Playdough Tools
If you have a batch of playdough and could use some ideas for how to play with it, we’re going to dig into that today! If you don’t have any playdough, and want to know how to make playdough, click…
Category Toddler
Eight Ways to Follow a Child’s Curiosities
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” – Eleanor Roosevelt I really wanted a birdhouse. I’m not sure why exactly,…
Be the "Guide on the Side"
In the world of education, sage on the stage is a phrase that’s sometimes used to describe the all-too-familiar scene of the knowledgable teacher delivering lectures to passive students who memorize information for the sake of spitting it back out again…
Exploring Glue
Who doesn’t love playing with glue?  I have a strong memory of covering both my hands in glue with my best friend at summer camp, and then seeing the look of horror on our counselor’s face when we mischievously started…
Creativity in the Garden
Spring is here (!!!), and for us that means it’s time play outside and start a garden. Children learn through play, and for them “play” is “work.”  So this is a great opportunity to let them “play” while learning about…