Supporting Brain Development From 12 to 18 Months. Supporting Brain Development From 2 to 6 Months. Skip to main content Skip to footer. Close Search Submit. Upcoming Events. Learning Center. Search Submit. Parenting Resource Stages of Play from 24—36 Months: The World of Imagination Feb 26, Learn how infants and toddlers develop play skills from birth to 3, and what toys and activities are appropriate for their age.
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Become a Member Ready to join? Connect today. If you're ready to engage in more interactive play with your kiddo, you'll be happy to know that children really start playing pretend earlier than you think. Mintz explains that as children approach age 2, their pretend play shifts and becomes more complex. Indeed, language and pretend play tend to develop along similar lines.
But, what about the more creative element of pretend play? From buzzing around acting like bumble bees on the hunt for pollen to collect to intergalactic space explorers solving untold mysteries of the solar system, my kids can come up with some extravagant imaginative play scenarios. I'm not exactly sure when they first began to take quantum leaps into outer space or practice pretend pollination, but I do know that at ages 6 and 7 now, they've been playing make believe for at least half their short little lives, and probably longer.
This is because very young children learn and grow best through real-world experiences like physical play, playing outside, creative play and social time with family and friends. For children over two years, a balanced approach to screen time can be part of a healthy lifestyle. In general, the key events in development happen in a similar order, but the age they happen might vary for each child.
Skip to content Skip to navigation. And this is important, because toddlers use their growing imaginations and creativity to: explore the world and their place in it better understand themselves and other people explore and express feelings test out different ideas and ways of solving problems.
You can try the following inside play ideas to encourage your toddler to put her imagination into action: Read books and tell stories together about wonderful places and creatures.
Talk about the stories with your toddler or ask him what he thinks might happen next. Sing nursery rhymes using our Baby Karaoke and encourage your toddler to make up her own actions to songs. Make some sounds and rhythms with homemade or bought musical instruments. You can also borrow CDs from your local library or search online for different styles of music. Draw and scribble with crayons and paper and let your toddler draw from his imagination.
Visit and explore favourite or new places in your home, like the saucepan drawer or container cupboard. Set up a special play space in your home.
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