Tag Archives: blocks

Preschoolers and “Weapon Play”

Posted on October 25, 2016 by D.C. Enthusiast

A block, a stick, a paintbrush…preschoolers are an inventive bunch and can turn almost anything into a weapon. “Look! Our firetruck has plenty of bombs on it!” “Bang! I shoot-ed you!” “Let’s get those bad guys!” I am a complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Childhood Education | Tagged blocks, preschool, teachable moments, tough topics, weapons, weapons play | 2 Comments

The Gift of Time

Posted on October 2, 2016 by D.C. Enthusiast

Young children can do amazing things when they have the time. You’ll read article after article talking about how we over schedule our kids and we need to slow down and simplify. However, I think it goes even farther then … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Childhood Education, Uncategorized | Tagged blocks, engaging, everyday, learning through play, play, preschool, teachable moments, time | Leave a comment

STEAM in Action

Posted on March 1, 2016 by D.C. Enthusiast

“Mama look!” My son called to my excitedly “I built a truck with stabilizers!” Sure enough, out of his magnet blocks he had constructed a perfect replica of a truck he had seen on a favorite TV show. “Those help … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Childhood Education, Museum Fun at Home, Uncategorized | Tagged blocks, everyday, science, sculpture, STEAM, STEM, teachable moments | Leave a comment

Am I Allowed to Have a Favorite Toy?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by D.C. Enthusiast

I had written a pretty snarky post about “unitasker toys” (riffing off of Alton Brown‘s strong dislike of single purpose kitchen tools) You know the toys I mean, the ones that are only fun if you play with them the … Continue reading →