Will they be strategizing and using their imagination? Will there be a positive challenge for them, that when they have successfully completed the task they will feel a sense of accomplishment and want to do it again? Will the children have fun and learn at the same time?

Research tells us that while it may appear that all children are doing is playing for fun, it is actually a much more important part of a child's developmental process. Playing is a very natural way for children to learn. It uses all of their senses and develops their cognitive skills.