Having Fun Together

Tips to Promote Imaginative Play

Dr. Kathleen Alfano, Ph.D.
Director of Child Research at Fisher-Price®

• Provide a collection of dress-up props for role-play.
• Look at the clouds and take turns imagining what they resemble.
• Plant seeds for imaginative thinking by reading lots of books together.
• Provide toys that encourage creativity and imagination.
• Make up stories with your child, building on each other’s additions.
• Arrange play dates with others to foster social and imaginative play.
• Listen to music with your child and act out how it sounds (sleepy, happy).
• Take turns “being” things that begin with each letter of the alphabet.
• Sometimes be your child’s play partner, sometimes just observe.
• Use your own imagination and awaken your own inner child.