Creative play

Creative play is an essential part of childhood and child development. Through creative play children can develop:

• Emotionally Socially intellectually physically

• Kids will be happy playing so long as they have company

• Creative play should be adult led

It is important that creative play sessions are designed to be?

• Just a laugh

• Child-centred

• Keeps a child quiet

What is another name for thinking skills?

• Movement

• Cognitive

• Physical

When a baby uses blocks, what type of motor skill is this?

• Fine motor

• Gross motor

When a child can hold a pencil to draw, what type of motor skill is this called?

• Gross motor

• Fine motor

• Motor car

What year did the Health and Safety Act became law?

• 1991

• 1974

• 2001

How as can you make sure the environment is safe before a creative play session in a classroom?

• Ask a teacher if its safe?

• Look at the area prior to the activity to check the environment is suitable

• I'm sure someone has already checked to see if the environment is suitable so it will be fine.

When using paint what safety measures do you require before the session starts?

• I don't think you need to think about safety its only paint

• Make sure that a child is wearing an apron and has access to soap and water

• Kids like getting messy its fun!

What is an emotionally safe environment?

• You make the environment nice to look at

• Children are encouraged to develop a positive self-esteem

• Children have to toughen up is a hard world

At the end of a creative play session, you must make sure the environment is...

• Clean, safe and ready to be used in the future

• Hurry to get the pupils back to their seats

• Its not my job to clean up mess.