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  Information on a variety of topics concerning creative play and young children.

 
 

The Playbook
Rules and guidelines to help you make the most of your child’s playtime.
http://www.bornlearning.org/files/wt_playbrochure_lr.pdf

Creativity for Emotional Intelligence:  Ideas and Activities
People often talk about creativity in terms of artistic expression, and while this is an important manifestation of creativity, it is not the whole picture.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/creativity.eq.html

Spinning Yarns Provides More Than Good Entertainment
Once at risk of becoming a lost tradition in these busy, media-inundated times, storytelling has regained respect and recognition as a popular form of art, instruction and entertainment.
http://topics-az.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=4590

Playing Smart Anytime Adventures
Who among us hasn’t felt bored by the thought of taking the kids to the same old park, playground, or zoo? Now's the time to seek out adventure beyond the obvious.
http://topics-az.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=2910

Things to Do while You're Waiting:  Learning Activity Kits
It's happening again!  You're running errands with your children and suddenly you're stuck-in traffic, at the clinic, in the checkout line.  Homemade learning activity kits can engage a child who hates to wait.
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/kits.htm

Beyond Peek-a-Boo:  Games for Growing Toddlers
...he can now handle more advanced activities and even control some of the action thanks to his newfound coordination and body control. Games also help little ones learn valuable cognitive skills, like cause and effect...
http://topics-az.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=3793

Vegetable Painting
Use the vegetables to make creative prints on the paper.
http://www.do2learn.com/activities/artprojects/veggieart.htm

Nature Rubbings
Go on a nature walk and collect things with textures.
http://www.do2learn.com/activities/artprojects/rubbingart.htm

String Painting
Creative ideas using string.
http://do2learn.com/basicskills/artprojects/rubbingart.htm

Young Children Need to Play
It has been said that play is children's work. Children work hard at their play because they can make it up themselves. The best part about children's play is that they learn a great deal while having fun. Here are some things to keep in mind about play.
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/importanceofplay.htm

¡Los niños pequeños necesitan jugar! (Spanish)
Se ha dicho que el juego es la labor de los niños. Trabajan mucho en su juego, porque lo pueden inventar ellos mismos. Lo mejor de los juegos infantiles es que los niños aprenden mucho a la vez de divertirse. He aquí unas cosas para tener presente sobre el juego.
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-sp/importanceofplay-sp.htm

Dzieciom potrzebna jest zabawa! (Polish)
Generalnie uwaøa siÍ, øe zabawa jest dla dzieci tym, czym praca dla doros³ych. Dzieci podczas zabawy ÑciÍøko pracuj¹î poniewaø czÍsto same musz¹ ustaliÊ regu³y wymyúlonej przez siebie gry. Zabawa to nie tylko przyjemnoúÊ, ale to rÛwnieø czas, podczas ktÛrego moøna siÍ wiele nauczyÊ. Oto kilka uwag na temat zabawy, ktÛre warto zapamiÍtaÊ.
http://www.illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets-pol/importanceofplay-pol.pdf

 

 
 
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