It’s Saturday….let’s PLAY! It's another free activity to add to the list of educational experiences that do not cost a dime (or at least don’t demand that you dip into your life savings). We already have PRETEND PLAY on our list.  Whatever the age of your child (and you!), this is a phenomenal one – one that builds comprehension skills, strengthens working memory, and nurtures emotional coping skills.  So, a few others: 2.  Play mind games.  Riddles, crosswords, chess – they all keep the neurons firing in your brain as you figure out your next steps for success.  There are tons of fun visual-based mind games that inspire you to create shapes in your mind and put new designs in a sequential order on a piece of paper.  My friend Marilyn Walker owns Playfair Toys right here in Boulder – she’s a spectacular source of information should you need some ideas or just a … [Read more...]