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Ideas for Play at Home

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Play is an important element for growth in many areas of development for children. Play can increase strengths in communication, cognition, social and emotional skills, imagination, and more! 🌈🧩🧸🚂

See the links below to find more information on stages of play, materials that increase play engagement, and other fun ways to play with your little ones at home!

Ideas for Play Materials and Toys

Types of Play

Developmental Phases of Play



Playing with your child can increase cooperation and connection at home! Check out the video below to see "how" to do it!

Additional Play Resources


From IL Early Learning website:

Time to Play, Time to Dream: Unscheduling Your Child

Say Yes to the Mess! Snow Time

Say Yes to the Mess! Water Works

Say Yes to the Mess! Play with Rocks

What Makes a Good Toy?

Young Children Need to Play!

Drama and Young Children

Toys from Throwaways: Boxes

From NAEYC:

10 Things Every Parent Should Know About Play

Five Essentials to Meaningful Play

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