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8 Ways A Simple Puppet Can be the Best Parenting Hack

8 Ways A Simple Puppet Can be the Best Parenting Hack

by Jocelyn Greene | Feb 13, 2019 | For Parents, Games, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Reading, Toys, Videos

 Puppet as Parent-Saver     You know those days:     Your kid sees a new vegetable on their plate and they deliver and Oscar-worthy performance of revulsion! The flu shot appointment is in 10 minutes and they refuse to leave the house. An inter-sibling...
Gifts for Kids to Spark Curiosity and a Love of Learning

Gifts for Kids to Spark Curiosity and a Love of Learning

by Jocelyn Greene | Dec 18, 2018 | For Parents, Games, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Reading, Toys, Videos

 It is pretty common knowledge that the best gifts for kids are often the boxes that they come in!   For sure, nothing beats a pillow fort, laser tag with flashlights in the living room, a round of silly chins or hands through.  I do love toy-free play that...
Emotions Charades and Other Games to Support Feeling Kids

Emotions Charades and Other Games to Support Feeling Kids

by Jocelyn Greene | Oct 29, 2018 | For Parents, Games, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Reading, Videos

 Playing “emotions charades” with your kid is like sneaking kale into their breakfast smoothie.  You know they are getting a healthy does of social-emotional learning (or in the case of the smoothie, antioxidants), but it is delivered in such a fun...
Creative Movement Games that Inspire Kids to be Brave and Kind

Creative Movement Games that Inspire Kids to be Brave and Kind

by Jocelyn Greene | Sep 26, 2018 | For Parents, Games, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Reading, Videos

 Now that we are back into the school-year grind, it can be a challenge to find ways to keep kids energized and physical…enter, creative movement!   Since I never practiced a team sport, my own physical expression as a young person came from the theater...
Eight Joyful Ways to Help Your Kids Love Reading for Pleasure

Eight Joyful Ways to Help Your Kids Love Reading for Pleasure

by Jocelyn Greene | Aug 29, 2018 | For Moms, For Parents, Games, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Reading, Videos

 Finding new ways to boost literacy – through play – has always fired me up.   In our Child’s Play NY classrooms, I love creating games that reinforce language-learning. For example, in a game like Treasure Hunts kids learn from reading the...
How To Have The Best Road Trip With Your Kids This Summer

How To Have The Best Road Trip With Your Kids This Summer

by Jocelyn Greene | Jun 25, 2018 | For Parents, Games, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Videos

 I don’t know about you, but when I hear the words, road trip, I picture a convertible, newlyweds, a winding road and a beautiful sunset.     However, simply tack on the words, “with kids” and I get get a startlingly different picture.  I hear the long grown...
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