Creative, imaginative, and messy play can help your child in many ways, including developing their fine motor skills, exploring their senses, building problem solving skills, expressing their creativity and imagination and building confidence and their self-esteem. Watch our video if you are looking at ways to encourage your child to be more creative and imaginative in their play.
Creative, imaginative and messy play
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