These allow your kid to problem-solve at his own pace. You might offer a tip about the edge pieces being flat, but then step back. Let them come up with their own strategies.
Food play is all about thinking beyond known combinations. Kids inevitably blend food together in unexpected ways.
3. A ball
Rolling, bouncing, and kicking; there are myriad ways to play a ball.
Let kids loose with instruments, experimenting with ways to make sounds builds thinking skills.
Writing instruments such as chalk and crayons let your child express his creativity through art. Using different-size crayons or markers offers inspiration. Chalk, when pressed hard enough, creates dust that can be spread to add complexity.
Not many toys start out so basic and, within minutes of being pounded and shaped, transform into something new. The best thing about dough is that if a child doesn’t like what she created, she can mash it all together and start over.
Miniature toys are perfectly sized for toddlers and preschoolers and give children a sense of mastery over situations they create. They become role-playing props for fantasy exploration.
For creative costuming, offer basic fabric pieces and let your child try out different personas.
Gear toys fire creativity in a unique way, putting them together teaches cause and effect. You can see your child ask themselves, ‘if I put this gear here and turn it, what happens over there?’
As kids build, they solve problems-for example, how to make a tower more stable. Choose a set that’s open-ended so your little architect doesn’t think she’s “supposed to” construct a certain thing.
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