There's Something About Ice!
Playing in the out doors and exploring the wonders of ice is a great way to assist in childhood development from sensory exploration, social development to scientific concepts! Take a stroll through our Blog to learn and enjoy some fun ways to play and to be safe around ice surfaces.
Ways to Play this Halloween
October is a great time to get creative with the kids and let their imaginations soar! Although Halloween is known for its endless amounts of sugary treats, there are ways that you and your family can still stay healthy this season.
The Power of Play
Play is a powerful tool in brain development and can begin the moment a child is born. However, play is not only essential for young children. It is important for people of all ages. From playing peek-a-boo with an infant to playing a card game with a teenager, play is a tool that needs to be implemented into everyone’s daily lives - young or old!
Benefits of Mixed Age Play
When we think of play, often the first thing that comes to mind is young kids running and laughing, playing imaginative games and having fun. What we don’t often think of is older kids playing, and even less often, adults playing. Yet play between children of different ages and play between children and adults is hugely beneficial- not just to the kids, but to everyone!
Children's 4 Attachment Styles
Attachment styles can also help give insight to how children may connect to the world around them and what type of relationships they may have now and in the future.
Play Types - Part 1
Did you know that when a child plays, their play can be categorized into different 16 different play types? Let's dig into the first 8 play types together!
Regulating the Vestibular System Through Play
Vestibular what?!! Let’s dig in to what this system is and how we can ensure it is functioning at it’s peak to allow children to play at their best.
Why Play is Important to Our Children
Play leads to a healthy brain, a healthy body and healthy relationships.
Playful Spring with Eggs
With Spring Break and Easter upon us, it can be a great time to spend some time together and have fun with those old household items. Here are some fun ways to reuse those wonderful fillable plastic eggs on Easter and the following weeks this spring,
Fundamental Movement Skills (and how they develop through play)
When you hear the term literacy, do you think of the ability to read and write? The word ‘literacy’ can also describe other skills. The Australia Sports Commission defines physical literacy as building the skills, knowledge and behaviors that give us the confidence and motivation to lead active lives.
5 Levels of Children’s Friendships
Exploring the 5 Levels of Children’s Friendships through the use of Robert Selman’s framework; this framework can help families understand how friendships develop and change within childhood.