Kids dressed up as superheroes and certain characters or pretending to be firemen, policemen, doctors and teachers infuse creative skills and problem solving skills. One fine day, you may see your child acting out Bumblebee, the leader of auto bots. Kids learn a lot by seeing and following. Who knows dressing up like Bumblebee may teach him leadership skills. There are many benefits of pretend play including pretend play kitchen. Kids learn new words like ‘bake’, ‘stir’, ‘saute’, and also come to know the names of new dishes and foods.
Develops creative skills
Kids dressed up as cartoon characters, superheroes and characters of the gaming world tend to develop creative skills. Dressing up in costumes of another character let them create their own costume at some point of time.
It stirs imagination
Kids imagine they have made pizzas, cakes and pretend to try them. This way, kids come up with their own recipes at some point. Pretend play introduces kids to microcosms of life which they implement in real life situations. A child safely learns the skill and applies it positively.
The tradition of pretend play
Dramatic play or pretend play is a time-honoured tradition where kids played with pebbles, leaves, small stones before even real toys existed. By using these things, children created their own imaginary world. During the process, they learn the art of interacting with others and also how to figure out solutions for problems. This is important for growing up. Kids require imagination to play fancy games and not fancy toys. When more children gather to play the game, they get more involved. It is important for parents to encourage their kids to play with toys and various pretend games.
What are some of the best pretend games?
Pretend play kitchen is the favourite of young girls. Mechanic tool sets are the favourite of boys. Boys can spend hours on their tiny motorized cars, scooters and bikes to work on. If daddy is a hobbyist who likes to try his hands on repair work, then they can have a wonderful play time. Boys also crave for woodworking benches and items like rulers, hammers and saws. If the father is involved in woodworking, then kids love to watch them and be engrossed in the same thing through pretend play. Similarly, kids are also influenced by shopping and may love pretend shopping or play shopping. They may go along with parents to the departmental store, shopping mall and pretend to shop.
So, we see there are several benefits of pretend play games. Its benefits are multifaceted depending on the toy.
