Childhood play is one of the defining behaviors and characteristics of children all around the world, and scientists are now developing a much more detailed and in depth understanding of not just why children play, but how play helps them to develop socially and emotionally. It turns out that high energy, noisy, dizzying, free and
When our children have the opportunity to take part in unstructured play with an adult who is genuinely invested in the activity, such as with Connetix Tiles, they can reap a number of benefits relating to boosts in their cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development with direct payoffs for the future. We know that unstructured
By Emma @play_at_home_mummy As a trained Early Childhood and Primary teacher, as well as a homeschooling mother, I believe our collection of Connetix tiles is one of the most valuable educational resources we have in our home. Not only do all my children LOVE playing with them, and do so daily, but they are SO
By Frankie from @talk_and_play_mama What is Symbolic Play? Symbolic play is when a child uses objects to represent other objects in the world around them. Essentially, they are using their imagination and ‘pretending’. For example, when a child picks up two Connetix tiles and announces, “look at my new glasses!”, they are using the tiles as
By Frankie from @talk_and_play_mama
Have you ever noticed how children are not afraid to get something wrong?
