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DIY Diwali Candle Holder

DIY Diwali Candle Holder

A grinning child proudly holding up a birdfeeder made from a paper carton.

Learning & School Readiness

21 Spring Activities That Put a Spring in Our Step

A preschooler playing make-believe, wearing a cardboard space helmet.

Learning & School Readiness

How to Support and Improve Creativity in Kids

Printable list of boredom buster activities to cut out and use.

Social & Emotional Development

Screen Free(ish) Sunday: 11 Activities for Rainy Days

By: Nancy Josephson Liff

Nancy Josephson Liff writes about child development, parenting and early childhood education. She has three children.

Child learning from crafting

Learning & School Readiness

5 Developmental Skills Kids Can Learn from Arts and Crafts

By: Catherine Holecko

Catherine Holecko is a parenting writer and mother of two.

A toddler wearing a sundress and sitting in a sandbox letting sand pour out of her fist.

Health & Wellness

5 Backyard Play Ideas for Babies

DIY Shofar for Rosh Hashanah

DIY Shofar for Rosh Hashanah

Small cardboard boxes decorated with patterned washi tape

How to Make a Toy Camera