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Why Pretend Play is the Best Kind of Play?

A child’s pretend play is often considered fun and imaginative, but somehow we adults tend to think it has limited educational value. After all puzzles, number or spelling games are surely more useful, no? Well, not necessarily! In fact, recent research has been showing that free, child-led imaginative play, including role play has many benefits and it is one of the best way children can learn and build essential skills the early years. We will show you why!