Pirate ships, bridges, flowers, dinosaurs, cars, castles, trains, tents, campfires, palm trees and house. What do they have in common? A child’s imagination, sparked by block play. With UNICEF support ...

If you need new walls and have dreamed of a day where you could just build them out of LEGOs... well, your dreams have come ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Julie Sarama, a researcher who has developed strategies for building the mathematical skills of preschool students. A pair of New ...

The modern toy world likes to tempt parents with colorful, battery-operated, fancy-looking playthings, but the toys that stand the true test of time are simple, open-ended building toys. I say this as ...

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Valerie Block, a Wittenberg University alumna, always had aspirations to work with children. Her passion was sparked during her student teaching with Snowhill Elementary in 2012, eventually leading to ...

Chris Birsner is a writer and journalist who most recently worked as an editor at Anton Media Group on Long Island. He is a 2018 graduate of Hofstra University. He enjoys playing Nintendo Switch, ...