How to connect with your child through play sessions? – BonoboBox
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How to connect with your child through play sessions?

How to connect with your child through play sessions?
We are Charline from Lune Little Dreamers, a holistic sleep and wellness coach, and Sara, a children's physiotherapist with the educational webshop BonoboBox. Together we have joined forces to organize play sessions in Flemish Brabant where we want to give parents the opportunity to play with their young child in a safe environment. Here they can try out all kinds of play products together and discover sensory play.
Below we explain why we find this so important:
Why is playing with your child important?

Playing is an essential part of development and offers many benefits for both children and parents. It is not only a fun way to spend time, but also crucial for your child’s growth and well-being . It strengthens the parent-child relationship because playing allows you to spend quality time discovering things together. It provides a sense of trust and security, which makes your child more likely to want to step outside their comfort zone. Your child will experience their first social interactions with you as a safe base next to them, will work on their verbal and motor skills , and will be stimulated to try out new toys and materials.

In addition, your child will learn and stimulate his cognitive development through playing. Problem-solving thinking, playing together, challenging himself motorically and developing different skills happens automatically without the pressure that something has to be learned.

Finally, this one-on-one time is also very valuable for your child's sleep . After a long day without their parents or just a busy day with little room for connection, a child really needs some quality time with their main caregivers. It gives them the chance to relax, feel heard, release built-up tension and recharge with some cuddles and closeness. A child definitely needs this and if this need cannot be met during the day, a child will come looking for that closeness and security at night.

Why are educational toys important?

Due to the benefits mentioned above, educational toys are an important part of a child’s learning experience and contribute to their overall development . These toys are versatile and designed to stimulate curiosity , allowing your child to learn while playing. It is also important to provide the right toys at the right time.
The toys are specifically designed to provoke all kinds of actions and to experiment with them. It is known that children learn more by making mistakes because they are intrinsically motivated to find a solution. The sense of success when the assignment is successful is essential to give your child self-confidence and makes them want to explore even further. It is easier for young children to explore if there is a trusted person nearby who can guide them if necessary.
The skills that are stimulated are:
- Development of fine motor skills
- Hand-eye coordination
- Gross motor skills such as climbing, crawling, throwing a ball
- Improving spatial insight and concepts
- Communication and verbal skills
- Social interaction
- Math and language skills
- Creativity and imagination
- Self-confidence and self-knowledge
- Science and Technology: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) toys introduce children to scientific and technological concepts early.
Why is sensory play important?

Sensory play is a specific form of play that uses sensory experiences to stimulate children's development. Various materials are offered, such as sand and colored rice, in combination with matching toys and tools such as scoops, jars and pipettes. It is not only de-stimulating , but also very educational and therapeutic. Of course, it is also good for improving motor skills and coordination.

Playing with different materials and textures stimulates sensory development. During sensory play, children can take the time to process and integrate all the information , which is essential for learning other skills. They also learn more about their environment and how to respond to it.

In addition, it has a calming effect and supports emotional regulation. Through sensory play, an individual (adults as well) is forced to get out of their head and really feel what they experience and then process it and give it a place. In addition, it can also help reduce anxiety and stress. It offers a safe way for children to express and regulate their emotions.

Lastly, it not only promotes creativity and imagination , but is also good for concentration and stimulates problem solving. Children can go in all directions with these materials, the possibilities are endless which is very valuable for stimulating both imagination and creativity.
Examples of sensory material

1. Sand and water: Helps develop tactile sense and provides a calming effect. Children can dig, pour and build, which stimulates their creativity.

2. Play Clay & Kinetic Sand: Promotes fine motor skills and creativity by shaping and kneading different shapes and textures.
3. Sensory bins: Filled with materials such as rice, pasta, beans or pom-poms, they stimulate different senses and offer plenty of opportunities for discovery.

4. Lightboxes: Use colored objects on a light box to stimulate visual senses and experiment with colors and patterns.

5. Textures and Sounds: Toys with different textures and sounds, such as rattles or soft toys with crinkly parts, help children learn more about their senses.

Sensory and educational play is therefore not only a fun activity, but also a valuable experience that contributes to the overall development of children . At BonoboBox and Lune little dreamers we offer a wide range of resp. sensory play kits and sensory toys that are designed to support and enrich these valuable play moments. Toys that we are happy to offer during our play moments.

Would you like to get started with educational toys and/or sensory play? Then Lune little dreamers and Bonobobox have a lot to offer you. We regularly organize play sessions where you can discover all these fun materials. Can't get enough of all that fun? Then take a look at our webshops . Are you interested in products from both of our webshops? Then send us an email and we will see if we can group the delivery or collection

 

Here are some useful sites:

Play session Seas Tervuren - Lune (lunelittledreamers.be)

Play session Sint-Joris-Weert (physiotherapy practice Maisin) – BonoboBox

Webshop Lune Little Dreamers (sensory play materials and route planners and more)

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