Understand your preschooler’s play
Preschooler development
These are the years when our children go out into the world, to nursery and eventually to school. They want to do things themselves, from putting on shoes to writing their name.
Fine motor control
A baby opens and closes her hands, all fingers at once. Isolating each finger and moving it independentlly is hard – but essential – work. Writing, drawing, and playing an instrument: none of these are possible without fine motor control. Read more about you can use finger rhymes, threading and playdough to help your child build the strength and dexterity she needs.
Imaginative play
Rehearse real-life situations from the safety of the doll’s house or the dressing-up box.
Making
Plan, cut out, orientate, connect. Whether it’s junk-modelling, collage or clay, now’s the time to show what you’ve learnt.
Mark making
The road to writing is long and winding. Mark-making is about so much more than pencil grip
Through play children learn to make mental representations of the elements that make up letters. Early squiggles are refined. Line and shapes are formed.
The 100 Toys Method
Simplify
Our introductory guide will help you declutter and get back to basics
Learn
Understand how children learn and the key changes they go through.
Play
Introduce open-ended activities that encourage independent play.