Please pardon the pun in the title, but it’s true, dinosaurs have a “timeless” appeal. As far back as the 19th Century, kids have been literally obsessing over the great beasts of the past. Kids have always loved dinosaurs, but it may be doubly true...

The first year of development is pretty much the most important year of anyone’s life. Yeah, you might have learned calculus and how to fix a car when you were seventeen, but when you were just a few days old, you learned to see, you learned to hear, to...

If you’re having your first child, you probably have about one million questions, as well. It’s only natural that expectant mothers should worry day and night about whether or not they’ll be a good parent, whether they’re providing for their baby ...

These days, parents are finding it more and more difficult to find time to spend with their children. More and more families are finding that they need both parents working to make ends meet, and family time has to take second priority. This puts a lot...

A word of warning, first, just because a certain sport may or may not be safe for indoor play, you still want to have plenty of space! Even if you’re using a foam basketball, there’s still a possibility of knocking valuable things right over. Ideally,...

There are a lot of reasons why you might want an animated kind of toy. Something like a tickle me Elmo, a bouncing Tigger, or a flashy mobile for the baby. Infants, of course, really enjoy toys that make sound, lights, or movement, as this is very helpful...

Unfortunately, it’s just too easy for kids to stay indoors these days. Video games and television can be excellent learning tools, but they really shouldn’t make up 100% of a child’s playtime. Especially at such a young age, it’s very important fo...

The best ways to help your children learn to read should be obvious. Of course, you want to keep several books of all levels in your home, you want to read to your children whenever you have time, and you want to take time out of your day to help them lea...

When it comes to toys, there’s a lot to be said for the appeal of the classics. Most of us have fond memories of playing with a train set, pounding out chaotic melodies on a xylophone, or pulling one of those telephone-on-wheels with the rolling eyes. W...

To be honest, most children’s television shows are off the air before long. Oftentimes, a show is started to catch in on a fleeting craze, or else the appeal of the concept just isn’t that timeless. Once in awhile, though, we get a show like Sesame St...

If you ask a child, stuffed animals are more than cuddly little pillows with arms and legs. If you ask a child, that’s not a stuffed animal, that’s Kimbo the lion, and he’s allergic to milk, even though he loves ice cream. To an imaginative child, a...

One of the great pleasures reserved for children is being able to go nuts and run amok outdoors. Climbing up and down trees, getting grass stains on all your clothes, collecting bugs. When you grow up, it’s hard to enjoy this kind of thing without being...

It’s unfortunate that more people don’t know this, but toys and playing are absolutely vital for a person’s development. This isn’t only true for babies and children, it’s just as true for adults. Yes, even adults need to take some time to goof ...

If you ask any girl with a dollhouse what their favourite toy is, it’s probably going to be their dollhouse. Doll houses are more than a simple toy, they’re actually quite empowering. Children don’t have much say when it comes time to furnish and de...