Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Dress Up Games and Creativity


Creativity seems to be a lost art today, especially among the younger children who are growing up without ever having a chance to play games of their own accord. Too many games online and on games systems make children play a particular role and they guide them through certain roles to find the single solution that works. It is far better to ditch those games, however, in favor of dress up games that teach creativity. Dress up games give you a chance to learn how to do things your own way without there being a right or wrong. Too often we are trapped in a pathway that leads to right or wrong. Nothing kills creativity more than by not offering a chance to discover.

Dress up games include creativity naturally. All of the decisions that go into creating a doll are individual. The girls playing get to make up every detail of the games without being judged on their solution. This is much more like the real world of problem solving than the sorts of things we like to give children today. Giving little ones a chance to figure out what is best is the kind of training they need to embrace their creativity in the real world, and its exactly what we’re going to need to move forward into a new generation.

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