Water is the Driving Force of All Nature. – Leonardo da Vinci
Children usually enjoy playing in water because it stimulates their
senses.
With the weather heating up, it’s the perfect time to find fun filled
ways to cool ourselves, and there’s nothing more fun than spending
time splashing and frolicking in the water on a hot day!
Playing with water not only keeps your child feeling cool and having
fun, but it is surprising that water play has so many amazing benefits
for childhood development, making it one of the most popular
activities in early childhood education. Water play releases energy,
it can be both invigorating or relaxing and calming for young
children. It increases their ability to concentrate on one activity
when presented as a tranquil and repetitive activity like scooping,
bucketing and running their hands through the water. Gentle water play
allows them to unwind, order their thoughts and relax.
Water play gives many opportunities to develop fine and gross motor
skills across age ranges. Students increase their fine motor skills
and hand-eye coordination through actions like pouring, squirting,
scrubbing, stirring and squeezing.
Toddlers are very tactile. They like to explore with all their
senses and they enjoy all kind of sensory activities – water play is
one of these. MIS International School organized a “Pool Party” for
the Nursery students on 28th April, 2022. Students showed great
excitement and curiosity to be a part of this activity. The aim behind
organizing this event was to create bond among the students. What an
easy way to work on school readiness!
There was excitement in the air and the young ones were full of
happiness and energy. Students were drawn to water play for the sheer
fun of it: filling and emptying a cup, squeezing a rubber toy,
stirring with a wooden spoon. This activity of water play was both
enjoyable and educational. It helped children enhance their eye-hand
coordination and encouraged cooperation. Overall it was a very
fruitful activity.
