Articles Tagged: Unstructured Play

By Let Grow

Read Time: 3 minutes

7 DIY Snow Experiments Kids Can Do on Their Own

Looking for DIY snow experiments? Get a recipe for making snow, try your hand at snow ice cream, and even learn how to make your own DIY snow globe.
Read More
By Stacy Tornio

Read Time: 3 minutes

Roman’s Cooking Corner Is the Little Bit of Messy We All Need

Roman's Cooking Corner shows the magic that can happen when you let kids be kids. This toddler reminds us that messy can be a good thing.
Read More
By Lizzie Heiselt

Read Time: 5 minutes

Community Building Can Go a Long Way in Creating Strong Kids

Community building doesn't have to be overly involved or complicated. Yet, it's so powerful in creating a strong neighborhood and independent kids.
Read More
By Jonathan Hodge

Read Time: 6 minutes

P.E. Class Needs Less Structure and More Free Play

P.E. class doesn't have to be regimented and structured. Learn how this P.E. teacher used free play to transform his classes.
Read More
By Stacy Tornio

Read Time: 4 minutes

23 Funny Signs That Go a Bit Overboard with the Cautions and Warnings

These overly cautious and really funny signs will have you thinking twice before you go out in public again. You better watch out!
Read More
By Ashley Jones

Read Time: 5 minutes

The Magical Power of Family Reunions

Family reunions bring families together. Even if you come from different backgrounds, kids know how to get together and play.
Read More
By Stacy Tornio

Read Time: 3 minutes

Jonah Larson Is Showing the World That Boys Can—and Should—Crochet 

Jonah Larson is a crochet prodigy. Learn how this boy taught himself how to crochet at only 5 and how he's making his own YouTube tutorials now.
Read More
By Kate Sundquist

Read Time: 6 minutes

Let’s Stop Telling Our Kids to Be Careful All the Time

This is probably a phrase you say on a regular basis without even realizing it, but it doesn't support raising confident kids. Are you guilty?
Read More
By Holly

Read Time: 4 minutes

School Recess Keeps Shrinking, and Our Kids Deserve Better 

Learn about LiiNK, the school recess program that is reshaping the way some schools view recess and unstructured play for the better.
Read More
By Unknown Member

Read Time: 3 minutes

When Lite-Brite Gets Lame, You Have to Improvise

What happened to the original Lite-Brite design? Learn what this mom did once she learned Lite-Brite remove the pointy pegs from the original design.
Read More
By Kate Sundquist

Read Time: 6 minutes

Movement Breaks Should Not Be a Substitute for Recess

This mom has seen recess shrink at her son's school, and she believes movements breaks should never be a substitution for recess.
Read More
By Lenore Skenazy

Read Time: 7 minutes

Am I a Bad Parent If Don’t Like Playing With My Kids?

When our kids were toddlers my husband vowed he was going to write a book, "How to Play with Your Kids Without Getting off the Couch." It would be filled...
Read More