Born Big - Make Play Grow
$34.95 AUD
What is Make Play Grow?
The 30 activites included in Make Play Grow have been specially curated to help toddlers and pre-schoolers develop cognitive (head), emotional (heart), and physcial (hands) skills through creativiy, connection... and a little messiness!
Look out for the Heads, Hearts and Hands icons...
These icons are there to let you know which skills each card is focused on developing. Either choose a card with a desired icon or activity or choose randomly from the pick.
Make Play Grow Theory:
Developing cognitive skills (Head)
Cognition is more than learning information, it’s the ability to process and speak about new information. Building our thinking skills will help children understand the context and relationships between ideas, improve analytical skills and allow them to grasp the concept of cause and effect. Training head muscles will also give our little people more support and control when it comes to regulating emotions as they learn to switch off stress responses through focus and logic.
Nurturing emotional skills (Heart)
Acquiring social and emotional skills, such as sharing, following instructions and regulating big feelings, are critical for school and life readiness. Healthy social and emotional development is grounded in nurturing, responsive and trusting relationships with parents and carers – which is why playing with our children is so important in ensuring our young learners feel safe, supported and encouraged, as they build their heart skills.
Practicing physical skills (Hands)
Our little people develop their independence in accomplishing a range of everyday tasks such as writing, eating, dressing and creating, by engaging their motor skills through movement and practice. Doing so will not only build confidence and independence, but also broaden access to learning activities, social experiences and more fun!
About Born Big
Born Big is an independent Australian toy business started by two recovering helicopter-parents with a plan to build life ready skills through play.
We believe.. Kids are way more capable than grown ups give them credit for! Is our culture of over-supervising kids contributing to the rise in anxiety and depression among children and young adults today? When we remove risk, autonomy and free play from our kids, we also diminish their sense of confidence, inventiveness and curiosity.
