Over the weekend, my daughter made an “unexpected” request to return our tent to a storage area. With the tent, he refers to the small play tent we had since his younger brothers were infants (if I remember correctly, it was a gift from their Aunt Em). To be honest, I almost forgot we had it, but we downloaded it the same way and prepared it for him. My daughter must have longed for her own place to make this request, and knowing the many benefits of a play tent, I was very happy to agree.
Like adults, toddlers also value “their own time” and the play tent gives them that opportunity. A seemingly useless tent may seem like just another toy, but it carries a lot of development and creativity for your (younger) children. It sharpens a child’s motor skills and allows their imagination to fly. The inner tent stimulates your child’s intelligence, giving him or her space to release his or her creative juices while healing his or her thoughts. They can transform this tent into a personal fortress that possesses aspects of their personality, abilities, and desires. While they are playing in the tent, they can create trips and stories that you would never think they could do.
And because playing in a tent requires a lot of movement like crawling, gripping, and turning, it rubs well into their physical growth, allowing them to develop fine muscle skills. This is very powerful when building blocks, puzzles, and so on. Toddlers are fascinated by crowded places and see them as safe, artistic, and fun places. The place where they live is where they are fed up with “police” and “quarrels”. It is a great place to play, away from the chaos of the outside world and the eyes to watch. Looking for more playtime ideas for kids? Read more on our blog!
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