Inventions: Fun For Kids
By Arlene Richards | December 29, 2008
Do you have a bright, inquisitive kid that likes to take everything apart and then put it back together again? Well, www.inventionatplay.org is just the site for your little one. It explores the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play. Invention At Play takes a look at the stories of inventors, both famous and little-known, whose creative habits of mind began in childhood play and resulted in a variety of useful contributions.
How have attitudes toward play changed over the years? What kinds of toys did inventors play with as children? Is the quality and quantity of children's play changing? You and your little one will have fun discovering the answers to these and other questions at www.inventionatplay.org.
Areas of the site include:
Cloud Dreamer - Make Believe/Visual Thinking: In pretending, we learn to navigate with ease between real and imaginary worlds while learning the differences between them. Pretend play helps us learn to think visually and spatially and to both capture and express ideas.
Puzzle Blocks - Puzzle Play/Problem Solving: Many inventors can see patterns that aren't obvious to others. Changing or manipulating patterns is one way to generate new ideas.
Playing with games and puzzles helps hone our ability to recognize and understand categories, patterns, and associations. Being able to recognize patterns and find new ones help us bring together what we know to find a single solution to a problem.
Tinker Bell- Exploration/Thinking: Exploratory play is about asking questions: "What happens when I do this?" "What if I did it this way?" Playing around with objects and ideas helps us see that there may be more than one solution.
Word Play - Social Play/Collaboration: Social play teaches us how to share and take turns, how to communicate, and how to behave in groups or on teams. Testing and discussing ideas with others can enhance individual creative abilities and provide more options when solving a problem.
So have fun with your child exploring the world!
Another great Tuesday Treat from The Bing Note Team.
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Dance into the new year!
By The Schoolmarm | December 28, 2008
Are you anxious, or hopeful? Are you speaking words of doubt and negativity, or of hope and optimism?
Is your gas tank half-empty or half-full? Are you exhausted from the holidays or are you raring to go?
Kellyn, almost two years old, leans toward the positive side. She is cute as a bug and ready to moove 'n groove to an awesome beat. Nothing is going to get this little gal down. Look at that footwork!
That's the attitude we all need about now. So why don't we join her?
Yeah, let's forget about the problems, turn on some golden oldies, grab the kids, and start moving to a rockin' beat. Refuse that old negative feeling, and bring music and dancing into the house where it belongs.
That's it . . . shake that pink tutu . . . and dance your family into 2009!
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Free Giveaway!
By Lisa Love | December 22, 2008
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION #1: INSPIRE MY CHILD TO BELIEVE IN HIMSELF!
We are glad you're with us! To show our appreciation, and to help you start the new year right, we thought we'd give a little treat to you this holiday.
The first 25 people to order That's Bingzy! book & CD will receive the book for FREE! So HURRY!
CLICK HERE and enter Coupon Code: FREEBNBK1 at checkout.
Please note: a $2.53 fee will be applied for shipping. Ships USPS. Limit 1 book per household. Must be a U.S. resident.
Happy Holidays!
The Bing Note Team!
www.bingnote.com
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