Tired of your kid’s same old “build a tower, then immediately knock the tower down” routine? Add this simple twist to your usual block-stacking activity, and it becomes fresh, fun and educational, too! Who It’s For: Kids ages 1–5 What They’ll Learn: Counting skills, motor skills, measurement, comparison, how gravity works What You Need: Whatever […]
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Playtime! Activity: Play With Your Food
Who It’s For: Kids ages 1 to 5 years What They’ll Learn: Motor skills, shape recognition, color comprehension, number knowledge, letter knowledge, pattern recognition What You Need: Fishy crackers, fruit snacks (or any other fun, bite-sized foods you can play with) Think snacks are only good for helping your children avoid starvation in between meals? […]
According to the Doctor: If you’re looking at this website, you already know exactly what a BabyBjörn baby carrier is. So I’m not going to waste our time describing it and how I use it. Instead, I’m just going to focus on explaining the reasons I love it.
Playtime! Activity: C&C Musing Factory
Who It’s For: Kids of all ages What They’ll Learn: Language skills What You Need: Toys that are similar in some ways, and different in others Want to know an easy way to help your baby start learning lots of words during playtime (without her even realizing it’s happening)? Then just keep a couple of “C” […]