PLAYology Playbook

Coconut Cloud Playdough

Make this fun coconut cloud dough from the Imagination Tree for engaging, sensory play with your little ones. Please note that this is not edible playdough; it just smells really...

Can a Playground be too Safe?

FINDINGS | The New York Times Can a Playground Be Too Safe?Dith Pran/The New York Times CHILDHOOD RELIC Jungle gyms, like this one in Riverside Park in Manhattan, have disappeared from...

Development Perspectives

Developmental Perspectives of Cognition and Play By Bernice Callahan, Board Member, Founder of California Parenting Institute, and Former School Teacher  The Toddler Toddlers are consumed with curiosity. Their boundless energy...

bean sprouting and growing in soil

Bean Power

Help your child discover a better understanding of how plants grow and flowers bloom, with this fun science project!

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Cabbage Soup

In this experiment, kids watch as "cabbage soup" turns different colors right before their eyes! This science project is designed to help kids observe chemical change!

Boy looking on crystals he grew through magnifying glass

Borax Crystals

Here's an easy and amazing way for your child to grow their own colorful borax crystal decorations overnight!

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