There are several reasons why treating kids to an Escape room can be the perfect mix of fun and learning. Not only could children enjoy all of our unique activities, but they could also develop and enhance their current skills. Which can help them navigate through their life better. You might be asking, how does an Escape Experience encourage child development? Let’s dive in:
Encourages creative thinking
Children’s minds are typically wired completely differently from us adults. Adults are forced to act and think more strategically as well as asses risks for daily adult life. Whereas children do not have such responsibility. Therefore they can hold onto their creative and imaginative mindsets much better. As long as they are encouraged to do so.
Allowing children to work on their creative thinking in a fun setting, like an escape experience, can help them develop their creative thinking skills. For instance, they will be encouraged to think differently and come up with new ideas to escape the rooms. Nothing about an escape room is very predictable. It’s a unique setting that allows children to flourish creatively. They can end up surprising themselves with just how ‘out-of-the-box’ their thinking can be. What’s more, they will be rewarded for taking risks and thinking differently as well as being imaginative.
Parents can observe and give them positive feedback
Parents can observe and ensure that their children are not struggling inside the room. This is an excellent way for parents to watch how their children are getting on. And give them some helpful feedback after their game has finished. This valuable insight can help children understand what they might have missed or need to work on in the future. Furthermore, if the parents can watch without the children feeling as though they are being observed, they are more likely to act on their instincts without fear of being judged. This type of thinking can help children develop their decision-making abilities. Whilst still having the chance to get feedback, from loved ones, for learning and development purposes.
Teaches them about time management & decision making
The ability to make decisions quickly and under pressure is an excellent skill. Both children and adults need to practice to navigate through different life situations. Whilst the decision that adults make vs children will be very different it’s still important for children to develop this skill. That is a huge part of our game experiences. Whilst trying to escape one of our rooms, your child will need to think on the spot, under a constrained amount of time. Which means making quick decisions. This type of scenario encourages children to be aware of time management. And the importance of deciding to then see it through to the end and assess whether they need to make new decisions or choices if needed.
Developing better time management and decision-making skills will be important at all stages of life. Including when children are at school, home and even extracurricular activities! An afternoon at one of our escape rooms can encourage both of those important life skills!
Teamwork makes the dream work
Another important aspect of child development is the ability to work well with others. Especially in a team to achieve a common goal.
An escape room can encourage a group of children to talk to one another. To find out each other’s strengths. Only that way they can work efficiently as a team to beat our escape game. The more practice they can get by working in a team will come in very handy for them. After all every part of their lives will involve them working or communicating with others. Which is why teamwork is extra important for children. This way they can be more prepared when they are in a situation where team working is essential.
Teamwork is a skill that will be required in any group setting with more than just one person; which makes it that much more important! Communicating well with their peers can help children make new friends, boost their confidence and encourage them to listen more to other people. An escape room experience can allow a group of children to not just talk but also listen to one another as everyone is working together to achieve a common goal. This is a very unique setting, an escape room, but the experience and skills it encourages will be transferable for life!
The best way for children to develop their communication and team working skills is to give them the right opportunity to do so! Why not an Escape Experience? Fun. Learning. Development. Even teamwork all rolled into one sound like the ideal setting for child development!
Be sure to get your booking made well in advance. To ensure you have a full choice of games, dates and time availability. If you are looking for a child-friendly party venue then you can also give us a call to enquire about booking a birthday party for your child. Plus we have all the space for their friends to also come along to experience one of our child-friendly escape rooms!