Play is essential for a child’s development. Through it, kids learn social emotional skills along with growing fine & gross motor skills.
Jean Piaget said it best, “Play is the work of childhood.”
We’ve done a lot of rock arts and crafts in our home, but we have yet to make story stones. It’s on our activity list
The Fort Magic fort kit for kids combines the construction fun of building blocks with the walk-in size of a playhouse. Great for learning and
There are many construction toys for kids out there, but magnetic tiles are easily the most popular with my own two children. Here are 7
We made some simple magnet sticks last week and they inspired more creativity than I could possibly have imagined. Making them was a creative activity
At the end of my post yesterday about the heart suncatchers, I promised to share what else we’ve done so far with the light table.
We’ve been building and decorating a DIY cardboard dollhouse this past week. A few actually. Mostly Daphne and me, with a few cameo appearances by Maia. It’s
My four-year-old and her friend Emily surprised me by playing for hours with some little wooden apples and rainbow buckets. They sorted these creative play
Imagine Childhood is the store we wish our parents had shopped at when we were kids. Full of quality, real tools that aid the young
6 ideas for kids playhouses, forts and tents. Having an intimate space just their size inspires kids creative play.
This straw-based building set is my kids favorite and has been used to create all kinds of houses, castles, and other structures.
Daphne has a new wood play kitchen that she cooks at every day, multiple times a day. She loves her little kitchen and feels sorry
Remember those melted crayon rocks we made back in June? Well, the kids have used them for a lot of creative play over the summer
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