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Child Basics Archive Page
Saturday, May 31, 2008
 While growing up it was always a blast playing make-believe; pretending you were an astronaut or a ballerina. We used to play Cops and Robbers or we ever played House. But whatever it was that our imagination let us be that day, it was always a fun experience. Creative thought should always be encouraged. Whether is it Halloween or just a Tuesday, it would help make make-believe a better experience if your children had the costumes to dress up with. Can't you just see your kids playing outside dressed like they are about to take flight in an astronaut's costume or dressed like a cowboys trotting around like they’re riding horses. Help stretch their imaginations. Give them reasons to "go play" versus sitting around in front of the TV. Dress up is perfect for the children who enjoy dramatic play. Whether it's in school or in their own backyard, every child loves to put on a costume and become someone else for just a little while. Labels: halloween-costumes, kids-costumes, pretend-play
by: Child Basics
Thursday, May 29, 2008
 For the ladies out there, remember when you were a little girl? Dolls were an important aspect for life. Some of us even had doll houses that we could sit and play for hours with. We had our pretend families cooking pretend meals and driving pretend cars. Show the little girl in your life; whether it is your own daughter, niece, cousin, or family friend what it was like to let your imagination run wild. Guys, are you struggling to find a gift for your little darling? Lead her the way to her own little dream world and enlighten her mind to creative thought. Be sure to remember that her beloved dollies need their own beds or their own strollers. I know I wasn’t the only one carting my favorite doll from place to place as if it were my very own baby. You will see little girls in the store cradling their precious doll, clutching it as if they were holding gold. Keep that in mind when it’s birthday time for your little sweetheart! Labels: dollhouses, dramatic-play, pretend-play
by: Child Basics
Saturday, May 3, 2008
 If you don't already have one, invest in a sandbox for your kids this year. It's a great way to get them out of the house and away from the television plus a sandbox will open up their imaginations in ways that video games, computers and television just can't. When choosing a sandbox, be sure and get one that can be covered as even a backyard with a tall fence will pose no obstacle to a cat that is looking for a nice new place to call their own litter box and along with the potential for diseases and parasites, your kids will not enjoy what the cat will leave behind to be dug up! Opt for the cover and your sand in the sandbox will stay both clean and dry. Toys for the sandbox don't have to be much. A bucket and a shovel will keep most kids busy making sand castles and mounds to climb. Burying each other's feet in the sand and making their own desert oasis. Toss in a few tough toys such as bulldozers, dump trucks and other staples of excavation and construction and you'll take the fun in the sandbox to a whole new level. Guidecraft has a whole line of trucks and cranes that are made out of natural wood and will be great additions to your kids' playtime. If you want to get your kids outside a little more, make it fun and enjoyable - go for the sandbox! Labels: boys, girls, outdoor-toys
by: Child Basics
Thursday, May 1, 2008
 Some of the best toys for kids are some of the toys you probably remember from your own childhood. A toy train set can offer up hours and hours of pretend play for one child or a group of children creating different destinations, travels or even acting out scenes from a favorite movies such as "The Polar Express" which created a renewed interest in trains for many younger children. Talk to your child about trains, explain how they were once the hub of transportation and it wasn't so easy to just hop on an airplane or jump in a car and get across country and a train was pretty much the only way to accomplish getting from point A to point B. This train set is fully kid-powered and the train pieces lock together via magnets on the ends of the cars. You can talk about colors, going fast or going slow and also talk about going right and left and make playtime a learning time. If your child notices that if he holds the train cars one way, the magnets repel each other and when he turns one car they click together - you can talk about the north and south of magnets and let him learn a cool fact. Anything can be turned into a learning time for your kids but that doesn't mean it can't be a ton of fun too! Labels: boys, girls, learning-toys, pretend-play, trains
by: Child Basics
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