If you have ever watched a child become completely absorbed in building, creating and experimenting, you will know how powerful open-ended play can be. Rather …
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The last few years have been tough on most of us as we have adapted to schedule changes, work/home life balance, social interaction, and more. As a parent, I …
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My kids love school--and always have. We were fortunate that bags full of library books and random science, arts, and crafts projects were always hanging out i…
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As the weather turns Central Ohio Winter Blah (again) this week--and kids are home on winter break or trudging through more days of remote learning--we will be…
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Many parents have faced the situation where they are in the grocery store, or an advert comes up on the television, and their child starts asking for a toy tha…
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Being home with the family for many weeks during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic meant spending a lot of time and effort in the kitchen! While we ar…
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My girls added some board games to their holiday wish lists this past year--and one of the girls put the Speak Out game on her list. She explained it to me as…
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My youngest daughter loves LEGO bricks. From building for fun to building on a LEGO Robotics competition mission; she is frequent LEGO builder. While we l…
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