DEVELOPING IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY Reviewed by YOU


Children naturally love role play and will often use their own imagination and creativity to act out the world as they see it. Taking on different characters, using their voice and beginning their own story-telling skills will help with their language development. Since they have control over their little world they will start to see what happens through the cause and effect of certain actions they take.


We’re delighted to work with two nurseries who put some of our new resources to support this learning to the test, here’s how they got on.


The resource... D43873 PlayBrixTM


£28.95


Bright Sparks Childcare, Castleford, West Yorkshire


What activities did you use the product for? Role play activities


The children enjoyed getting into character whilst playing. They used props from around the room to support their play. They found scarves, hats and fabric to dress up as pirates. They walked the plank and found a pet parrot. Mathematical activities Some children built large towers and compared them with the towers of their friends. They counted the blocks as they built higher and higher. They talked about space and shape as they built up the pirate ship.


Did the children enjoy using the product? The children really enjoyed playing with it when it


was all complete, they got frustrated waiting for the cardboard pieces to be put together which took a long time. The product worked better when it was used in small groups, six or less. When first introduced into the room lots of children wanted to play with it and it would fall down which caused a few disagreements it also caused some damaged to individual boxes.


Would you recommend the product to other


nurseries? I would recommend this product if used for small groups in a nursery it isn’t really durable enough for everyday use.


How would you rate the product out of 10? I would rate this product 5/10 based on the time it took


to put together and the durability of the product.


Pirate Adventure


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