Physical play includes activities
that use physical movements to allow children to use their energy, giving children the chance to develop gross and fine motor skills, learn new things
and socialize. Physical play also benefits a child’s health and understanding the
importance of physical play is vital to your child’s development.
Ideal physical play incorporates
play with social interactions and problem solving. Physical play provides various
health benefits. It promotes early brain development and learning in infants and
young children and decreases the risk of developing health conditions like
coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, obesity and
many other chronic health conditions.
Most children naturally develop
the ability to run and walk. However, they require practice and instruction to
develop hopping, galloping, sliding, catching, jumping, throwing, kicking,
bouncing and striking skills. Children incorporate these skills into sports,
games and dance.
Playgrounds are perfect places for a child to develop mental
connections, socialize and develop fine and gross motor skills mentioned before.
Although those who are parents now may have spent spent most of their childhood riding their bikes and playing games like baseball or football
on side streets, many children today spend much of their time indoors, playing
games on their tablets or watching television. Research has found that unstructured outdoor play is critical to the health of children. However, many
have experienced a marked decline in the time they spend in free play.
Parytrap's Summer Club holds
strong to the importance of physical play. It not only offers structured
outdoor games but also opportunities for the children to explore and have fun in the sunshine of
the great outdoors.
Written by Margaret Said, Partytrap Summer Club Coordinator
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