Toddler exploring with risk at Mongio.
Risky play is a natural part of children’s play, where children have opportunities to be curious and explore their environment in ways that use their whole mind, body and senses to explore. The children may wonder what will happen if I do this? Will I fall off or stay on? How high can I go?
This process can help develop self-confidence and problem-solving skills, as well as help them become more independent.
Toddler climbs a variety of ladders as part of an “obstacle course”.
Children push their boundaries and want to challenge themselves without the help of adults, they want to climb, run and jump. Risky play gives them an opportunity to do exactly that. Setting up opportunities for children to develop those skills is fundamental. You can set up little obstacle courses such as balancing on tree stumps or logs, climbing on climbers outside, jumping off of different heights, and balancing are a few examples of risky play ideas that the children at Mongio explore daily.
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