Do you know why it is important for children to play with dolls and puppets?

Baby dolls and dolls are one of the oldest toys for children, dating back to ancient Greece. Their popularity is understandable and at the same time very great, as they allow the child to understand himself and his surroundings/friends and parents, and are therefore an obligatory part of every childhood.

Don’t believe the myth that only girls play with dolls, dolls or babies – they are just as important in the development of boys, as they play an important role in strengthening different skills.

Playing with dolls and puppets is important for the development of imagination, motorand cognitive skills and gives children access to a magical world of endless creativity.

Playing with dolls, dolls or babies is also a great opportunity for group play, leading to:

• strengthening social relations,

• better self-esteem,

• strengthening self-expression

• self-confidence

• and favourable personal development.

The puppets encourage children to develop their senses, independence and communication skills, as well as their memory, logic, language, speech and fine and gross motor skills. Finomotor skills are essential for performing precise movements, which is a great basis for children’s development of writing – graphomotor skills.

A sense of fellow human beings

Through playing with puppets, children gain empathy – a sense of fellow human beings. Even though a puppet is not a living being, children care for it as if it were and talk and play with it and nurture it. Through caring for a doll, children learn basic life skills such as dressing, personal hygiene and eating, which are crucial for their future development, as well as for the eventual care of a younger sibling.

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