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Sensory Play: A Journey of Discovery for Little Explorers

Sensory play is a type of play that stimulates the senses and encourages exploration and experimentation with different textures and materials. It's an essential part of children's development, as it helps them to learn about the world around them and develop important skills. Sensory toys and materials helps children develop ...
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Mastering the Art of Giving: An Interview with a Gifting Coach

Great gift always creates an experience that involves two sides, a giver and a receiver. What makes every one happy and how can we create an amazing gifting experience for both? I spoke with Patrick Kucharson, Gift-Giving Coach, about gifts that create memorable emotions. What are the key parts of great ...
Playing storytelling games on edu2 Light Play Table

Brilliant Future of Storytelling

Storytelling has made its way into very different areas of our lives. Brands no longer advertise, they "tell" a story. Politicians gain popularity because they connect with voters through personal stories. Businesses are looking for data analysts by including "data storytelling" in job descriptions. Why and when did this ability ...

Best Parents In The World

What are the best parents in the world? Tiger mothers, helicopter parents, fathers - lighthouses? Free-range or attachment parenting? These are just some of the names you've probably heard. Naturally, the question arises - how many of them are there? And most importantly, which is the best? This article is ...

Four reasons to celebrate the start of the school year

Summer and holidays are great, but back-to-school is also worth a party for children and even more... for parents. As a mother of three fidgety school-age boys, Elena reveals why she wants to celebrate the start of the school year. After a few months of children's holidays, I look at my ...

Why We All Need More Time To Enjoy Play

Mama-a-a! I hit it! On a hot summer afternoon, my 4-year-old son is alone enjoying play on the basketball court. The court and the ball are so big compared to the boy! He comes to the basket, squats down, and pushes the ball into the basket with all his strength. The ...

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst and stay calm

Every beginning is inspiring - it is a time when we hope for the best in the future. Back to school is even more exciting time for everyone involved - children, parents, teachers, and leaders. This season adds a good spoonful of anxiety to the excitement. How long will children ...

Her Majesty Imagination

There is one thing we should learn from children to feel happier. Her Majesty Imagination. Recently, in a group of friends we had a discussion about our dreams. A beautiful, inspiring topic. Interestingly, it was quite a challenge for us to name what we dream about. And it was not ...

Making distance learning work in preschools

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected about 1.68 billion learners in more than 190 countries, in all continents. Closures of learning spaces have impacted 94 per cent of the world’s student population. The pandemic has already fundamentally changed and continues changing the professional roles and lives of educators and parents. Educators cannot ...

Learning at home: What Happens to our Brain in Lockdown

Christmas is time to come back home. Usually, it brings joyfull emotions. This time is different is multiple ways. Cities and countries are now returning to lockdown and reinstituting other protocols as a second wave of Covid-19 emerges. Our moods range from happiness of reuniting with family to anxiety of ...

A Light Table Is Not Only for a Sand Play

Since the very first day edu2 Light Play Table attracted people’s attention and invited to play not only the little ones but adults as well. Light works miracles! As we are used to its warm light, we were sure that everyone who has a light table at home can enjoy ...

How to Organize Your Homeschool?

As quarantine continues, parents must arm themselves with patience and get some order in the abundance of information. Every day we see countless links and play ideas on what to at home with kids. To make things easier for you, we created a memo about what is most important when organizing homeschool. Useful links ...

5 is Better than 1 – Let’s Play with Senses

Five Senses Sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste are five senses that every child at a certain age can list. Since the moment a child is born, he starts exploring the world through senses. Babies touch everything and put things in their mouths. Later on, kids make funny noises with their mouths and ...

5 Days in the Interior Design Fair and What We Did Not Expect in Paris

5 days, 3000 exhibitors, and almost 90 000 visitors – this is the statistics of one of the biggest international interior design fair – ‘Maison et Objet’. This September in Paris we participated in a fair together with eight Lithuanian companies in a joint country stand. Many people after hearing where ...

A Search for Conceptual Playgrounds Leads to Japan

How a Japanese man changed the idea of a playground If you drive around any city you would probably spot mostly the same looking children playgrounds: some swings, slides, and a sandbox. We all know how to use them! Can you imagine a playground where you have to question every part ...

Simple Tricks to Do a Kid’s Room Makeover

Each day is blessed with more signs of true nature awakening. As the sun is showing all the dust on the windows – the cleaning season is up! Starting fresh might seem like a mission impossible when you are standing in a room full of toys, clothes, and books. Tidying ...