Fly
Pretend flying is pure imagination, but not every child slips into make-believe without a nudge. A picture of wings, clouds and speed can be the frame they need. The steps below give the game a starting point to take off from.
♂Fly
A boy with wings flies happily among the clouds.
About this visual support
Free imaginative play sounds simple, but the demand to invent the whole thing yourself can actually be hard. A child who wants to fly but does not know how the game begins easily gets stuck at the very first thought, and then the make-believe runs out before it ever lifts off.
Visual support gives that freedom a shape to rest on. When one picture shows wings out, one shows up toward the clouds and one shows land, the child has something concrete to hang the idea on. It is not about steering the play but about offering a launch ramp. With a picture to start from it is easier to add your own: where shall we fly, what do we see up there, who comes along.
Fly a lap yourself first and let the child copy the motion before you look at the pictures. Once the body has already tried spreading its arms, the pretend world feels closer and the pictures become a reminder of how much fun it was.
If you want to save your own flying game as a little picture story to bring out again, the Routined app turns the pictures into play that waits for next time.