THE POWER OF PLAY BASED LEARNING: Research confirms social emotional development occurs through play Think about how many hours you’ve spent as a parent reading to and playing with your kids. Probably more hours than you can even count. Do…
Read more
UPDATED MARCH 2018 There are many benefits to children getting out of the house and playing outside. An article published by the Daily Mail in the UK, looked at studies that found that children who play outside often have better…
Read more
Boredom leads to creativity, so don’t feel like you always have to entertain your child or have them involved in structured activities. In fact, be sure to refrain from always “planning” activities for your kids! Let them be bored and…
Read more
Playdough! So much fun for kids, yet so much mess for parents. I am starting to see a theme here. Fun activities for kids tend to be the activities parents find the messiest. My kids love playdough! They started really enjoying…
Read more
Lego is an all time favorite activity in my house. We love playing games with Lego! However, when I say Lego games I don’t mean the online ones or Lego based video games. I am talking about playing with Lego the way…
Read more
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…
Read more
Having a child with special needs can be challenging. I do not have children with special needs or developmental delays, however I have about 10 years of work experience in this area. I have worked with many families whose children…
Read more
Sometimes we take for granted how colorful our world is and we may assume that children will automatically learn their colors as they grow. But the ability to recognize and name colors is a skill and an important cognitive link…
Read more