Ahoy! Maybe your kids love pirates because of the Disney ride and movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. Or maybe Treasure Island piqued their interest. It’s easy to understand their obsession when you think about all the cool costumes and catchphrases that are part of pirate lore. Whatever the reason your little landlubbers are into them, …
165+ Indoor Play Ideas for Kids You can never have too many indoor play ideas. Whether a school closure, holiday, teacher in-service, or snow day, unexpected days at home with kids can catch you unprepared. This is the list of play inspiration you need to make the day fun for kids and easy for you. …
13 Kids World Map Activities to Inspire Global Curiosity If world map activities bring up bad memories of memorizing country capitals, or if your only thought about maps is your GPS, then it’s time to take another look. Immerse yourself in world map activities with a child and you’ll soon be imagining far away places …
Summer Kids Activities for World Exploration! Between summer camps, staycation getaways and spontaneous beach excursions, there’s plenty to do around town on summer vacation. In fact so much so, it can make the great big world seem far away. But it’s easy to infuse global exploration into local adventuring if you know what to look …
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What your kids know about Vikings may be limited to the latest Avenger’s franchise release, or what they’ve gleaned from Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase series. However, they might be surprised to discover there are tons of Viking “artifacts” they encounter every day. We’ll bet there are even some in your house! See what you can dig up …
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WHAT’S EASIER THAN FAMILY WORLD TRAVEL?AN AROUND THE WORLD PLAY DATE! Long, leisurely play dates are one of those summertime perks you just don’t think about. But having all afternoon to indulge curious kids is exactly what’s needed to take your cutie and her buds on a virtual globetrotting adventure. It leaves plenty of time …
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World Village Playsets help kids learn about world countries and cultures through creative play. There are no rules, but there are many ways to play. Let’s get this global party started! First, open the World Village Playset China with your child and discover all of the colorful pieces in the playset. Spread the soft fabric playmat out …
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I had a booth at a local art fair called Art on Chocolate in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It’s the first time I’ve personally sold World Village Playsets to the general public since it’s arrival a couple of weeks ago. 1. Kids can spot a good toy from a mile away. We were about three booths from …
Do your kids know enough about other cultures to make cultural differences part of their creative play? You can make it easier for them with ideas large and small. ATeacherMom blogger makes the point that if your child isn’t tall enough to see how you cook, he or she isn’t really able to “play” kitchen because …
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Creativity is a crucial skill, but doesn’t get as much emphasis as learning about things the world already knows. “Are you the creative type?”, someone asked me recently. I was too embarrassed to say “yes”. We were talking about painters, and I got all tongue tied. I am not a painter, photographer, or a sculptor, …
