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About Sami Krasny

https://www.everydaywitheandj.com/

Sami Krasny is the creator and educator behind @everydaywitheandj on instagram and everydaywitheandj.com. She’s a progressive educator (M.Ed. Sarah Lawrence College), homeschool mom, and block play expert with over 15 years of experience facilitating and supporting block play in homes and classrooms. Sami has a passion for educating others about what meaningful, child led, block play is, how to support it, and how to uncover all of the learning that’s happening through play!

A Guidecraft clear Treasure Tube filled with colorful felted wool balls, surrounded by other containers holding assorted interesting small play materials

Self-Serve Sensory Play for Child-Led Exploration

The goal of sensory play is to encourage children to explore the world around them—whether in a sensory bin, out in nature, or even...

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...

Close up detailed view of a soft woven basket full of wood blocks with assorted sensory components in the middle of each

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

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

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...

Montessori vs. Reggio: What's The Best Way to Set Up Your Space?

Montessori and Reggio philosophies have been gaining mainstream popularity, and you might be curious about how to integrate them into your home or classroom. What...

Invitations to Build: Encouraging Creative Play with Building Toys

Building play has tons of developmental benefits to children of all ages! It provides opportunities for children to discover, practice, and experiment with concepts of...

6 Steps to Set Up an Inviting Block Play Shelf

Setting up an organized, inviting block shelf is essential to facilitating meaningful play for children. By organizing blocks by shape and size on an open...