{"id":7929,"date":"2020-05-14T06:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/?p=7929"},"modified":"2021-02-17T08:09:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T16:09:46","slug":"imaginative-play-and-motor-skills-an-important-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/2020\/05\/14\/imaginative-play-and-motor-skills-an-important-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Imaginative Play and Motor Skills: An Important Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7934 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20418a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Pretend play and motor skills\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20418a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20418a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babysparks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/20418a.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>When your toddler is about 18 months old, you\u2019ll notice a big change in the way they play. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/2017\/04\/28\/symbolic-play-imagination-comes-to-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Symbolic (pretend) play<\/strong><\/a> emerges as they begin to use their imaginations rather than simply imitating what they see.<\/p>\n<p>Big brain changes lead to the shift towards imaginative play. Toddlers certainly get a cognitive workout when pretending, and it\u2019s essential for their budding social skills, too. But symbolic play is also uniquely supportive to motor development, because it involves little ones using their bodies in brand-new ways.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b><i>Highlights:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symbolic play, or pretend play, is uniquely supportive of motor development because it involves little ones using their bodies in brand new ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symbolic play strengthens skills like:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Gross Motor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Jumping, running, or balancing while pretending they\u2019re on a pirate ship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Fine Motor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Learning to button up a shirt while playing dress-up.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Visual Motor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Banging on \u201cdrums\u201d or hammering a nail from a toy toolset.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BabySparks program has great pretend play activities to get toddlers moving in fun and exciting ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>How Imaginative Play Influences Motor Skills<\/h2>\n<p>Giving little ones lots of opportunities to use their imagination is easy to do with the simplest toys, books, and household items. They can transform these things into whatever they want them to be! But toddlers can also harness the power of their own bodies through pretend play, which strengthens skills like these:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gross Motor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pushing a small chair across the floor like a vacuum, crawling like a spider, acting like a fitness instructor\u2026 During pretend play toddlers use their bodies in ways they might not during other types of play. There are virtually endless opportunities to use their hands, feet, arms, and legs in new ways.<\/p>\n<p>Gross motor skills get an extra boost when little ones engage in active play that involves jumping, running, balancing, etc. Pretend games like our BabySparks activities <em>Animal Races, Jumping Like Kangaroos, <\/em>and <em>Playing Soldier <\/em>all harness the power of imagination to encourage gross motor skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fine Motor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have you seen your toddler pick up a block and use it as a phone? Or use markers as \u201cshovels\u201d for digging in the dirt? When they use objects in unintended ways, they\u2019re also using their hands and fingers in new ways, strengthening the fine motor skills they need for countless learning and self-care tasks.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of self-care, once toddlers become interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/2020\/04\/09\/dress-up-play-learning-through-imagination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>dressing up<\/strong><\/a>, they get lots of practice dressing and undressing as they transform themselves into pretend characters!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visual Motor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imaginative play is a motivating way for little ones to get their eyes working along with other parts of their body: Banging on pot-and-pan \u201cdrums,\u201d hitting a nail with a hammer from a toy tool set\u2026 those are visual motor skills at work! Visual motor skills are essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/2019\/05\/14\/hand-eye-coordination-how-the-eyes-brain-and-hands-work-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>hand-eye coordination<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/2020\/05\/05\/the-building-blocks-of-foot-eye-coordination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>foot-eye coordination<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/2020\/05\/11\/how-signs-symbols-support-language-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>visual memory<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babysparks.com\/2019\/02\/20\/what-is-spatial-awareness-how-does-it-develop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>spatial awareness<\/strong><\/a>, and more! They play a big role in tasks like self-feeding, hitting a target, and eventually writing.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re doing a BabySparks pretend play activity, following your child\u2019s lead they serve you a toy-food meal, or giving them solo time to push a block \u201ccar\u201d around the house, notice all of the exciting and unique ways they use their bodies, hands, and eyes during imaginative play![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When your toddler is about 18 months old, you\u2019ll notice a big change in the way they play. 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