by Lisa Mulliken From toddler to preschooler, my granddaughter has amassed a sizeable collection of plastic animals including farm and jungle animals, sea creatures, dinosaurs, and insects. Throughout the years, the collection has remained her favorite and most used toy. From sharks and whales in the bathtub to a cheetah in her pocket as we...Read More

By Lisa Mulliken Barney the purple dinosaur, Wilson the volleyball, Snuffleupagus (my favorite!) and the Wild Things. What do all of these have in common? They are all imaginary friends. Imaginary friends can be invisible or a personified object, such as a doll or even a child’s fingers.Read More

Leah Zabari I think we can all agree that reading books to children is important for so many reasons. As early childhood educators and professionals, we are constantly reading books throughout the day to children – infants all the way up to school age children and beyond. In fact, some of my favorite memories of...Read More