When teachers noticed that children in Oakland preschool and kindergarten classrooms were not engaging in imaginative play or interacting with each other as much after the pandemic, staff at ...

Playing make-believe with hand puppets is one of the healthiest playtime activities for bonding with your child. Not only do puppets provide a chance for your child to engage in storytelling in an ...

For children facing serious medical conditions, the hospital can be a confusing and scary place. Unfamiliar people, weird machines, and strange sounds can be startling and uncomfortable. Which is why ...

Teacher Leticia Denoya stands at the front of her classroom, at Natchaug Elementary in Windham, Conn. Her first-graders sit criss-cross applesauce on the reading rug. "Do you remember last week, we ...

Puppet play can help your child to use their imagination, be silly and problem solve. They can learn to face fears and challenges by talking through creative solutions with their puppet. Puppet play ...

There's no limit to crafts your kids can do in the fall. You have a ton of back-to-school projects, plenty of spooky Halloween DIYs and a bunch of Thanksgiving ideas that help teach them what the ...

SUNBURY -- The Fabretto Children's Foundation enables impoverished Nicaraguan children and families in underserved communities to break the cycle of poverty through programs promoting education, ...

My dad was the first person to introduce me to shadow puppets. When my sister and I were tiny kids, he would tuck us into bed, turn off the lights and then cast an image of a dog against the wall.

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