Workshops Provide a Practical Approach to Learning For Children And Enhance A Child’s Social Development. 📚

Children’s school holiday workshops have become increasingly popular in recent years as an educational and creative approach to practical learning. Holiday workshops have gained recognition as a way to enhance a child’s social development. 

In this blog, we look at famous quotes on social development by many greats and explore the various ways LEGO® can benefit your child to develop essential social skills that will benefit them now and into the future. 🚀

Benefits of LEGO® Workshops for Children’s Ability To Work as a Team and For Future Leaders. 💁

As Helen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” LEGO® is a toy that encourages children to work together to build something.  By working together children learn how to share ideas, compromise, and work towards a common goal.  They learn that everyone has a valuable contribution to make, and they can achieve so much more when they work as a team through effective communication made possible through cooperative play. 

Through group play children are able to take on leadership roles. These opportunities help children develop confidence and decision-making skills.  BRICKS 4 KIDZ® workshops allow children to find their power by allowing them to explain, instruct, and coordinate when creating proprietary builds together with peers. It allows a natural practical teamwork environment of failure, success, assistance, and instruction. Each child has the opportunity to take on leadership when building when fitting into various roles. 💡

Communication, Collaboration, and Problem solving are Skills Developed Through LEGO® Workshops.🤝

BRICKS 4 KIDZ® School Holiday Workshops are not solely about building structures and having fun; they also provide numerous benefits that help with social development.  Studies have shown that children who are socially competent are more likely to succeed in school, future work, and life in general.  School holiday workshops help children develop key social skills like communication, collaboration, empathy, and problem-solving – skills that will serve them well into a digital future.

As technology takes over, meaningful social connections have never been as important. Social development is something that must be experienced practically, and not theoretically. Having children work on a project provides learning that goes far beyond the backyard. Workshops or team sports are so crucial to educating children to work collaboratively with others.  

The Importance of Communication and Friendship in Social Development. 👭

Friendship is the foundation of social development, and workshops provide an opportunity for children to make friends and build positive relationships.  As the saying goes, “Friendship is the foundation of social development; it provides a sense of belonging to children.”  When children work together at school holiday workshops to build something, they improve communication, and sometimes create connections for their lifetime. In a group setting, children need to communicate effectively to ensure their ideas are heard and understood.

Having friends allows children to practice verbal and non-verbal communication skills as they need to coordinate together with others.  All humans need a clan to yield emotional support. When a child has friendship they feel like they belong and feel good about themselves. This creates for emotionally stable children.  Workshops are an important social activity that provides the opportunity for friend creation and esteem.

School Holiday Workshops: A Great Opportunity for Children to Engage Creatively and Empathetically 🤩

Albert Einstein famously said, “Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” This quote is especially relevant in the context of LEGO® workshops and social development. LEGO® allows children to explore and unleash their creativity while building something tangible from their imagination.  In a holiday workshop setting, children can share their creations with others, inspiring each other and igniting their imaginations.   Idea sharing and creativity are key to social development in children as it fosters imagination and interesting ideas. 

Children also learn how to appreciate unique perspectives which is a vital attribute to have.  Empathy is an important characteristic of social development and playing in teams with others, helps children learn to understand their peers’ perspectives and those who have different abilities and thinking styles.  Social development is fostered but so too is personal growth and creative expression.