Our Thank You to Teachers and Schools - Playground Competition
Playgrounds play such an important part in everyone’s life; it’s even more evident now as all public play areas and schools are closed. We take for granted the simple freedom of being able to walk to our local play area or go outside and have fun! School playgrounds are a vital resource for children as they grow up, Albert Einstein once said that ‘play is the highest form of research’. We think its essential that children continue to play during this challenging time.Here are 6 key benefits of play
- Active Play – helps children improve coordination, balance and fundamental movement skills. Active play promotes better eating and sleeping habits, encouraging healthy lifestyle habits that children take on into adulthood.
- Emotional Development – whilst playing, children learn to cope with emotions like fear, anger and aggression within a situation they can control whilst practicing empathy and understanding. Play gives children and emotional outlet.
- Social Interaction – Playing with others helps children negotiate group dynamics, collaborate, compromise, deal with other’s feelings and share.
- Cognitive Development – Children learn to think, read, remember, reason and pay attention through play. Play improves behaviour in the classroom and encourages learning.
- Creative Play – Not just our company name! By allowing imaginations to run wild during play, children create new worlds and form unique ideas and solutions to challenges.
- Improved Communication – Play let’s children exchange thoughts, information and messages through speech, writing or actions.
