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How to Make Outdoor Play Possible All Year Long

It is so important that children get outside to play. When children step outdoors their senses activate and they experience the world in a heightened state—seemingly more excited...

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Young child sitting on the floor of their playroom, constructing and building with various loose parts, small found and manufactured objects

How to Organize Loose Parts for Open-Ended Learning Through Play

Loose parts are a valuable tool to spark your child's creativity, but often it's difficult to know how to organize them in a way that...

7 Fun Craft Ideas for Kids Using Leftover Holiday Cardboard

7 Fun Craft Ideas for Kids Using Leftover Holiday Cardboard

From fun cardboard crafts to imaginative DIY projects, explore how to turn cardboard boxes and tubes into hours of learning and play.  

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What’s the Best Gift to Encourage Learning Through Play?

The best gift to encourage learning through play is blocks! Invest in your child’s education by gifting them a beautiful, classic toy that is so...

Best Gifts to Add to Your Child's Wish List: Montessori Aligned Toys

Best Gifts to Add to Your Child's Wish List: Montessori Aligned Toys

There are many toys out there that claim to be Montessori and you’ve probably seen the term “Montessori toys” being thrown around on gift guides...

Tiny Worlds, Big Learning: Ideas for Autumn Small World Sensory Play

Tiny Worlds, Big Learning: Ideas for Autumn Small World Sensory Play

Creating small worlds for play is a wonderful way to promote sensory exploration and language development. Kids naturally want to recreate the world around them...

Fall Nature Play Ideas

Fall Nature Play Ideas

With the changing leaves and cooler days, fall is a great time of year to explore nature for both sensory play and scientific inquiry. Play...