| Children love to be alone because alone
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| | the muscles in their arms and legs, the
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| is where they know themselves, and where
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| | imagination needs to be exercised.
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| they dream."
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| | Provide lots of safe supplies. Think
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| -Roger Rosenblatt, The Man in the Water,
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| | of storybooks, finger paints, and
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| 1994Allowing a child's imagination to
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| | miniature tea sets as the tools of the
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| blossom is as simple as letting them
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| | trade.
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| express themselves through good
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| | Let your child make the decisions.
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| old-fashioned play. Whether it's
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| | This is not the time to teach them about
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| learning to problem solve by "selling
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| | the "grown-up way" of doing things. Let
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| groceries," demonstrating self-expression
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| | their imaginations soar!
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| while pouring tea for their favorite
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| | Have realistic expectations. Don't
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| dolls, or concentrating on sliding down
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| | force your children when or how to be
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| the pole of their firehouse, young minds
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| | creative. Part of the learning process
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| need frequent opportunities to freely
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| | is in letting them find their own way.
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| express themselves."All children can and
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| | Participate in creative play. Studies
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| should learn how to tap into their own
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| | have found that children whose parents
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| creativity," says Torie Seeger, a senior
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| | participate in creative play with them
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| program specialist at the Early Childhood
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| | develop broader vocabularies and more
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| Education and Training Program of the
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| | flexible thinking skills, says Judy
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| State University of New York at Albany.
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| | Lyden, director of the Garden School in
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| "Some of them simply need more
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| | Evansville, Indiana.
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| opportunities and more guidance than
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| | Children learn to respond, explore,
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| others."Lilliput Play Homes of
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| | communicate their ideas, and use their
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| Finleyville, PA, is leading the industry
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| | imagination when they have sufficient
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| in offering distinctive children's play
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| | time to explore and research their ideas,
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| homes. In addition to offering eleven
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| | states the Curriculum Guidance for The
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| standard models ranging from the spacious
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| | Foundation Stage, published in May, 2000.
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| Cotton Candy Manor to the rugged Olde
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| | Whether it is "selling groceries" in
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| Firehouse, Lilliput Play Homes also
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| | their Neighborhood Market, holding a club
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| offers custom play structures. Whether
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| | meeting in their Lil Raskal's Lookout, or
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| it's a making fantasy structures based on
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| | merely finger-painting a picture to hang
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| a child's dream or recreating the
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| | on the refrigerator, it is vital to
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| family's home in miniature, founder and
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| | nurture a child's creativity and innate
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| president Stephen K. Chernicky has
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| | curiosity by providing the tools
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| designed and constructed it. Popular
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| | necessary for emotional and mental
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| standard models include the Princess
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| | growth.So the next time your son or
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| Cottage, featuring a loft, skylight,
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| | daughter invites you into their playhouse
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| stenciling, and hardwood floors, and the
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| | to see their latest artistic creation,
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| Neighborhood Market, whose checkout
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| | asks you to help them play dress-up, or
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| counter, shelves, and display case are
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| | wants to sell you some produce, smile and
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| destined to bring out the creativity in
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| | remember what Anatole France said, "The
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| children of all ages.Creative play
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| | whole art of teaching is only the art of
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| provides a rich learning environment
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| | awakening the natural curiosity of young
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| where children should be encouraged to
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| | minds for the purpose of satisfying it
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| think and create on their own. To
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| | afterwards."Lilliput Play Homes offers
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| provide children the best opportunities
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| | luxury wooden playhouses, luxury dog
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| for creative development, parents should:
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| | houses and wooden play furniture.
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| Encourage active playtime. Just like
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