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Finger Puppets for Kids (free printable)

Use these printable finger puppets to enhance pretend play time, ignite creative imaginations, strengthen fine motor skills with finger dexterity, and to have a lot of fun. Printable puppets are a huge hit with young children. They spark imaginative play and are easy to prepare, just print and play. Playing with finger puppets builds language …

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The Importance of Pretend Play

Pretend play is a vital component to a child’s development. According to PsychologyToday.com pretend play (also referred to as dramatic play) helps the cognitive, social, and emotional development of a child.   Here are several ways that pretend play impacts a child’s development: increase use of language and vocabulary expressing positive and negative feelings increased …

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Learning Letter Sounds through Play

Use your little one’s favorite characters or toys to make learning letter sounds fun! 1.  Gather up favorite characters.  You could use toys you own or printed pictures. We used a printable puppet playset from 1+1+1=1. 2.  On small pieces of paper, write the first letter of each character you have, and spread them out. …

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