Why Imaginative Play Is Important for Kids
Imaginative play not only helps kids learn to express themselves, it also builds other lifelong skills like problem solving and negotiation.
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Our World at Home: Senegal
The next stop on our global scavenger hunt at home is the western coast of Africa—Senegal to be exact. Where we plan to unearth an easy craft, a story to tell and recipes that were made to share. So point your compass toward home to begin our adventure! [An important note before we start our …
5 Summer Kids Activities for Raising Global Kids
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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4 Easy Steps to Plan an Adventurous Viking Kids Activity
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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8 Ways to Explore the World From Home With Kids
YOU CAN EXPLORE THE WORLD IN THE ORDINARY PLACES ALL AROUND YOU Short of grabbing the passports and catching an international flight, it’s hard to explore the world beyond our borders. But it’s not impossible. With a little know-how and some imagination, you can find global connections in your own city, backyard or even the …
One Thing a Certified Play Expert Wants You to Know
TODAY, I BECAME A CERTIFIED PLAY EXPERT. WHAT DID I LEARN? We all need Rediscover play. Yes, I’ve been immersed in learning styles, types of play and stages of development, and that will be enormously useful in designing joyful toys that meet your child’s needs and wishes. But more importantly, I learned that play is …
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5 Ways to Kick-Start Your Summer… and Keep It Going
You can hear it in the excited chorus of kids playing outside and the hum of lawnmowers echoing around the neighborhood. There’s something about this time of year that seems to put a smile on people’s faces and add extra pep to their step. For parents and kids it feels like they can take on …
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How to Raise Global Kids on a Snow Day
On a winter snow day, you might feel confined to your own little world. Don’t let physical restrictions hold you back! You have the world right where you are. Where is That Water or Snow From? In fact, if it’s snowing or raining, the world is coming down outside. We share our water with the whole …
Pennsylvania Is Odd and So Is Wherever You Live
Pretzels and Pennsylvania Pennsylvanians eat 12 times more pretzels than the rest of the country. This fun fact comes to you from an interview with Andrea Slonecker, author of Pretzel Making at Home, on the podcast The Splendid Table. Although travel and technology make it easier to learn about fascinating cultural differences around the world, there …
Are You the True You?
Who are you really? How much of yourself have you really figured out? EARLY EXPERIENCES I discovered as a teenager on a school trip to France that I loved travel and especially discovering the customs and foods of other people. It was my good fortune that my school had a trip to France, that my …