Play by Benefit

Play is the work of the child, but it doesn’t have to be hard work for the parent. Here, we categorize our ideas by the ‘superpowers’ they help build—from Fine Motor skills and STEM logic to the emotional magic of Literacy and Imaginative play. Explore activities designed to nurture your child’s growth through the toys you already love.

Open-Ended Toys

Wonderful Open-Ended Toys To Encourage Creativity and Imagination!

When it comes to choosing toys for our children, there are endless options available in the market. However, what I love most about open-ended toys is that they are an invitation to creativity. Unlike toys with a specific purpose or outcome, open-ended toys allow children to use their imagination and explore endless possibilities. The less […]

Bluey Books that kids will love!

A List of the Best Bluey Books Kids Will Love – Get to Know Bluey!

Bluey has taken the world by storm as a popular Australian children’s TV show celebrating the magic of imaginative play and the joys of family life. The show has become a beloved favorite of kids and parents alike, with its vibrant animation, lovable characters, and relatable stories. As a result, the show has spawned several

Dinosaur Books for Kids

33 Terrific Dinosaur Books for Kids – What Dino Lovers Need!

Welcome to our dinosaur book review post! Dinosaurs are a kids’ favorite, and they’ve been around for a long time. However, there are so many dinosaur books out there that it can take time to know which ones are best. We’ve done the research for you and come up with this list of 30 epic

Duplo Spiderman Headquarters Set Feature

Ways to Play with Lego Duplo Spiderman Set – You’ll Love it!

Does your little one love Spiderman? Mine does 😉 So we got him the Lego Duplo Spiderman Headquarters Set and he’s explored the fantastic world of superheroes with it! Your child can experience all the excitement of creating adventures and a superhero story with Spiderman and his friends. We’ve had this set for over a

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11 Wonderful Bath Toys for Children – Make Bathtime More Fun (& Easy)

Bath time is a crucial part of any kid’s day. But it’s not just about getting clean and squeaky clean but also about having fun and spending quality time with your child. We all know that bathtime is not always the easiest time of the day. I’ve had to ask them to get undressed and inside

Yoto Player & Yoto Cards

Why We Love Yoto Player & How My Children Use It!

Are you considering getting an audio player for your child? Is your little one asking you to play content on your phone (music, stories, games), but you’re not keen on letting them be on the screen? Do you want them to be able to choose what they want to listen independently? If you’re looking for

Magnetic tiles Comparison - Magna-Tiles, Connetix, Playmags

Wonderful Magnetic Tiles – Which Are The Best For You?

Magnetic tiles are one of the best toys your children could have. At home, we love them. My children play with them daily. They are fabulous for many reasons, but I especially love them because my kids, a girl and a boy aged three years apart, enjoy playing together with them. And when friends come

Halloween Childrens Books

25 Spooktacular Halloween Childrens Books You’ll All Love

Is Halloween drawing near, and you’d like to add some Halloween-themed books to storytime? For home? For the classroom? You are in the right place! I’ve compiled a list of 25 Halloween childrens books I hope you will like as much as we do. There are so many Halloween books out there that choosing can

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Wonderful Gifts For 6 Year Old Girls – 40+ Ideas!

Your little girl deserves something special, but are you still trying to figure out what to get her? I hope you find what you are looking for here. My daughter will be turning seven this week. Another year has gone by in a flash! And I thought that, now that I still have her sixth

Wonderbly - My big sibling

“My Big Sibling” Wonderbly Book – A Special Gift for Siblings

Are you looking for a gift for siblings? Look no more. This Wonderbly book is perfect! This personalized book, “My Big Sibling,” is so lovely and fantastic. It made my children feel very special and helped make their bond stronger. A beautiful story about sharing and caring for brothers and sisters that I can’t recommend

Our favorite water toys

10 Wonderful Water Toys to make Water Play magical

Playing with water can be so enriching for kids. I know the mess and spills can be scary. But, given the right environment and engaging water toys, it can be an enlightening, entertaining, and fun activity for all.  I wasn’t into it right away. My children only played with water during bath time or at

Usborne Activity Books - Sets

Wonderful Summer Usborne Activity Books – Kids Will Love Them!

Are you looking for activities to do this summer when traveling? On a rainy day? For some slowing down and quiet time? Usborne Activity books are ideal for all those moments and more. Your children will love them! We’ve always loved their books (we’ve done many sticker books), we have many lift-the-flap and look-inside books,

Gifts for a 3 year old he'll love

50 Best Gifts for a 3 year old that he’ll love!

My son is turning four this week. What a year it has been! And I thought that, now that I still have his third year very present, I would put together a list of everything he has enjoyed the most as a three-year-old. It might be helpful for those researching ideas for gifts for a

Outdoor toys - Bilibo at the beach

10 Essential Outdoor Toys for 2 Year Olds You’ll All Love! 

School is officially over, and the summer season begins! Will you and the children be spending a lot of time outdoors? Do you want to find things to keep them engaged and entertained outside? Do you have a summer birthday and need ideas of what to gift? I’ve compiled a list of the ten best

Grimms Rainbow Large Animal Ideas

+40 Epic Grimms Rainbow Large Animal Ideas -Wonderful

Have you ever made animal figures with a Grimm’s Rainbow? We love it! The Grimms Rainbow large version is just so versatile, and you can do so much with it! You can create fish, insects, mammals, and reptiles; you name it! I’ve put together this post with ideas of animals you can make with the

Google Home for Kids

Google Home For Kids – How to make the most of it?

About 3 Christmases ago, we got Google Home for our living room. Apart from our phones, we didn’t have ways to reproduce music in our home, and we thought it would be an excellent addition to our family. We soon realized that it was great to have Google Home for kids because there are so

Bilibo Game Box - Feature

+15 Bilibo Game Box Ideas – Unexpected Surprise!

Do you like open-ended toys? Do your children love to make up their games? Then the Bilibo Game box is for you. We loved our Bilibo minis set for years, and I have somehow misplaced them (we played a lot and took them everywhere). I knew I had to replace them, but then I saw

Peg Doll Ideas - Dress Up

Easy Peg Doll Ideas – Dress them & make playtime more fun!

There’s something extraordinary about peg dolls – they can become whoever you want them to be. Our first peg dolls were the 12 Friends from Grimm’s, and my son loved them. But after a while, my children did not play with them as much, and I thought we had to spruce them up a bit

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