Practical Ways to Increase Your Child’s Interest in Math
Are you a parent who wants to increase your child’s motivation and interest in math? If so, avoid math workbooks and flashcards. While some children may find these challenging and interesting, most children find worksheets and…
Why We Play It Forward at SimplyFun
It’s Play It Forward at SimplyFun, a month-long event we hold each year to provide our Playologists and party hosts with the opportunity to make a difference directly in their local communities. We know that play is…
5 Ways To Introduce STEM and STEAM To Your Littlest Ones
Young children are natural scientists. They love to explore, investigate, experiment, and make discoveries both on their own and with others. From early infancy on, they make comparisons, make predictions, try things out, and show adults…
Value of Cooperative Play: Working Together to Have Fun and Achieve Results
Play is a big idea. It’s not easy to define simply. So, let’s pick one way to look at it. Competitive versus cooperative play. As an example, most games are competitive. Basketball, soccer, chess and go…
Adding More Fun To Homeschooling With Gameschooling
Make homeschooling more engaging with gameschooling. Play is both fun and educational and it’s becoming a much larger part of homeschooling through gameschooling. As the name implies, it’s about making learning more engaging through games. Whether…
Connecting Generations Through Play
Magic happens when two bookend generations come together to play games and socialize. This is exactly what happened when Erin Duwe, mother and SimplyFun Playologist, took her kids and some SimplyFun games to her local assisted…