Congratulations to Hallie Doyle! Random.org picked you as the winner. The Wiz Kidz card game is really fun! You pick two cards — a letter card and a category card. So, if you get the letter O plus the category, Something a Grown Up Does . . . you could answer “office work”. The game can be played in a variety of ways –... [read more ]
Congratulations to Lori! Random.org picked you as the winner! Discovery Toy’s Busy Bugs ROCK! Both my 4 year old and 7 year old LOVE them . . . and our 3 year old friend and his little 2 year old brother LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them, too. The 36 colorful bugs just make you want to count, sort and classify. Double sided rectangular cards give... [read more ]
Guest post by Whitney Trujillo, www.themotherlist.com My son was recently given a fabulous toy from a family friend. I was amazed at how much learning was packed into one smallish toy train. Ours happens to be the Fisher-Price Little People Stack ‘n Sort Train, and it really does have it all – building, sorting and all in a train with... [read more ]
Hands down, Usborne Stencil Cards rule the stencil universe. Oh, yeah. I use them in writing classes and my kids use them weekly for their creative stories. Why? They’re indestructible! And, frankly, if you can write and easily illustrate a story, it makes the writing process much easier. Use the animal stencils to make a sequential... [read more ]
by Susan Stephenson, from The Book Chook As a single mother, with a full-time teaching job, I was often exhausted after a day at school. However, my four-year-old son knew that storytime came before bedtime, and he demanded his books if ever I suggested skipping them. I’d like to think I was devoted to being a good parent, but the truth is, I was... [read more ]
by Sue Scheff Have you thought about how dangerous a “click of a mouse” is? Dangerous? As you start a new year, take the time to educate yourself on Internet safety. Learn how you can become proactive in your kids lives both online and off. Learn how that one click can either open doors that you can benefit from, or enter hallways... [read more ]
You know that your kids learn better with repetition and engaging activities. So, weave in math learning opportunities throughout the day. How many 1/4 cups to fill up your cereal bowl? (estimation) What do those fractions add up to make? (addition of fractions) How many minutes until we leave? How many hours until you return home? (elapsed time) There... [read more ]
Play is really, really good for children. By age four or five, kids have the ability to engage in complex, mature play. This kind of play if vitally important to a child’s development. This eBook will give you ideas beyond “go play in your room.” In fact, you’ll get fifteen fun and easy play themes with resources, prop ideas and related... [read more ]
Congratulations to Triffany! Random.org selected you as the winner. I love this. Err, rather, my kids love this and if they let me play, too, I wish it were mine. Again, Steve Spangler Science offers the best science activities to an Imagination Soup reader – a Super Solar Racing Car! Thanks! The kit lets you build the car yourself, then... [read more ]
Great news — play is good for you. Even more so for your kids. Guess what happens when you facilitate play with some background information, a few props and specific roles? Well, positive development happens. Research says that facilitating “mature play“ increases social, physical and thinking skills! In other words,... [read more ]
