Pretend camping toys for kids are a wonderful way to encourage creative, imaginative and unstructured play. Actually, it’s only somewhat unstructured but, all of the skills I mention can still be facilitated by pretending to go camping. The reason that…
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Storytelling activities for children play an important role in early literacy and language development. There are many ways to incorporate storytelling into fun activities. But having some magnetic story boards will make it so much easier (and fun). Magnetic storyboards…
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Did you know that the technical term for games such as “Peek-A-Boo”, “Ring Around The Rosie”, “Row Row Row Your Boat”, etc is people games? It actually makes a lot of sense. All of these games involve a baby or…
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Play kitchens for kids are a must have toy for every child! This one toy can do so much for your child’s development, including vocabulary building, problem solving, social skills, pretend play, etc. If you are crafty and love making…
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Research is answering the question of “do children learn through play?” with “yes they do”. But play based learning and learning through play are not the same thing. Let me explain. Play Based Learning vs. Learning Through Play I do…
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The best time to teach children is when they are young. This includes some very important life skills all kids should learn! They are capable of learning more during their first few years of life than they are in those…
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While the benefits children can experience from play-based learning in the early years are extremely well documented, accounts that focus on the benefits parents, teachers, and caregivers can derive from facilitating or designing play-based learning strategies are still rather scarce….
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Wooden blocks for children have been a well-loved toy in many households for centuries. These blocks are wonderful because they come in many shapes and sizes. They can be cylindrical, triangular, rectangular and many more shapes. You can even find…
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