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icon-heartStressed about Christmas shopping? Jellystone is to the rescue!

Stressed about Christmas shopping? Jellystone is to the rescue!

With Christmas mere weeks (!) away, you might be frantically trying to cross things off of your seemingly never ending holiday “to do” list.  From picking the perfect tree, sending holiday cards, catching up with family and friends and everything in between, the dreaded task of Christmas shopping can feel like a marathon you haven’t done the training for!  Well, good news if you are a parent of a toddler or are looking for the...

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icon-heartThese simple steps can help keep playtime fresh for your kids – and parents

These simple steps can help keep playtime fresh for your kids – and parents

Something changes when kids become grownups. We lose that adventure itch and that longing for wacky and unrestrained creativity. Life can start to feel smaller, like we’re locked in with limitations. We run that course for a long while before, suddenly, our spunky little ones yank us back to our free-spirited roots.  Finding your playtime groove in this transition isn’t always easy. It can feel awkward, stiff, and sometimes just downright boring (you love them...

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icon-heartFrom playroom to classroom: Preparing toddlers for school through real-world play

From playroom to classroom: Preparing toddlers for school through real-world play

Sending our kids off to school is often marked with feelings of pride that our little humans are taking on a new challenge, sadness that they are growing up way too fast and, if we are super honest, a little bit of relief too that we survived the toddler and preschooler years!  It’s not uncommon for the day our kids start school or even daycare to arrive in a way that feels unannounced, and for...

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icon-heartGive the gift of building skills this Christmas with LEGO® DUPLO®

Give the gift of building skills this Christmas with LEGO® DUPLO®

Ho, ho, ho! It’s that time of year again…cue record scratch and a panicked internal scream as you realise that you are once again less than prepared for the holiday season.  Yep, between figuring out how to make the perfect pav, which side of the family you’ll be spending Christmas day with and how you can prevent your older child from telling his younger sibling that the big guy with the white beard isn’t real...

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icon-heartReady for an adventure? First stop: Patience!

Ready for an adventure? First stop: Patience!

It’s ironic, really, that the process of teaching our children about patience can often test our own. After all, patience can be a tricky concept to explain to a toddler (and some adults!) who doesn’t yet have the framework to understand what it’s all about and why it’s a valuable life skill to have.  There are, of course, little things you can do each day to teach kids about patience such as modelling it yourself...

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icon-heartFinding fun in the every day: how real-life provides the perfect playground for kids

Finding fun in the every day: how real-life provides the perfect playground for kids

Routine — it’s the double-edged sword that helps us maintain order but can sometimes make the days seem monotonous. While we, as adults, can understand the necessity of the daily grind, it’s often a tough sell to our spirited youngsters. The good news? It’s entirely possible to sprinkle a bit of whimsy and excitement into the routine and turn it into a playground of daily discoveries. The Magic of Mundane Moments To a toddler, the...

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