Parent Resources
Raise Happier, Healthier Kids through PlayA guide to helping your child grow skills that last a lifetime
Play builds brains and bodies.
When kids play, they grow the skills they need to thrive in school and throughout their lives
Tips & Info
Explore the Power of Play
Find out how play builds brains and how you can support your child’s playful learning.
Activity Ideas
Super Ways to Play at Home
How to use loose parts, real tools and fun materials to get your child moving and thinking.
Play Blog
The Latest Play News
Get advice and inspiration for making play a priority in your family’s life.
Data & Research
The Science of Play
The research is clear: Play is not only fun, it’s seriously beneficial.
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Parent resources are funded in part with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.