Imaginary Play: Play Tool Kits
Both boys and girls love to experiment and pretend that they are "grown-up".
are a great preschool educational toy because it enables kids to not only play imaginatively and develop their minds, but it also allows them to develop some fine motor skills.
It is very important to allow your young one to practice putting things together with the nuts and bolts of this play tool kit. They end up using their fingers to pinch and develop muscles to get them ready for the tasks of school that will be required later on: cutting, writing and lacing.
You can even take this toy a step further and as they are playing with it have them match the toy version of the tool to the real version of the tool. Also ask them to explain what the tool looks like. Children sometimes have a hard time describing things and this is a good tool for encouraging that. Another option is to have them sort the tools by color, by size, or even by function.
Of course the most obvious way to play with
It is very important to allow your young one to practice putting things together with the nuts and bolts of this play tool kit. They end up using their fingers to pinch and develop muscles to get them ready for the tasks of school that will be required later on: cutting, writing and lacing.
You can even take this toy a step further and as they are playing with it have them match the toy version of the tool to the real version of the tool. Also ask them to explain what the tool looks like. Children sometimes have a hard time describing things and this is a good tool for encouraging that. Another option is to have them sort the tools by color, by size, or even by function.
Of course the most obvious way to play with
is to allow them to just imagine. There is a cartoon out now called
Handy Manny
and they can even watch this cartoon and play with their tools at the same time. Cartoon time can also be interactive. Give them some soap or some foam blocks and allow them to bang and build, they will have a great time. This would be a great time to also talk about appropriate tool use and projects. How many of us wish our fathers would have taught us more about tools and projects now that we are older. Start now with
and give them a taste of learning more!
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