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Safe Water Play Ideas for Babies and Toddlers

Water draws young children with an almost magnetic pull. Given access to a bowl of water and some containers, most toddlers will be absorbed for an ex...

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Threading, Lacing, and Other Fine Motor Games

Threading is one of those underrated activities that does a lot of developmental work for not much money. A bag of chunky wooden beads and a stiff lac...

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Role-Playing Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Role-playing games, where children take on different characters and act out scenarios, are more than just fun—they're crucial for social and cognitive...

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Clothespin and Button Games

The best fine-motor toy in your house is probably in a kitchen drawer. A wooden clothespin needs about two pounds of pinch force to open — right at th...

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Fine Motor Play for Under-Threes: What Actually Builds the Skill

The hand skills a child arrives at school with — the ability to hold a pencil, do up a coat, manage cutlery, cut along a line — are built almost entir...

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