Reggio Emilia is the Italian city where this approach was introduced in the 1940’s. Started by the parents, the Reggio Emilia Nurseries have a partnership between parents and educators. The environment is viewed as the third most important element, after the early year’s educator and the child’s parent. The early year’s educator is there to listen and to guide children, but not to control their play. This approach then quickly spread across the world.
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Anything that requires some creativity is creative play.
It is important for children to take part in creative activities as there are a range of benefits to developing a creative mind. Developing a love of creativity at a young age will help your child become a creative thinker as they grow older. . (https://www.earlylearningfurniture.co.uk/blog/benefits-of-creative-play-in-early-education/)
Intellectual and Cognitive Benefits:
Creative activities, both alone and in a group situations, are beneficial to improving intellectual and cognitive skills in children, especially skills such as problem solving, imagination and critical thinking. Children should be allowed to experiment with creative activities, allowing them to explore different options and develop solutions on their own.
Reading is a fantastic creative activity for improving intellectual and cognitive skills as children can let their imaginations run wild and discover a world outside of their own. They can even combine this experience with art by drawing/painting the adventures that occur in the books they