Active play is important for all children. Active play encourages exercise and helps children develop important skills.

Active play helps children learn how to:

Solve Problems

• Children who play learn to solve problems with the games they play. These children also learn to understand rules.

Be Confident

• Children who play learn to be more confident. These children have higher self-esteem that stays with them throughout life.

Be creative

• Children who play a lot learn to be more creative by making up their own games and rules.

Think

• Children who play a lot learn to think a can figure out what types of games are fun and which are not.

Play with Others

• Children who engage in active play learn to play with other children. These children learn to work out problems with other kids.