All the times you read Goodnight Moon or Where the Wild Things Are, all those hours you and your children spent together with Winnie the Pooh, Charlie and his chocolate factory, and Jim Hawkins in ...

Imagination is a powerful tool for children, according to many play specialists, because it helps kids learn how to take on and tackle life’s circumstances. It’s especially important for children work ...

Many people often think of play in the form of images of young children at recess engaging in games of tag, ball, using slides, swings, and physically exploring their environments. But physical play ...

During the holiday season, parents and caregivers are bombarded with flashy advertisements for the “best” or most “educational” toys for their children. By the time they sit down to wrap presents, ...

Play is a child’s work, and it comes naturally to kids. While we often focus on how a child’s intellectual abilities are coming along, the role of imaginative play in childhood development is often ...

During my childhood I would play for hours with anything handy. Ball-point pens would represent space ships landing on Mars. Sand, Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs would turn into elaborate forts, battle ...

There’s a reason that action figures have been a favorite toy for generation after generation of kids — they’re a jumping-off point for all kinds of adventures, sparking hours of imaginative and ...