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Toys and Play

Holiday gifts for kids that inspire the imagination

These creative holiday gifts will encourage and inspire your child's imagination and provide endless hours of entertainment.

Preschoolers

Simple ways to find more playtime

School, homework and chores are important, but don't forget to make time for your kids to enjoy plenty of playtime, too!

Preschoolers

The importance of play

Want a smart, creative and healthy child? Playtime activities are vital to mental and physical development, so encourage more play...

Preschoolers

Fun preschool activities that bring TV and books to life

Does your preschooler like to watch TV? Does she always have her head in a book? Bring those worlds to life!

Parenting Advice & Columns

Breaking kids out of their comfort zone

Parenting is sometimes a challenging endeavor. You feel all of your child’s successes and failures as if they were you own. You even...

Parenting

6 Ways to teach during play

Children are naturally interested in the world around them. Learn how to encourage their natural curiosity and instill a love of...

Parenting

How different styles of play encourage child development

Child's play is serious business and the way your child plays has a lot to do with his or her development. Make sure to help your...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Go out and get dirty!

When you think of your own childhood, how many of your memories are of time spent inside? It turns out our parents were onto...

Parenting

Signs your baby is ready to play

For their first few months, babies don’t do much but eat and sleep. Around 4 or 5 months, though, they’ll start to be a lot more...

Parenting

Baby playtime pointers for 6- to 9-month-olds

By now you know your child’s personality and you’re ready to help foster her sense of humor and fun. Your 6- to 9-month-old comes...

Parenting

Baby playtime pointers for 3- to 6-month-olds

After 3 months, your baby is slowly starting to develop a unique personality and, as a mother, you’re starting to get to know your...

Parenting

Baby playtime pointers for newborns

After spending nine months in the womb, your baby has finally popped out, full of energy and playfulness. Spending quality time with...

Toys & Play

What makes a great baby toy?

The amount of baby toys and baby toy brands available on the market can be overwhelming to the savviest of shoppers. As a parent,...

Toys and Play

Best toys of 2011

We have checked out dozens of toys this year and here are some of our favorites for little boys and girls. Read on to find out our...

Preschoolers

How to create a positive learning environment at home

To help your children excel in life, you need to creative a positive learning environment in your home. Begin instilling a love of...

Preschoolers

Lessons to teach while playing with blocks

Toddlers and preschoolers love playing with blocks. In addition to developing motor skills and hand-eye coordination, block play can...

Preschoolers

Ways to incorporate learning into play

Play isn't all fun and games. Both free play and guided play can foster creativity and learning in young children.

Preschoolers

The importance of play

Kids are born to play -- it's instinctive. Play is fun and exciting, but it's also much more than that. Play helps develop a child's...

Preschoolers

Tips for beating toy boredom

Look around your toy-cluttered home and you may be seeing too much of a good thing. Fewer toys can actually fight boredom, if you...

Preschoolers

Ideas for making play more fun

Parents can encourage imagination and creativity by playing with their kids. It's a great way to make playtime more fun for everyone!

Toys & Play

The importance of playtime for your little one: The first year

You ensure your baby is securely buckled up into his carseat for the half-hour drive to go shopping. You give him plenty of treats...