How would a dressing up activity promote children’s sensory and intellectual development?

Answer 1

They have to think of how the person they are dressed up as would do things then act accordingly

Answer 2

Simple games are very good for this - for example, you put 6 different coloured hula-hoops on the ground in a big circle. The kids stand in the centre of the circle and you call out a colour - the kids have to run to that colour. You could make it an elimination contest if you like. Mix it up by substituting the colours for a number (e.g. 1 = yellow, 2 = red) or even use the name of a fruit or an object which is the relevant colour. This keeps kids fit, helps them think more abstractly and develops reaction times, etc. During this activity, the child care education worker is supervising , but can also observe which children run straight for the correct ring and those who always wait and follow the rest of the group.

Answer 3

Dressing up lets kids examine different roles from themselves. If you buy a kid a cheap firefighter costume, they will get to experiment with the firefighter-them. Let them try different things out, and look at the world from a new point of view.