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Two Play Activities
Drawing and playing puzzles have always been activities I engaged with since I was a child. Drawing allowed me to put my imagination into paper and I could draw everything that came to my mind. I also liked to play with puzzles because of the mental challenges they gave me for which I always tried to conquer. They are two activities that always made feel relaxed and entertained at the same time. With puzzles, I played with family and friends and became an enjoyable activity in my life until now.
Analysis of Activities
For a child to able to draw the child needs several essential skills that include a good perception of edges which are boundaries that help separate areas within a drawing. They also need to have a good perception of spaces, perception of shadows and light, and the relationships between objects. An individual also needs to have a good imagination and the skills to represent the imagination on a piece of paper which involves having abilities of a good eye to hand coordination (The Five Basic Skills of Drawing, 2012).
Puzzles games, on the other hand, are fun ways of spending time alone or with family and friends. However, a child also needs to have certain skills to be able to be good in such games, and they include good genitive skills that can enable a child to decipher the puzzles, have problem-solving skills which can also include patience and reserve to play until a pu…