One morning, I recently filmed my children playing with A Maze and Marbles available through Young Explorers. The description of this awesome natural toy from Young Explorers is: "When children make a marble maze with A Maze and Marbles, it’s a different creation every time. As they design chutes, bridges, and drops, they’ll be developing organization, visualization, coordination, and spatial skills. What’s more, it’s an activity all ages can enjoy together. 100-piece set is made of quality, ... continue reading...
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
In follow up to the Magic Cabin Mini Kitchen post, it was suggested by Jeremiah McNichols of Z Recs that I review other dramatic play kitchen items that are less expensive. Our cabin is small, and we do not have room for a separate play kitchen. By purchasing a few natural toy kitchen items for pretend play, we have been able to foster our children's natural instinct to cook and prepare meals. Many of Melissa and Doug's play food comes with pieces that are attached with velcro. Children can ... continue reading...
Finally, A Safe Sippy Cup
I am so excited to have found a non-leaching, safe sippy cup made by Klean Kanteen , the stainless steel alternative to plastic. Klean Kanteen makes the best stainless steel water bottles. They are odor free and do not taste like metal. We have tried other stainless steel bottles that smell horribly and are lined with epoxy. Plastic/polycarbonate bottles leach bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen, and can cause chromosomal abnormalities. An article a friend gave me ... continue reading...
Mini Kitchen
I asked a good friend of mine Teri Elfrink, The Web Savant's wife, to write a guest post on Magic Cabin's Mini Kitchen. Teri's oldest daughter attends a Waldorf School in Wisconsin, and she has two other little ones. Teri writes: After searching for a play kitchen for my children (ages 2 and 4) I finally settled on this mini-kitchen from Magic Cabin. I loved that it contained everything that would be needed in one small unit that can easily be moved around. The kitchen comes complete with ... continue reading...
When Planting Trees is Not Enough
There was an interesting editorial in the NY Times yesterday written by Ken Caldeira, a scientist at the Carnegie Institution’s department of global ecology. He writes about the current trend of companies (like Dell) to plant trees in an effort to offset carbon emissions made during the production of goods. Yes, tree planting is not enough to save us from global warming, however it is a great activity to do with kids. Every spring, we receive overstock trees from the US Forest Service to plant. ... continue reading...
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