Recipes for Homemade Play Dough We offer two recipes for making playdough (clay) at home: one superior long-lasting dough, and another quick and basic recipe for play dough.

Teaching Kids the Alphabet This article discusses some activities and products most recommended for teaching kids to distinguish the distinct shapes of each and every letter of the alphabet.

Recipe for Quick Sugar Cookies (No Chilling!) Letting kids cut out cookies with cookie cutters—whether the cutters are alphabet or other shapes—is a fun activity. This quick and easy recipe doesn't require chilling (so there's no waiting), and not only makes delicious cookies, but it also produces cookies that retain their original form and are quite solid.

Creating a Learning-Rich Home Learning Environment It's easy and inexpensive to create a home environment that is rich with educational opportunities for your young children. Children learn through play, and learning is best when all of a child's senses are stimulated.

Fun & Learning with Kids: Digital Cameras, Photography, and Kids! It's considerably easier to get creative with digital cameras, although "old-fashioned" cameras will do the trick as well. When children have control of a camera, they learn to look at the world just a little differently--they notice patterns where they didn't before, they think about everyday objects with a fresh perspective, and they develop their confidence in their own creativity. Here we present some ideas for turning photography into a creative, learning experience for kids.

Make Your Own Baby Videos While there are plenty of fun baby videos available for purchase, those families with the time and inclination (and a camcorder!) might consider taking on a very creative and exciting family project: making their very own, homemade and personalized baby video.