October 2008

This Month's Theme: “Nurturing Imagination”

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5 Things to Have in Your Dress-Up Bin, and How to Help Your Preschooler Choose a Halloween Costume

Oct

Tue

We love thinking about our little ones' wild and ever-churning imaginations and Halloween together. The holiday seems made-to-order for the preschooler mind (not to mention the preschooler sweet tooth). Dressing up on Halloween night, and for all the Halloween parties and parades that tend to precede it, is just an extension of our kids' constant drive to try on new outfits, costumes and

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Savvy Welcomes: Betsy Brown Braun on Play as the Work of Childhood

Oct

Mon

We are thrilled to have Betsy Brown Braun here once again to share her wisdom on early childhood and parenting. Today, she helps us understand the crucial role of imaginative play in our little ones' lives. Betsy is the best-selling author of the award-winning book Just Tell Me What to Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents (www.justtellmewhattosay.com). Betsy is also a child

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SavvyPicks: Books that Celebrate a Child's Imagination

Oct

Sat

The very act of telling a story (or reading one, or listening to one) engages the imagination as almost nothing else can. And so it is that we find ourselves returning again and again to our teeming bookshelves for inspiration, imaginative or otherwise. Whether for preschool story times or at bedtimes or quiet times at home, here are some of our favorite picks of books that truly celebrate a

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Wise Words about the Purple Crayon

Oct

Fri

The classic book, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, is the be-all, end-all of an imagination story. Dress-up, costumes, imagination, making a world around you out of props -- or thin air. That's what Harold and his crayon do, and it's what your own kiddos do in their lushly imaginative minds, all day, every day. Today, some wise words from Harold, who could imagine his way out

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Pretend Play and Preschooler Development

Oct

Thu

The whole realm of make believe, dress up and role play is so far from the every day tasks to which most of us adults devote ourselves, that it is often difficult for us to appreciate its centrality in young children's lives. And yet, when we really pay attention to our preschoolers' play and train of thought, we realize that imagination and fantasy play a part in almost everything they do.

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