April first is known as April Fools Day where we live. Generally speaking, harmless pranks and hoaxes are perpetrated and the cleverer the hoax, the … [Read more...]
How To Build A Mud Kitchen
International Mud Day is June 29th this year, and if you are going to have a garden with kids, it makes sense to have a mud kitchen. Not … [Read more...]
Bored Kids? Why Boredom is a Good Thing This Summer!
Got bored kids? As every teacher can tell you, there is a phenomenon that occurs in September called “summer slide”. It reflects the loss of … [Read more...]
Dress Up Play
If play is truly the work of the child, then dress up play must be the ultimate job description! Imaginative, fantasy play is achievable when just a … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Play
If you've ever wondered what the secret sauce is for parenting high performing and likeable kids, you might want to learn more about the science of … [Read more...]
This is your child’s brain on play!
If you've ever wondered how play helps your child's brain development, then watch this! In all the noise of social media, once in a while a great and … [Read more...]
Strata Noise: Defending the Right to Play Outdoors
In my neighbourhood, kids knock on doors to ask if so and so can come out to play in an ongoing giant game of capture the flag, manhunt or soccer. I … [Read more...]