Building up Motor Skills with ALEX’s 3D Cityscape
January 3, 2013 at 16:56 | Posted in Educational, Little Hands | Leave a commentTags: activities for preschoolers, developmental skills, developmental toys, Eye hand coordination, fine motor skills, floor puzzle, motor skills, preschoolers, puzzle
Looking for a fun jumbo puzzle?
Today we played with ALEX’s 3D Cityscape Jumbo Puzzle. It’s a 41 piece floor puzzle geared toward kids ages 3 and up. Aside from the fun colors and designs, depicting a cute little city, this puzzle also has a 3D component consisting of 3 vertically standing buildings.
The kids love the 3 dimensional buildings, which my niece reported “make it look like a real town.”
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How to Encourage Creativity
December 18, 2012 at 16:24 | Posted in Educational, Family Time, General, Kid's Arts & Crafts | Leave a commentTags: art supplies, arts and crafts, Crafts, crayons, creativity, encouraging creativity, fine motor skills, kids activities, kids crafts, self-expression
Encouraging creativity is a core feature in my parenting strategy. Creativity has more benefits than I can count, but here are few:
- Encourages self-expression – drawing and engaging in other creative pursuits gives kids a voice. I have learned a lot from and about my children by listening in as they create.
- Builds fine motor skills – many creative pastimes help children develop the fine motor movements that are important for scholastic success.
- Helps children discover passions – Pretend play and creative expression help children discover what truly interests them.
- A great way to de-stress – I often set out a creative activity for my kids to do after school, as I find it soothes tired nerves and makes it easy to ease back into home life. This also motivates my first grader to get her homework finished (so we can get started on the activity), and it’s a wonderful bonding time for me and my kids.
Now that we’ve covered a few benefits, here are things I do to encourage creativity.
ALEX and Scholastic Partner for Reading and Crafting Fun [Giveaway too!]
October 1, 2012 at 11:28 | Posted in Little Hands | Leave a commentTags: ALEX Little Hands, books, Crafts, fine motor skills, giveaway, Jungle Party, language development, Little Hands, Moody Monsters, preschoolers, reading, Scholastic, social skills, Sweepstakes
ALEX is proud to announce its partnership with Scholastic in the launch of two new books, Jungle Party and Moody Monsters.
Written by children’s author, Jenne Simon with illustrations by ALEX, inspired by the Little Hands line, the books bring together the very best of the reading and crafting worlds for preschoolers aged 3+.
Each book teaches children important kindergarten-ready skills through vibrant stories and fun, interactive crafts that keep the learning and imagination going long after the book is finished!
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