Everyone plays, regardless of age.
People are forever learning and building on their achievements, and everyone is creative in their own way !
Adults who have already learned language concepts even enjoy playing with words. This type of play is an integral part of human creativity.
The child is at the threshold of the educational adventure involving the application of creativity. He begins to play with other children, he invents stories in which he and his friends have roles, he gives fictional purposes to play structures. A bar of the play structure becomes a fireman’s pole; a bridge represents a tightrope
connecting very tall buildings, etc.
Thereby, the child learns about the concepts of fiction and reality that will be very useful to him in many situations!
By the way, you can read our article about the concepts of fiction and reality here!
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