Here’s a kids' activity that’s sure to become a household favorite. It offers your child a fun filled opportunity to use a set of mobility commands in order to achieve a specific goal. It requires plenty of strategy, so you're sure to have your chil...

1. A secret to boosting your child’s love of books is to read at different times of the day. In other words, don’t just leave it ‘til bed time. Make reading an activity. Make it fun. Create a comfortable environment. Pull up a few ...

In the long run, a healthy diet of imaginative play will strengthen your child’s ability to tackle difficult, non-linear problems both academically and in the real world. Imaginative play turns ordinary things into a bundle of possibilities. A newspap...

Here’s a science activity for kids that offers basic exposure to density and the law of gravity. It also gives your child an opportunity to engage in the trial and error method of problem solving. It’s very simple and lots of fun. You’ll be ma...

Kids often put the sun in one of the top corners of a picture they make. It's usually a circle with lines coming out like spokes of a wheel. But if you make the sun---all by itself---the subject of an art project, you will see much different results. T...

Here's a science activity that finds the kids' entrance to analytic thinking. Classifying and interpreting data go hand in hand with scientific procedure. This activity generates discussion, bolsters confidence, and rings with laughter in the process of...

Making a tent with sheets will change the way your child looks at space. The walls and rooms in your house are static. You can't move a wall or change the size of a room from one day to the next. Your child is very aware of this fact because children l...

If you have ever given a speech, then you know firsthand that your energy level is at a peak once you get going. Here is a first rate activity that builds on that same kind of momentum. It also does a wonderful job demonstrating the power of imagination...

Here's a little household science for kids. It's very simple and lots of fun: let your child know that you are going to do a science experiment together. Fill the kitchen or bathroom sink with water. Find things from around the house (buttons, bottle c...

Here’s a Halloween art project to do with your toddler or preschooler. It’s very easy and it looks great around the house. Here's what you need: -8.5” x 11” black construction paper -white tempera or kids' washable paint -a pla...

Let Her Figure it Out. . . If your child is trying to put batteries in a flashlight, for example, don’t jump in and show her the ‘right way’ when it appears she’s doing it the wrong way. Why not—there’...

One Activity at a Time. . . This method of play is so basic and simple, yet so fundamental to your child’s creative and cognitive development. It goes like this: stick with one activity until your child is done...

Quality Playtime is Essential. . . If you want your child at a level of full participation, then you need to be at a level of full participation. Your child comes completely prepared ...

Do you remember the fairytale, The Shoemaker and the Elves? Every night the shoemaker and his wife set out their raw materials, and every morning they woke to find the most beautifully crafted shoes. Everything about the shoes exhibited great c...

You may have heard the terms ‘structured’ and ‘unstructured' play and wondered---which is better for my child? That’s a bit like asking, 'Which is better: fruits or vegetables?' Someone who eats healthy is going to have both without even thinkin...