Constructive Play
Constructive play, also referred to as construction or manipulative play, is when a child purposefully manipulates objects and materials to build, construct, assemble (or even disassemble) them to create something new. The key is to ensure the objects and materials are open-ended, so creation possibilities are only limited by the child’s imagination.
Constructive play often starts with simple stacking or sorting and overtime evolves into the creation of increasingly complex and elaborate structures as the child becomes familiar with the properties of the materials and masters their manipulation. It can involve blocks (of various types), recycled items, ‘junk’, loose parts or natural materials like sand and sticks.
-Jane Ewens
