Imaginative play is a mental activity in which your child pretends to be a different person. In other words, little ones use their own imagination to create scenarios and characters. These projections that children make in early childhood help them develop various skills. Therefore, imagination plays a vital role in psychological development of child.

Play is a way that children approach what is happening in the outside world, trying to understand the relationships with those around them, especially relationships between adults.

Imagination allows kids to use their resources, build new ideas, and create an inside copy of the outside world according to their needs.

One of the most important ways to develop imagination is role play, which allows child to interpret any character and at the same time build his own personality.

Since your little one does not always understand behaviours of adults or those around him, he uses his imagination and creativity to translate them into his language.

Imagination And Social Skills

Imagination helps to develop social skills. Due to the role play, in which the use of empathy intervenes, child experiences various social relationships and learns how to interact more easily. Thus, little one manages to communicate with those around him, decreasing the possibility of becoming excluded from groups he belongs to.

How Can You Encourage Imaginative Play?

It is necessary to help and encourage child to engage in imaginative games. Parents have an essential role in developing imagination and creativity of their children. At the same time, they develop socially, intellectually, adapt and explain their unknowns around them.

. Create An Environment Conducive To Imaginative Games!

Each child must have his space or play area in his house, separated and isolated from the rest of the house. It should be arranged and decorated with all kinds of toys and objects to allow child's imagination to fly freely when he spends time there.

You can opt for a corner right in child's room, which will become an oasis of relaxation and play. You can even build a tent.

. Buy Multifunctional Toys!

Always make sure that toys you buy for your child tell more stories, can be used in many ways to become work material for child's playful imagination.

Here are some toys that stimulate child's imagination:

1. HAPE DOLL FAMILY MANSION

Hape Doll Family Mansion will provide hours of fun for your child with much space to play and enjoy with siblings and friends. Children can play 'house' and role play day to day activities with the doll family in this 3 level, 7 room doll house. Featuring two decks, opening garage, staircase, kitchen, living room, dining area, master bathroom and even and working doorbell.

2. LE TOY VAN BLUE BIRD COTTAGE DOLLHOUSE

Le Toy Van Blue Bird Cottage Dollhouse will provide hours of imaginative and social play for your little girl and her friends. It features doors, windows and shutters that open, and hinged front walls that open up easily for your little girl to explore the dollhouse inside. It comes fully painted and decorated with the blue bird theme, using soft pastel blue, pink and fresh white colour palette. It's truly a home sweet home that will provide hours of fun pretend play!

This beautiful dollhouse has a special charm. It is unique, authentic, natural and lasts longer. It has the advantage of being pleasant to touch and sturdy. Besides, it reveals the softness of wood and delicate colours.

3. QTOYS THREE LEVEL TREE HOUSE PLAY SET

Qtoys three level tree house play set will provide a safe space for children to enjoy and act out scenarios of their choosing.This multi level tree house will give them opportunities to learn about other people’s perspectives, promoting their physical development in a fun way.

4. QTOYS WOODEN TREEHOUSE PLAYSET

Qtoys Wooden Treehouse Playset will spark the imagination and have children enjoying hours of pretend play fun. More than just a tree house, this toy includes a mini city with buildings, houses, a playground and a lake.

5. QTOYS NATURAL SMURF’S HOUSE

Qtoys Natural Smurf’s house is great for pretend play. Children will act their imaginative movie and create various adventures in or out of the house. They can also rearrange small chairs and accessories. So, the creativity is endless.

6. LE TOY VAN HONEYBAKE TEA TIME TROLLEY

Le Toy Van Honeybake Tea Time Trolley is fantastic with vibrant rose and white striped fabric canopy. It has stunning details and lovely motifs in the form of drinks, cakes, balloons and a beautiful clock. The golden touch adds a rich look. A child will enjoy lots of interesting tours with this wonderful trolley and play without stopping. Impossible to get bored with this superb afternoon tea experience.

The little ones will discover the world of adults through this pretend play tea trolley. They will copy what adults do and satisfy the need to behave like them during tea times, with objects or activities that are not yet theirs accessible. This impressive wooden toy trolley will inspire children to make up their own stories, allow them to socialize, and develop their expressive abilities.

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