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The importance of active play
Active play helps kids with coordination, balance, motor skills and using up their energy, which in turn helps to promote better sleeping habits.
Some of the benefits of active play include:
- fun and enjoyment
- playing with others and learning social skills
- using imagination
- learning new skills
- being creative.
The trick is to play in lots of diffferent ways, using all parts of the body, to provide lots of opportunities for fun and learning.