Cultivating creativity – Indoor family activities with 0-3 in Hong Kong

A: Government provides a range of activity rooms in different districts around Hong Kong, providing access to clean toilet facilities. These play rooms are free, well padded and have child friendly play equipment for young children to practice climbing and physical skills.

A：Open spaces support young children’s physical development by allowing them safe, spacious areas in which to crawl, walk, which develops their gross motor skills.

A：It is specially designed for children aged 0 – 8 years of age, allowing children access to the open ended play spaces so they have the opportunity to be creative and immersed in self selected play, enabling the children choice in how they engage with the curated resources on offer.

A：Children’s libraries are well resourced with a range of both English and Chinese books. They also have reading rooms for adults, with comfortable seating, and a lot of space to move around.

A：Children will become readers when they see adults role model reading too.  Allow children to select books to borrow for themselves. Public libraries now allow us to borrow up to 8 books for two weeks at a time, make visits to your local library part of your child’s regular routine, and encourage the habit of reading together.

A：The Science museum offers very engaging activities for young children, with interactive displays which allow children to explore freely discover and test theories for themselves.  The ‘World of Mirrors’ is wonderfully exciting for very young children as they see their images change in numerous different ways. The Children’s Gallery provides unlimited potential for children to observe, imagine, and explore as they learn.