Creative problem-solving used to take place on the playground during recess, when worksheets temporarily disappeared and teachers stood at a distance. There, learning happened through exploration and ...

Today’s designed world doesn’t leave much room for kids to explore. For better or worse, products and the designed world are used as tools for self-determination. In childhood, toys become part of a ...

Rooms for kids (no matter what age) can be hard because they have to appeal to the parents, as well as to the kids who inhabit them. But as seen in these three rooms — a play space, a craft room, and ...

Kids can design a 3D character on Toca Mini %27Paint %26 Play%27 lets users share their creations with friends Both games available for iOS devices Creating your own eye-blinking, shoulder-shrugging ...

Artful and fanciful children's books make frequent cameos around here. Part of what makes them so great is their ability to whisk the young reader away into an alternate reality full of whimsy and ...