Unstructured play

Unstructured play is open ended with unlimited possibilities and free for exploration. Commonly most children are more into the structured play - which is not an issue! Unstructured play allows children to express themselves freely, applies creativity and endless benefits in the child's development areas - physical, social, emotionally, cognitive, language etc.

Unstructured play includes playing with blocks, puzzles and etc. All toddlers should be given the opportunities to be engaged in the unstructured and free play...since most presechool in Malaysia is now limiting to the play activities. Through the unstructured play, toddlers will begin to wean off from their individual (self) and into the real world, yet learning to adapt into this "new environment" in a safe manner.

In this case for Maximus, his play time is never been limited by any rules and regulations. It was only during his trial class in the nursery that hinder him for liking and adapting to the new environment. He wasn't given the opportunity to be engaged into free play. And not to mention that the worst scenario was that there isn't much time and opportunity given to such play - not even the toys. However in the Sunday school, Maximus begins to feel safe in the environment when he uses the toys in his unstructured play to "interact" and "communicate" with the teachers and aunties.

I could never deprived Maximus in such play not even in the nursery. Here I managed to capture how he uses his imagination and language in one of his unstructured, free play. Enjoy... and together let us support PLAY in your child's life.