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Dress-Up Toys for Rainy Days
from: Maxx Family LifeTo quote Albert Einstein, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Let's face it, Einstein knew what he was talking about. This is why dress-up kids toys are great for your child's development -- but still fun!
Active Play
An important aspect of dress-up kids toys is they encourages active play. When you're a racecar driver there's no sitting down watching TV! Similarly, if you're going to be a superhero, you'll be running around helping people in distress. When playing with dress-up kids toys, your kids will certainly get lots of exercise to keep them strong and healthy.
Versatility
Dress-up clothes are versatile and the costumes your child creates by mixing and matching costumes is amazing. Your child can use the cape from a superhero costume and combine it with the boots of a cowboy costume and the pants of a clown costume. Who knows and who cares what this new character is supposed to be! What matters is your child is having fun and using her imagination. Perhaps you can call her a super rodeo clown!
Dramatic Play
Playing with dress-up kids toys also encourages dramatic play. Dressing up like a chef allows a child to pretend they're an adult and to start getting comfortable with that role. Or, pretending to be a teacher could help a preschooler learn to be comfortable going to school. In some ways, kids use dress-up toys to help them make sense of the world around them. Since they've basically role-play the behaviors of other people, it helps them to start becoming more comfortable with the each of our roles in life.
In addition, dress-up kids toys are helpful in encouraging a child to learn how to act. He may change costumes as he takes on a new role and this interaction with himself as different "characters" also helps him learn more about social interaction. While he thinks he's just having fun, he's actually experimenting his speaking and listening skills.
This is why most kids play dress-up within themes they're already familiar. For instance, many start by playing house and pretending to be the mom or dad because they're already fairly comfortable with this theme and have an idea of how to act it out. Watching your child role play as a parent can give you valuable insight regarding how your child perceives your parenting. To encourage this type of dress-up play, provide your child with some "adult" items, such as sunglasses, hats or an old string of beads for a necklace. You could also give your child some toy keys or dishes or other items he sees you use.
Stretching Other Concepts
Dress-up play can also help your child to better understand ideas and concepts. Let's say you're reading a great book together with your child. Why not have him dress up as one of its characters and act out what you're reading? This is a terrific way to have your child actively involved in the story.
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