Do you have a bright, inquisitive kid that likes to take everything apart and then put it back together again?

Bingzy says to young kids, "When I quiet myself and let thoughts soar, I can create things never seen before. My mind becomes an open door to a whole new world for me to explore."

Www.inventionatplay.org is just the site for your little one. It explores the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play. Invention At Play takes a look at the stories of inventors, both famous and little-known, whose creative habits of mind began in childhood play and resulted in a variety of useful contributions.

How have attitudes toward play changed over the years? What kinds of toys did inventors play with as children? Is the quality and quantity of children's play changing? You and your little one will have fun discovering the answers to these and other questions at www.inventionatplay.org.

Areas of the site include:

Cloud Dreamer – Make Believe/Visual Thinking: In pretending, we learn to navigate with ease between real and imaginary worlds while learning the differences between them. Pretend play helps us learn to think visually and spatially and to both capture and express ideas.

Puzzle Blocks – Puzzle Play/Problem Solving: Many inventors can see patterns that aren't obvious to others. Changing or manipulating patterns is one way to generate new ideas.

Playing with games and puzzles helps hone our ability to recognize and understand categories, patterns, and associations. Being able to recognize patterns and find new ones help us bring together what we know to find a single solution to a problem.

Tinker Ball- Exploration/Thinking: Exploratory play is about asking questions: "What happens when I do this?" "What if I did it this way?" Playing around with objects and ideas helps us see that there may be more than one solution.

Word Play – Social Play/Collaboration: Social play teaches us how to share and take turns, how to communicate, and how to behave in groups or on teams. Testing and discussing ideas with others can enhance individual creative abilities and provide more options when solving a problem.

So have fun with your child exploring the world!

Another great Tuesday Treat from The Bing Note Team.

Arlene Richards

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