Faefold Journal
The Protected Space
Why Children Build Forts and What It Gives Them
Why do children build forts, dens and hideaways? This article explores the research behind child-created spaces and their possible roles in imagination, autonomy, privacy, social play and calm.
The Protected Space
Why Children Build Forts and What It Gives Them
Why do children build forts, dens and hideaways? This article explores the research behind child-created spaces and their possible roles in imagination, autonomy, privacy, social play and calm.
Learning Through the Hands
What Happens When Children Create in Three Dimensions
What happens when children build, decorate and move through a three-dimensional space? Research connects hands-on spatial experiences with problem-solving, mathematical thinking and a stronger sense of ownership.
Learning Through the Hands
What Happens When Children Create in Three Dimensions
What happens when children build, decorate and move through a three-dimensional space? Research connects hands-on spatial experiences with problem-solving, mathematical thinking and a stronger sense of ownership.
Why the Cardboard Box Outperforms the Plastic Playhouse
What Neuroscience and Architecture Teach Us About Play
A research-based look at why children often choose a simple cardboard box over a finished playhouse, from loose-parts theory and divergent thinking to ownership, spatial learning and child-led play.
Why the Cardboard Box Outperforms the Plastic Playhouse
What Neuroscience and Architecture Teach Us About Play
A research-based look at why children often choose a simple cardboard box over a finished playhouse, from loose-parts theory and divergent thinking to ownership, spatial learning and child-led play.
20 Rainy Day Activities for Kids at Home
A rainy day can feel especially long once outside plans disappear and children still need movement, variety, and something to do. Do not prepare twenty separate projects. Pick a few...
20 Rainy Day Activities for Kids at Home
A rainy day can feel especially long once outside plans disappear and children still need movement, variety, and something to do. Do not prepare twenty separate projects. Pick a few...
25 Low-Prep Indoor Activities for 3-Year-Olds
Three-year-olds do not need an elaborate activity schedule to have a meaningful afternoon. The simplest options often work well because the child can begin before the adult has spent twenty...
25 Low-Prep Indoor Activities for 3-Year-Olds
Three-year-olds do not need an elaborate activity schedule to have a meaningful afternoon. The simplest options often work well because the child can begin before the adult has spent twenty...
How to Set Up Screen-Free Play Your Preschooler Will Return To
Parents often search for screen-free activities that will "hold attention" because they need enough time to make dinner, answer an email, care for another child, or simply sit down for...
How to Set Up Screen-Free Play Your Preschooler Will Return To
Parents often search for screen-free activities that will "hold attention" because they need enough time to make dinner, answer an email, care for another child, or simply sit down for...