Category: ’Playtime’
“Strewing Their Paths”: The Art of Scattering for Exploration and Play
Strewing means to leave interesting objects, materials, or combinations of things out as a quiet invitation to your child to notice it, touch it, explore it, use it and most importantly, have fun in the process. Kristin offers a ton of ways to invite your children to play using strewing. Read More…
9 Comments | Posted in Arts and Crafts, Homeschooling, Language, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Planning for Play
Abbie is dreaming about a new play room – she lists ideas for several play areas, and she’s looking for more input! Read More…
4 Comments | Posted in Cleaning and Organizing, Natural Learning, Playtime, Practical Home Help, Reading
Introducing Fire Safety to Toddlers and Preschoolers
Dionna from Code Name: Mama shares nine ideas plus some great books and other resources on how to gently and effectively introduce the concept of fire safety to toddlers and preschoolers. Read More…
2 Comments | Posted in Family Safety, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Armed Only With a Clipboard
Ideas for activities and projects your children can do outside with few materials. Read More…
Leave a comment | Posted in Activism, Arts and Crafts, Ecological Responsibility, Environmentalism, Homeschooling, Language, Love of Nature, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Wordless Wednesday: Dress-Up Play
This week we asked you to share dress-up play with us. Come link up! Read More…
9 Comments | Posted in Natural Learning, Playtime, Wordless Wednesday
Beneath the Rowan Tree
From our reviewer, Melissa at The New Mommy Files: I love the Etsy shop Beneath the Rowan Tree. It’s chock full of playthings I’d love to have for my daughter and adorable, functional clothing I could really feel good about dressing her in! The shop’s tagline is “For Wonder Full People,” which is delightfully apt. The toys in Beneath the … Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Natural Learning, Natural Parenting Products, NP Sponsors, Playtime
Giveaway: The Art of Roughhousing ~ 2 Winners, $14.95 ARV {11.15; US/Can/Europe} CLOSED
In this joint giveaway from Natural Parents Network and Smiling Like Sunshine, Quirk Books is giving away two copies of Anthony DeBenedet and Larry Cohen’s book, The Art of Roughhousing. Ends 11/15; open to US/Canada/Europe. Read More…
21 Comments | Posted in Natural Learning, Natural Parenting Products, Playtime, Reviews and Giveaways
Giveaway: Storyland Yoga DVD $15 ARV {11.1; Worldwide} CLOSED
Win a Storyland Yoga DVD from Natural Parents Network, A Little Bit of All of It, and Playful Planet. Storyland Yoga is an award-winning children’s yoga DVD that uses storytelling to teach yoga poses. Read more from our reviewers! Read More…
59 Comments | Posted in Natural Learning, Natural Parenting Products, Playtime, Reviews and Giveaways
Climb, Swing & Snuggle: Reading Readiness Involves the Whole Body
Today’s children sit more than ever. Babies spend countless hours confined in car seats and carriers rather than crawling, toddling, or being carried. As they get older, their days are often heavily scheduled between educational activities and organized events. Most children today have 25 percent less time for free play than they did a generation ago, and that’s before factoring … Read More…
3 Comments | Posted in Healthy Living, Homeschooling, Keeping Active, Language, Natural Learning, Playtime, Reading
Wordless Wednesday: Preschoolers
This week we asked you to share your preschoolers with us. Read more about natural learning on our resource page. Link up! Read More…
10 Comments | Posted in Natural Learning, Playtime, Wordless Wednesday
