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Sensory Overload: The Three Best Sensory Toys For School
From birth through to early childhood, children use their senses to explore and adapt to the world around them by touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, moving, and hearing. According to EDUCATIONAL PLAYCARE Ltd, children can explore and actively learn through 'sensory play' which is crucial to brain development as it helps to build nerve connections and strengthen [...]
Top 4 Back To School Essentials
Top 4 Back To School Essentials
Back to School is in full swing and, whether this is your first rodeo or your 8th, the past year and a half have changed things up quite a bit. There might be some new items on your list to help keep things clean and sanitized while the kids are [...]
E-Parenting: Creating Magic Amidst Chaos
Never in my decade and a half of being an educator and a parent would I have thought that we would be all remote for a good portion of a calendar year. Never would I have thought that all of the zoom meetings that I sat in and learned from as a business owner would [...]
Gifts for Sensory Kids
This week, we are focusing on Sensory Kids! It can be difficult to find toys that will keep children with Sensory Processing Disorder busy, comfortable and stimulated. Luckily, we’ve got you covered. Keep reading for all the best squishy, spiky, foamy and fidgety gifts for the little ones in your life!What is Sensory Processing Disorder?Sensory [...]
Fidget toys: there's a better option!
Moms, teachers, therapists - everyone has an opinion about fidget toys. They're loud, distracting, annoying, take away from the learning experience. But one question has been posed a lot lately: Why do we force our kids to sit still in school?More and more research is showing that pushing kids to be still and quiet for [...]