INDOOR PLAYGROUNDS OFFER KIDS A CHANCE TO GET ACTIVE AND PLAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DREARY SPRING SEASONAlthough spring is near, outdoor play for kids is still limited because of the cold, wet, and often muddy conditions. But that shouldn’t stop kids from having fun and being active. Indoor playgro Read More
School holiday activities don't have to be expensive days out with your kids. You can have a lot of fun at home with if you just do a little bit of planning and give them a teeny tiny bit of direction. Read More
This is part one of a six-part series on planning your playground. You can also find this information in the Blueprint for Play: Plan It guidebook. You want to build a playground. Great! Now what? Let's start from the very beginning (it's a very good place to start, according to Maria Von Trapp) Read More
Believe it or not, classic preschool games are much more than just fun for children. They’re actually an essential part of the learning process, helping kids bond with their friends, burn off excess energy and teaching kids skills that will help them later in life. To help you see the learning potential in the games that just seem fun, we’ve gathered together nine well-loved American preschool games. Read on to discover how each game secretly models real-world situations and helps kids learn how to live and act. Read More
Playgrounds can be an extremely fun and enjoyable way for children to play, meet friends, and get physical activity. On the other hand, if not properly maintained, playgrounds can be the cause of pain and possibly serious injury. Statistically, over 200,000 children every year visit a hospital emerg Read More
Give a kid a new toy -- almost any toy -- and chances are, you've got a happy kid. Young children generally aren't fussy when it comes to baby toys and kids toys, but parents should be.Toys are more than just playthings, though, and while they should be fun, they should also be age-appropriate, stim Read More
Children have different developmental conditions at different stages of growth, and different needs and choices for toys that can accompany them. Different children have different needs for toys. Parents should pay more attention to what their children like, and then choose the right toys to suit the children. Read More
Indoor Playgrounds are not only fun for your children. They can also play a part in helping develop a child’s motor skills as well as balance. Here are a few reasons why this is an important part of your child’s growing. Babies and toddlers start to develop their motor skills by rocking to and fro Read More
Entrepreneurs want to invest in the indoor children’s playground market, but they must purchase children’s amusement equipment, which is an indispensable part of profits. Choosing suitable children’s amusement Read More
Toy manufacturers market gender-specific toys towards to girls and boys, perpetuating traditional gender roles. Children learn about what it means to be a man or a woman through pretend play. While it is fine for a girl to have a room full of pink princess toys, she might enjoy building a train trac Read More
What is the toy industy The global toy industry is a billion-dollar industry dominated by five main players: Mattel, Namco Bandai, Lego, Hasbro and Jakks Pacific. Three out of the five major players in the global toy industry are American companies. Led by the U.S., North America is one of the mo Read More
How to make your children happy For many parents, raising happy children is the holy grail of parenting success. But too often, we think happiness is about those fleeting moments of getting what you want. Lasting happiness is actually much more complicated, but much more rewarding. And yes, you c Read More
How to help kids make friends 1. Be an “emotion coach." Everybody has negative emotions and selfish impulses. But to make friends, we need to keep these responses under control. Studies of Western kids suggest that children develop better emotional self-control when their parents talk to them Read More
How to cultivate the feelings of parents and children Children learn empathy both from watching us and from experiencing our empathy for them. When we empathize with our children they develop trusting, secure attachments with us. Those attachments are key to their wanting to adopt our values and Read More
Technology has opened up a whole new world for our children, which means more opportunities to learn and be entertainment but also more time spent indoors. But the unstructured, outdoor play that we experienced as can still hold the same allure for kids growing up today, and often can provide more e Read More
As time goes by, more and more parents take their children to the playground. Now, there are six reasons why it's important to visit a playground.To begin with, it's good for children to stimulate their language abilities. Children observe what other children do, including their communication skill Read More
