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Positive Screen Time is Possible with Interactive Kids Shows

Ages 3-5, Ages 6-9, For Parents, Games for Families and Siblings, Magic Mirror Quests, Most Recent, Videos / Jocelyn Greene

Screen time can be interactive with this new show from Child’s Play in Action. Jack and the Beanstalk come to life with theater games kids can play at home!

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

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Mindfulness, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks, Videos / Jocelyn Greene

Maximize the playing on your next road trip with these tried and true games for backseat fun! Enjoy some quality screen-free family time and help kids process emotion and tell stories. These theater games are road tested for your vacation pleasure!

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5 Ways to Play School (to Boost Joy) While Our Kids Can’t Go

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / Jocelyn Greene

Fun ways to “play school” for kids stuck at home! Empathy and cognition boosting games.

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Boys and girls acting and showing emotion with expression and hand gestures

Emotions Charades and Other Games to Support Feeling Kids

Ages 3-5, Ages 6-9, Ages 9+, Featured For Parents, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Mindfulness, Mindfulness and Meditation, Most Recent, Reading, Videos / Jocelyn Greene

Emotions Charades is a super fun and incredibly potent tool to help support EQ and empathy in our kids. Use these tips from our theater classrooms to inspire your games and learn about other playful ways that help kids come to terms with their emotions. In these highly charged times we live in, kids need support in identifying and expressing their feelings…let’s do it through play!

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Animal Games that Will Inspire Your Kid’s Imagination

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Most Recent, Reading, Videos / Jocelyn Greene

Animal games are an awesome gateway to dramatic play. Here’s a blueprint for play that will help kids – and adults – venture into imagination with a Roar!

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Treasure Hunt Tricks That Will Blow Your Mind

1 Comment / Ages 6-9, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Most Recent, Reading, Videos / Jocelyn Greene

Make a Treasure Hunt with your kids for awesome rainy-day play. Beyond just a game, this boosts essential executive function skills and is a fabulous way to work on reading.

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