A kids pretend market or grocery store is a wonderful way to encourage pretend play, creativity and imagination. Your child will be learning many new skills without even realizing it! You could set out to explicitly teach your child things…
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Since there are so many types of blocks available I have narrowed this article down to the 10 Best Wooden Block sets for kids. Blocks are great toys for open ended learning. A child can play for hours with blocks and the outcome…
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If you have children about 5 years old or older there is a good chance that they love The Magic School Bus (the TV show, books and science kits). My children used to love this show and were ecstatic when…
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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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