Have you heard of the Build & Imagine Sets Magnetic Play Sets? I hadn’t either until very recently. These sets are storytelling activities for children but in toy form! They also allow for open ended guided play as well as…
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As you probably know from reading other articles around parenting blogs, playtime is an important piece of your child’s development. While focused education and learning is also a good pursuit, often playtime can teach your child just as much about…
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Pretend camping toys for kids are another wonderful way to encourage creative, imaginative and unstructured play. Actually, it’s only somewhat unstructured but, all of the skills I mentioned can still be facilitated by pretending to go camping. The reason that I…
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I recently discovered the Bose Build Speaker Cube for kids. As I love seeing children learning through play and engaging in hands on learning, this gadget had me intrigued. So I have spent the past few days researching and learning…
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What is the Fisher Price Code-A-Pillar? It’s a cool new toy that teaches children between 3 and 8 the basic principles behind coding. This toy will…
Cardboard kids kitchens are a great eco-friendly and portable alternative to standard kids kitchen sets. Check out these premade ones, or if you are crafty, learn how to build your own cardboard kitchen set!
LEGO is one of the greatest toys for kids. These little plastic blocks help with language development, problem solving, cause and effect, mechanical skills, fine motor skills and so much more. I have always been a bit of a…
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Lego is one of the go to toys in our home! The language and learning possibilities are literally endless. As I discussed in a previous post Lego is a great toy to work on problem solving, cooperation, fine motor skills,…
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