Games

The game is an activity of vital importance for children. Far from being mere activities to entertain or spend time, playing is very useful for the development of the child and it is essential for their growth.

Games involve learning, stimulation and experimentation for children.

Both game and toys help them to know each other and to develop their personality in areas such as affective, cognitive, social and motor skills, intelligence, creativity and sociability.

Children's games is an activity that is carried out for pleasure, it is chosen freely and it requires an active participation of the child.

A game is known as every play-based activity that implies an aim in itself: we play to play.

Game benefits:

• It is indispensable for the structuring of the self.
• It allows to discover the world around him and adapt to it.
• It enriches the imagination and it promotes creative processes.
• It helps to develop and to exercise observation, attention, concentration and memory.
• It promotes early sociability and social communication skills.
• It teach to respect the rules.
• It allows to experience fears and frustrations, as well as triumphs and defeats.

Some traditional games are as follows:

                                                            The shoe behind

First you have to cast lots who stays with the shoe. Once chosen, the others must sit in a circle and shake hands, begin to sing the song with their eyes closed, the chosen one while having to leave the shoe on one's back. When they finish counting, they should open their eyes to see who has the shoe and the person who has left it will have to run after the other to catch him.

With this game the child can improve his sensory perception, cunning and improve psychomotor skills, as well as encouraging empathy and companionship.

The rope

Children get resistance and flexibility, adrenaline release, self-improvement, coordination, psychomotor skills, fun, fitness, reflexes and balance.

Chess

It is a game that can bring to light latent skills that have not been developed by traditional educational means: it not only promotes logical thinking, but also instills self-confidence, self-control and self-esteem and improves communication and understanding skills and pattern and rule recognition. Chess can teach us the values of hard work, concentration, objectivity, imagination, creativity and commitment. It helps promote socialization, improves academic performance and increases memory.