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Provide a collection of dress-up props for role-play.
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Look at the clouds and take turns imagining what they resemble.
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Plant seeds for imaginative thinking by reading lots of books together.
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Provide toys that encourage creativity and imagination.
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Make up stories with your child, building on each other’s additions.
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Arrange play dates with others to foster social and imaginative play.
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Listen to music with your child and act out how it sounds (sleepy, happy).
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Take turns “being” things that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
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Sometimes be your child’s play partner, sometimes just observe.
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Use your own imagination and awaken your own inner child.
Kathleen Alfano Ph.D. Director of Child Research at Fisher-Price®
