Who knew that learning to play chess could be this simple and this much fun? Our recommended app of the month will have your youngsters schooling you in this classic game of strategy in no time!
FREE App of the Month: Chess Kids
How to Choose the Best Toys: Passive Toys for Active Learners
As parents, we are always searching for what’s best for our children. How can we help them grow? How can we create a home where they will be happy? Start by choosing toys that inspire creativity, learning, and fun!
LEGO Maze STEM Challenge
Activities for creative thinking and problem-solving with LEGO bricks!
Why LEGO? Developmental Benefits of the World’s Most Famous Little Brick
We routinely disregard the suggested ages on our childrens’ toys, especially with Legos. Here’s why.
Homemade Rope-Climbing Toy
Pull the string down, and watch the toy go up! Fun and simple mechanical toy you can build with materials you probably already have in your basement.
Games for Fine Motor Development
We love classic board games, but we’re recently gotten to know a few new ones, too! Great for whole family play with mixed ages!
Toddler Fine Motor Practice
A look at what our second son is up to at eighteen months: Fine motor skills are on this guy’s mind daily as he works to understand and manipulate the world around here. Recent conquests have included mastering the zippered
Preschool Math: Compare Whole Numbers
What the hand does, the mind remembers. — Maria Montessori Our son is really into card games lately. He loves “Go Fish” and “War” especially, but while playing “War, he was having a tough time looking at the cards and
Test, Observe, Revise: Engineering with a Preschooler
The slow-motion video option on my phone has captured my preschooler’s attention lately, so we are using it to improve our marble track engineering. When we record a run in slow-motion and review it, he can more easily see where
Literacy Games: Bananagrams
We love the game Bananagrams, which is essentially Scrabble without a board. We come up with lots of little activities to use the letters and work on our early literacy skills. The other day, we tried something new. As we