes and play dramatic roles. They can choose anything; princess, driver, Cinderella, dinosaur… The moment they wear costumes, the whole world becomes another dimension. There is no limit to who, where or what they can be. Imaginative play is part of growing up every kid. The ability to pretend …
Making your own puppet
Puppetry is an old, traditional art The time and place of origin of the puppet theater have not been determined, but it can still be assumed that the various forms were created at different times in different places, and the mutual influence is difficult to determine. Already, ancient testimonies inform us of the attire …
Puppet play
Puppet play introduces the child to multiple forms of play and creative activities. Such play enables the child to actively acquire and use the abilities important for communication and expression. They also direct the child in his or her way. Through puppet play, the child uses his independence, freedom, imagination, experiences, and feelings. The game …
Nature play activities
Children are very excited about going out into nature because it gives them freedom, motivation to explore, breadth in every sense. In their early years have magical thinking (Sobel) and this period is important for creating a connection between themselves and nature. There is a period in which these adventures are experienced through outdoor activities. …
Treasure hunt
The treasure hunt is a game that can be played in several ways, with different rules. It is all about looking for something (some object) and finding it (the treasure). The main goal is encourage children to explore and use a logical thinking. You need: paper and pen the object (the tresure) for hide * …
Phonics activities
The development of the child, including his speech development, can also be traced through the games the child plays. Children’s play is first solitary (lonely), then parallel, and finally cooperative (social). In the solitary play, the child, for the most part, talks only to himself – describes what he does, names the objects and toys …
Travel games for kids
Traveling with children it can be very long and tense. Organize games for kids and adults alike and the journey can be quick and fun. There are many travel games for kids, for a good time during the trip. Make a plan for activities, appropriate to their age. Travel games are very interesting for children …
Is your child bored on a summer holiday?
Is your child bored on a summer holiday? It’s a time when they have full freedom to play, hang out with their friends … Should this freedom be directed at certain goals? Do you allow them all freedom or give them certain obligations during the day? Children develop their imagination through a free game The …