Kids love to imitate their parents and pretend play cooking is one of the things they enjoy the most. We will share with you our selection for top 10 pretend play kitchen toys for kids to enjoy pretend play cooking, baking and preparing for growing up to be great chefs. Let’s start with a kitchen…
More than 70 Activities to Play, Learn and Create with Feathers
We love to find more activities with supplies we have on hand! In the past, we extended our idea banks for items such as water beads, rubber bands, ice and so much more. Now, we took the time to find some new ideas how to play, learn and create with feathers! Some of these activities…
Top 10 Pretend Play Toys For 4 Year Olds
Most 4 year olds have fantastic imaginations. This is an age when pretend play can really start being interactive and fun. Children can create stories in their heads and act them out with their pretend play toys. As a parent or child care taker it can be fun to participate in or simply to watch…
Top 10 Pretend Play Toys For 3 Year Olds
Three years old is the perfect time for pretend play. Ideas can come from a movie, book, or completely created through the child’s imagination. Pretend play may seem like ‘just play’, but the benefits of this type of play are extensive for children. Children are able to learn empathy and social roles. Pretend play helps children develop…
Top 10 Pretend Play Toys For 2 Year Olds
Pretend play can be so much fun, especially as toddlers grow older and start to understand pretending a little more. Pretend play is an important aspect of childhood as it helps children learn empathy, various roles that different people play in the world, as well as other important developmental skills. Pretend play is also a…
Top 10 Pretend Play Toys For One Year Olds
Pretend play is so much fun but also very important for child development. On the surface it may look like a child is just putting bread in a fake oven or hammering a plastic nail but deeper than that development is occurring. Pretend play incorporates fine motor skill practice, color and shape recognition and problem-solving….
Astronaut Pretend Play with Fine Motor Practice
We are excited to be starting our second A-Z series. This time we will be focusing on fine motor skill activities across the alphabet. Today we are kicking off the series with A is for Astronaut Fine Motor Skills. What is it with young children and their obsession with space? The topic seems to capture…
33 Quick Play Ideas for Toddlers and Preschoolers with Playdough
My kids love to play with playdough. They enjoy both playdough purchased in the store or homemade, plain or scented! It really doesn’t matter to them, as long as it’s playdough! If you are looking for playdough play ideas for your toddlers and preschoolers, you’ll surely find one among these 33 ideas! Begin by creating…
The Best Gardening Activities for Kids
You know how kids, especially toddlers and preschoolers, like to imitate mom and dad and do whatever grown-ups are doing? Like gardening! It’s amazing how kids can get engaged in playing and learning when it comes to planting, taking care of plants and flowers in the garden! Here you will find 33 ideas for gardening…
33 Ideas for Sensory Play with Farm Animals
Playing with animals is always favorite activity around our home, and all of the little guests we have over enjoy it too! We had such a fun searching for and exploring all of the variations of sensory play ideas with farm animals! Here we listed 33 ideas for you to choose from and hope you…