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In this tech-driven world, it’s no surprise that American kids see more screen than green. As parents, we intuitively recognize the benefits of outdoor time (after all, most of us grew up in the ‘70s and ‘80s), but it might take a little more to convince our kids. So, the next time your child wants to power up the video games, it’s important to remember the benefits of sending your kids outdoors—besides you getting a little quiet time. Follow along as we help make the case for playing outside this summer and beyond! photo: iStock 1. Movement outside makes everything...

Acamar Films is extending the reach of its multi-award-winning preschool series Bing with the launch of a new interactive Amazon Alexa Skill, Bing Time. Developed in partnership with voice design agency Voxly Digital, Bing Time aims to bring together new script writing, high production values and technical innovation to deliver exclusive audio stories and play-along games, in addition to a selection of Bing music and songs. The Skill has been designed to respond to the rhythm of a child’s day; encouraging movement and active play during the morning and afternoon, while offering calmer bedtime stories and soft music in the...

Take learning outdoors and into the kiddie pool with this fun way to make math come alive. The kids will love it! The post Math Toss Sponge Game was featured on Fun Family Crafts.

Click here to read 40+ Awesome Number Activities for Preschoolers on Hands On As We Grow® Number activities for preschoolers don't have to be boring and just worksheets, make them fun so your preschooler will love math! I love math. I’m a nerd, yes. But I love anything to do with numbers. I really do hope I can pass this along to my kids by making learning activities about numbers and counting fun for them and not a chore. As I’m typing this, Henry’s shouting excitedly as he’s counting how many things on his sprayer…though I’m not really sure what...

When Nori was about a year old, my mom was visiting and kindly offered to put her down for a nap. I was in the other room, but I could hear them reading books, singing songs, and then as she gently closed the door I heard my mom say: “have a good nap, Nori. I love you.” It struck me. Not as odd or forced, but just…completely foreign sounding to my ears. I’d never heard those three words spoken by my parents before, in any language. Growing up, neither of them said it to any of my siblings—it just wasn’t...