childhood development, childhood skills, imagination, lego, play

Building Bright Futures: How LEGO Helps Children Develop Important Skills

“Play well” — these two simple words capture the heart and soul of LEGO, the world’s most famous building toy. From classic sets to themed ones featuring popular movies and characters, LEGO continues to encourage children to explore their imaginations and develop problem-solving skills in a fun and engaging way. The origins of LEGO In 1932, ...

Haidene Go

Creating with LEGO bricks.

The Benefits of Play for Children’s Development

They say that children’s work is play — and they’re right! This is how children learn about the world and themselves. It’s as essential to healthy development as eating healthy, reading books, and getting enough sleep.  The fantastic thing about playing is that children do not need expensive toys to be entertained. As long as ...

Haidene Go

Teacher leading students to play a game on the playground.

Why Make-Believe Play Is an Important Part of Childhood Development

Visit any preschool classroom during free play and you will likely see a child pretending to be someone else. Make-believe play is a ubiquitous part of early childhood. And beyond being fun for kids, pretending and other kinds of make-believe play are also believed by some to be critical to healthy childhood development. Research has found a ...

Jessica Kneipp

A boy chasing another boy riding a wooden horse in a field