February 24, 2023
Learn by playing
According to developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky, play is the most important source of development for children, emotionally, socially, physically, linguistically and cognitively.
To provide insight into how your child's development is stimulated by LUDE toys, we have formulated 9 development areas, with an associated icon. The icons can be found on the product pages and when you receive an order on the packaging. This way you know which developmental areas of your child are stimulated by playing with the toys.
Concentration and memoryAttention is needed to process information and remember things well. While playing, children practice in an informal way to stay concentrated for a longer period of time.
Creativity and fantasy
By letting children play freely, they get the space to make unique performances and creations with all kinds of toys. This way they can fully immerse themselves in their imagination and learn to think outside the box.
Emotions and social behavior
During play, children experiment with different roles and become acquainted with the feelings of themselves and others. In this way they develop their own identity and social skills that are necessary to build and maintain relationships.
Logic and math skills
By playing with numbers and symbols, children develop skills such as: making connections, recognizing patterns, ordering and categorizing. This helps to get in
logical steps to solve (arithmetic) problems.
Environmental awareness
While playing, children become fascinated by everything that grows and blooms and they learn about phenomena such as weather and climate. In this way, children become aware of the beauty of nature and the well-being of humans and animals.
While playing, children become fascinated by everything that grows and blooms and they learn about phenomena such as weather and climate. In this way, children become aware of the beauty of nature and the well-being of humans and animals.
Mobility
Through play, children learn to use their muscles correctly, so that they can make subtle movements with hands and fingers (fine motor skills) and control their body when walking, running and jumping (gross motor skills).
Spatial awareness
Spatial awareness is the ability to imagine where something or someone is in space. While puzzling, children learn concepts such as direction, distance and size, so that they can determine their position in relation to other objects.
Language and communication
Playing with letters and words stimulates important language skills such as: listening, speaking, reading and writing. This allows children to interact with those around them.
Senses
Children learn about the world through the senses. With sensory play, children discover different shapes, textures, colors and sounds with their hands, nose, ears, eyes and mouth.
