It is also great for challenging children and their abilities. The size of the LEGO® DUPLO® bricks is perfect for little fingers to grasp, hold and manipulate. LEGO® DUPLO® comes in bright, fun and vibrant colours which grab the attention of curious toddlers and kids. Play and Discover: Match the LEGO DUPLO Brick Later Miss 4 moved onto painting with the individual Lego Duplo bricks and then her fingers and hands. There was lots of printing, swishing, dragging and twirling of the Duplo cars. We also utilised the opportunity to learn about colours as Miss 4 made 3 coloured cars and matched them to the coloured paint. Providing the tools such as the LEGO® DUPLO® cars and paint soaked sponges encourages an opportunity to play creatively, self-directing what will happen next. Setting up opportunities to learn is a great way to encourage this creative play. It also encourages self-expression, emotional and language development, fine motor, coordination and concentration skills. It allows children opportunity to free their imaginations, invent new ideas and build their self-esteem as they feel a sense of pride and achievement in completing the activity. Make Adventures: Painting with Lego DuploĪ more creative type of play provides children with the opportunity to make their own adventures and discover new worlds in an unstructured and self-directed way. Miss 4 spent hours playing and pretending that cars were getting stuck in the snow, snow storms, clearing snow from the roads with the plough truck and so much more. The Snow Plough Truck was great for pretending to clear the soap flakes snow. The road tracks were made using coloured electrical tape and for the snow, we sprinkled on soap flakes. We created a Snow Plough Truck, tunnel, traffic lights and fuel tank using the Duplo bricks. Using our LEGO® DUPLO® bricks we created our very own imaginary Snowy Road Scene for Miss 4 to engage in pretend play. To absorb those experiences and make sense of the world, they need to be engaged in imaginary play. They are experimenting with decision making on how to behave and are also practising their social skills. Imaginative or pretend play is essentially when children are building their own stories and acting out various experiences they may have had or something that is of some interest to them. The ideas and play opportunities are endless! Build Stories: Driving in the Snow I have included 4 play ideas today using LEGO® DUPLO® that will engage your child, creatively and imaginatively and promote learning and development. LEGO® DUPLO® is fabulous for building and constructing but can also be utilised for children’s learning and play times. When planning activities for my children, I get excited about the endless opportunities LEGO® DUPLO® offers. LEGO® DUPLO® is one of these toys that will grow with your child/ren, be utilised in a number of play opportunities, it is durable, and comes in bright and fun colours which grab the attention of curious toddlers and kids.
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