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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
