Open-ended Toys

Open-ended play is play for its own sake, play without boundaries.

The benefits of open-ended play are enormous. It:

  • Challenges you to use your imagination, to investigate and to problem-solve.
  • Encourages independent play, without the safety-net of instructions.
  • Develops confidence and inquisitiveness, patience and resilience, skills that feed into every aspect of school and life beyond.
  • Lasts for extended periods of time and often stretches over several days.

開放式遊戲是90%小孩、10%玩具的一種遊戲形式，過程中孩子是主導者，玩具是輔助素材，而遊戲目的即是「過程」。 開放式遊戲強調過程，例如我們應該將注意力放在孩子建構一座模擬動物園的過程，而非只在乎他是否蓋出一座正確的動物園。

在沒有規則的遊戲過程中，孩子有機會自己決定該怎麽完成目標，例如想蓋一座城堡，那要思考用什麼形狀的素材，選什麼樣的配色等等。 

這是培養幼兒獨立判斷的好機會，長大後能更有技巧性地應對難題，做出獨立性的決定。

Open-ended Toys