Role-playing game

“Make-Believe Play”
for children ages 4–8 in Orange County

It's fun!
It's educational!
It's useful!

soft skills ребенка.Role-playing helps children develop in a well-rounded way, as it provides a good balance of mental and physical activity.
During play, both the right and left hemispheres of the brain are engaged and work in sync, and the activity also involves physical movement.
It’s the best investment in a child’s soft skills development.

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“Make-Believe” is a descendant of the courtyard and summer cottage children’s games that many generations of children played in their childhood.
Do you remember how vividly they’re described in *Deniska’s Stories*?

In role-playing games, children can let their imaginations run wild, transform into any character, embark on a distant journey, and experience the sheer delight of what play has to offer.
Together, children create amazing stories full of adventures, unexpected plot twists, and magical transformations.
In Russia, the author who has preserved the tradition of courtyard games is Yegor Bakhotsky, who spent many years developing his own method of playing with children, incorporating the best elements of the courtyard games from his own childhood.

The Benefits of “Make-Believe Games”

These classes are for children ages 4–8 and help them learn essential life skills in a fun and effective way.

Encourage self-expression

Play provides children with an opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings, unlocking their potential and helping them develop their emotional intelligence.
Foster and develop imagination

Role-playing games stimulate children's imagination and creative thinking.
Reduce stress and anxiety

Role-playing games help children find creative solutions to difficult situations, try out different strategies in the safe environment of play, and feel more confident.
Improve communication skills

By taking on the roles of different characters, a child can try out different ways of interacting, learn to negotiate, make decisions, and better understand their own needs and the needs of others.
Boost confidence and self-esteem

Being the hero of a fairy tale, choosing your own story, and developing it together with others is an important way to practice finding a balance between feeling valuable and meaningful.

Let's play pretend—but with real benefits!

Princesses, dragons, firefighters, aliens, unicorns, squirrels, cats, pilots, vendors of oddities, pirates, sea monsters, hurricanes, hobbits, and even planets...

Here, you can be either a good guy or a villain.
This is where the most incredible stories are born, with unexpected endings and surprising twists!

Soft skills

Unlimited possibilities for finding a way out of any wild mess.

Stress Reduction

Unlimited opportunities to replay the thrilling storyline and discover new ways to handle the situation.

Self-confidence

Unlimited opportunities to express yourself, develop your imagination, strengthen your communication skills, and boost your self-confidence.

Natalia Yargomskaya

Game facilitator, educator, psychologist

Natalia is an experienced educator with 10 years of professional experience, the creator of the unique “Mom/Dad and Me” program, and a drama teacher at the Russian School of OS.
She worked as a curriculum specialist at the Mikhailova Montessori School. She has completed training as a facilitator in story-based role-playing using the Bahotsky method.
She holds a degree in political science and has a background in psychology. She is a certified Gestalt practitioner.
She believes that play is a key element in children’s harmonious development and the foundation for success in adult life.

Reviews of the “Just for Fun” Game

That was really fun! I'd like to play some more. When can I come back? ...

Dasha

Make-Believe Games

As a child, I couldn’t stand losing. Once, I lost a chess game to my brother, and he made fun of me mercilessly. I was really upset and avoided any games where I might lose for a long time afterward. In “Make-Believe Games,” it turned out that losing is just a plot twist that opens up new possibilities and a whole bunch of interesting things. That really freed me from my fear of losing.
And it helped me in every area of my life.

Natalia

Just for fun!