The Mega Gogos Crazy Bones collectible range is yet another must-have fad in the shops at the moment, so a quick trip to the shops can become a battle of wills. If you lose (and let's face it, there are times when, as parents, we are happy to give in for a bit of peace) it could prove to be expensive in the long-run in the drive to complete the collection of over 80 of these little colorful characters. But you could turn your child's leap onto the consumer bandwagon into something educational with just a few of these skill building ideas:
Language:
These collections really have a chat-factor. Get your child to discuss the purpose, range and individual items to build speaking and listening skills. Additionally, the articulation of some of the 'pretend' words used in the characters bizarre names, such as Angiru and Hiraku, helps to build phonic skills when the child matches the sounds with the printed word.
Geography/Science:
The Gogos alien type collection can also create knowledge and understanding of our planetary 'place' and the science of space exploration.
Maths:
These collections offer lots of ways in which to have serious fun in discussion with your child whilst building skills in basic numeracy areas:
numbered collection items, such as stickers help to build knowledge of number sequences and patterns.counting: how many more do I need, how many have I got? Lots of fun basic sums and counting games, which can also include money sums for older children: how much would it cost to complete the whole collection? probability is there too, by buying these sealed packs of characters and stickers in the hope of getting a particular one!These good higher-order questions also offer a reality check on what it takes to achieve the whole Gogos collection!
Sorting and categorising:
There is lots of scope here for building valuable sorting and categorising skills, which also supports the building of problem solving skills, particularly if you prompt your child to justify their decisions in respect of their categories. For smaller children, sorting could be done using other basic concepts such as colour or size.
Additionally, by allowing the building of a collection like Gogos Crazy Bones, don't forget what you are doing for your child in respect of social skills. Having their own collection is fine, but an important factor is the opportunity to build social skills through the play value of items such as the Mega Gogos, which, beyond the social side of talking about collections, swapping and sharing, also have a game value too!
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