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5 Ways to Use Movement to Develop Spatial Awareness

The world places a lot of emphasis on helping our children develop self-confidence. Nothing seems to be as effective as active playtime when it comes to building our sense of self. As youngsters play, they give their growing muscles a workout. They become more coordinated and their balance improves, More…

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5 Ways to Make Learning Fun with Indoor Playgrounds

5 Strategies to Make Learning Fun

Toddlers love to learn. That being said, youngsters will choose playtime over learning any day of the week. Knowing this to be true, tech companies have incorporated the principles that make playing games fun into their learning programs. It’s called gamification. Pew Research Center describes gamification in the following More…

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A Reading Nook for All Seasons

Autumn is upon us. Yet, “Christmas stuff” will likely start showing up in retail stores any day. It’s the big holiday’s way of squeezing out the smaller holidays by showing up earlier and earlier each year. With folks longing for 2020’s COVID nightmare to fade away, it’s tempting to More…

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5 Classroom Designs With Gravitational Pull

Adults and kids are similar in many ways. We naturally gravitate towards new products. If it’s novel, different, strange, or surprising in some way, then we are all in. Yet, our practical side screams, “Stay focused! You are busy. You need to save money. It’s not in the budget.” More…

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DIY Design Part 3: Shop for Accessories To Complete the Look

If you have been following the DIY Design series, in Part 1, you chose a fun carpet to set the tone and color palette for your space. In Part 2, you thoroughly investigated all the amazing options available to you. This research helped you further define your room’s theme More…

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Classroom Furnishings 2020- DIY Design Part 2

DIY Design Part 2: Room Theme & Floor Plan

DIY Design Part 1 covered how to use a “fun & functional” educational rug as a cornerstone for designing a magical and memorable space. The blog elaborated on how a carpet can be used as a teaching aid. Part of your decision process likely involved how you wanted to More…

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DIY Design Part 1 – Start With A Carpet

Designing a classroom when you aren’t a designer might seem like a chore. Where do you begin? How do you pull it all together and finish with a cohesive look? Dozens of questions might be racing through your mind when trying to decide on which pieces to purchase. Children’s More…

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