Activities and Play

7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (263+ words) In the postwar period, children used to play on bombsites. (Charles Hewitt/Getty) I have a recurring fantasy. It’s 3:45pm and I’ve just got back from school pick-up. The kids swap their school shoes for sneakers and run out the front…...

5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (352+ words) An Australian trial tests whether staff training and voluntary accreditation can change how before- and after-school care services manage active play and recreational screens. Study: A Policy-Based Intervention for Physical Activity and Screen Time in Childcare Outside School Hours. Image…...

15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (262+ words) Play is a powerful tool. Sure - it's fun and helps you make friends and build community. But it's more than that, and there are children all around the world who are fighting for the chance to play. The Saskatoon Open…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (329+ words) Online gaming apps are growing fast in Pakistan, and new ones appear almost every week. Many of them look attractive, but not all are safe or reliable. A few simple habits can protect your phone, your data, and your money....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) And yet, this past summer in the Philippines, traveling with Kids Sea Camp, felt entirely different – in the best possible way. With Kids Sea Camp, it was. That level of expertise gave me something rare: the ability to fully relax....

17+ hour, 34+ min ago   (252+ words) Maybe the kids are begging you to come. Maybe your seminary girl has had one Shabbos off too many. Or your son’s thrilled to have you host the chevra for a Shabbos meal. It could be the young couple had…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (200+ words) Perhaps that is where our understanding of today’s child needs an update. We keep asking whether screens have replaced play, when children themselves do not necessarily see the two as opposites. The end of the iPad kid stereotype When fun…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (433+ words) Your Soul. Your Heart. Your Inner Child. Life. God. Reality. All with you. All as you. But put plainly, look, you’ve got this life, whether you want it or not — so what are you really doing with it? Really. And…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1007+ words) Most parents split their child’s day into 2 buckets. There’s learning time and there’s play time. School, homework and reading go in one. Games, messing around and screen time go in the other. Clean separation. Makes sense on paper. But the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1684+ words) Have you ever watched a child look at a picture and suddenly shout, “Wait! That doesn’t belong there!” Maybe they’ve spotted a fish swimming in the air, a shoe sitting on a table, or something completely impossible happening in an…...