Shop for Developmentally Friendly Toys with The Warren Center
Being a parent in today’s world is hard to do. It is even more challenging to determine the best toys that encourage developmentally appropriate skills in language and motor skills. Luckily, The Warren Center provides professional evaluations & therapy services for children birth to three years old and educates & empowers families of young children through parent education and advocacy. Join therapists from The Warren Center as they show you some of their favorite toys to use in therapy, how they use them and some toys that may be better to avoid.
Learning About Our Emotions with First3Years
This session you and your toddler will learn how to make DIY Empathy Dolls. After the dolls are complete, we will discuss ideas to support healthy emotional responses.
Items needed:
1. Empty toilet paper roll
2. Stock paper (regular paper can work too)
3. Scissors
4. Craft knife (exact-o knife). If you don’t have, scissors will work
5. Markers
6. Paperclip or clothespin
Babies and Early Literacy: What’s the next step? with Fort Worth Public Library
You’ve had your baby or you’re about to. What’s next? When can you start working on literacy and other skills so your baby can have a strong foundation for school and for the future? Join us for Babies and Early Literacy: What’s the next step? To get some ideas of what you can be doing with your child for that head start!
Baby Time with San Antonio Public Library
Babies will experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Parents and caregivers are invited to stay after the program for some informal conversation. Recommended for children from birth to confident walkers and their caregivers
Explore Through Movement and Play with Children’s Museum Houston
Gisela Trevino and Belkis Hernandez from Children’s Museum Houston will introduce families to one of the five Basics Houston principles, Explore Through Movement and Play. Parents and toddlers will also participate in the reading of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, and Helen Oxenbury, followed by an engaging activity called Following the Bear Trail that will encourage physical activity, exploration, and play.
Build Your Child’s Brain With The Basics Houston
Learning begins the moment a child is born. Every child is filled with vast potential for success in life. The first three years of life can have the greatest impact on a child’s learning. It’s all about giving a child the proper start; the essence of parenting. Every parent of every background can make a positive difference in their child’s life by following 5 fun, scientifically validated principles that we call The Basics. Join this session as we talk about the beauty of each Basics Principle.
Playful Infant and Toddler Activities for Families with Children’s Learning Institute
Join this session to learn more about a FREE resource called the CIRCLE Activity Collection: Family. Participants will be shown how to access a collection of research based, hands-on activities that they can do at home with their child.
Reading and Playing with Your Young Child: Fun Ways to Play and Engage at Home with Children’s Health-The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence
Playtime and reading can look different depending on the age of your child and can be even more fun when you learn different ways to engage your baby or young child! In this video, we’ll discuss and demonstrate ways to play and engage with your child based on their developmental level.
Science of Being Dad – Will it Float? with SJRC Parenting & Prevention Program
The “Will it float” activity is a fun introduction into the world of Physics. Our little scientists will make predictions regarding everyday objects buoyancy or density. They will learn that buoyant objects float and dense objects sink.
Materials Needed:
• Large tub /plastic bowl filled half way with H2O (water)
• Random toys your toddler loves to play with (hot wheels, action figures, pretend play kitchen toys)
• Real world objects (limes, lemons, oranges, apples)
Talk with Me! The importance of responding to young children with Children’s Learning Institute
In this session we will discuss the importance of language development, what does it mean to be responsive in term of language development, and how language development connects with other development areas in young children. We will explore some strategies to support early language development with children either at home or in the classroom.
Water Play for Littles with First3Years
Water play provides many opportunities for your little ones to engage in play and also provides valuable early childhood experiences to develop children’s imagination and creativity. Water play also develops children’s hand-eye coordination and early math and science concepts.
