Journal

Rocker boards have been used in Waldorf classrooms around the world for years and are now becoming a staple of creative family's playrooms as well....

What do you like about playsilks?  We would love to hear about how your kids play with silks and pretend.

This Halloween why not chose dressup items your kids will use year round? Playsilks, fairy dresses, wings, crowns, garlands and many more of our it...

Free play, imaginative pretending and having parents who leave time and space for their kids to have freedom to explore are in my experience some o...

A nature table or seasonal table can a beautiful addition to your home.  Keep it simple and interactive.  The important aspect is that the child i...

Our toys are designed by Sarah in Forestville, CA. You can see her oldest son Josh hard at work making string games here. We have raised our own ...

We all know how important play is in child development. More and more large companies, educators and scientifically-minded adults are realizing tha...

A few weekends ago, I, along with hundreds of early childhood educators, play therapists, and toy makers, attended a “Play Symposium” at Stanford ...

Many times when my kids were small we would find ourselves in a park, hotel, restaurant or airplane when suddenly they would need a simple prop for...

I love to visit towns and browse in the shops, don't you?  This holiday season I plan to buy locally as much as possible. The experience of seeing ...

Each year we make gifts to give to special friends, grandparents, and teachers. One of the easy and fun ones is making sachets. Here is what you n...

Many of us, as adults, have a strong feeling of separation between our work and play. Work may be thought of as a more dreaded must-do activity; pl...