Symbolic Play and Cognitive Development March 31, 2025 How symbolic play can aid cognitive development.
Why pretend play is so important in early childhood (3-5) February 19, 2025 How play is different from entertainment. Why pretend play is so important for young children aged 3-5
How Play Can Be Healing February 11, 2023 Find out how play can be therapeutic and how to encourage meaningful healing play.
How to Encourage Symbolic Play January 28, 2023May 30, 2022 How adults can foster symbolic play (also known as dramatic play, imaginative play, pretend play, small-world play, make-believe play.
6 Ways to Develop the Sense of Wonder January 28, 2023May 29, 2022 Why children need to develop a sense of wonder while interacting with nature. Based on Rachel Carson’s ideas from the book “The Sense of Wonder”.
The importance of symbolic play January 12, 2022 Are your children too old to play? Why is symbolic play so important? How can we encourage it?
Children, scary stuff and Halloween October 10, 2021 Children and learning about evil. The roots and meaning of Halloween. How do we go about the ambiguity?
Why we use hard wood to make our toy figurines December 28, 2021May 6, 2021 Toys made of hard wood are stronger and heavier. They retain their beauty after extensive use. Heavier toys aid children’s sensory development.
Why we make people of different times and cultures July 24, 2020 Why children need to know people of other places and other times and why we make toy people of different times and cultures.
Playing with Cougar October 10, 2021June 27, 2020 Find out how to help enrich your children’s play with wooden toy cougars.
