My kids love to have pretend play activities. Sometimes they are directed and sometimes they randomly make cookies out of the blocks we have. While the imagination is almost limitless, having a ...

What do they have in common? A child’s imagination, sparked by block play. With UNICEF support, children across Kingston, Jamaica have been exercising their creativity and critical thinking ...

Researchers say there is evidence infants are exploring the world of make-believe before they're even aware they are doing it. A new study exploring the origins of pretend play suggests infants ...

blocks and clay. In the center of the room, four children buzzed around a wooden play kitchen, mixing various pretend food items in pots and pans. “I’m making chocolate cupcakes,” proclaimed Rosa, age ...

A young shopper at Pretend City Children’s Museum in Irvine tossed toy groceries into the toy shopping cart and pushed it toward the pretend supermarket check out. Another child typed away on a ...

Why Do Children Enjoy Rough and Tumble Play? Scientists don’t know exactly why children love to pretend to fight. But play fighting, in one form or another, is popular among many types of ...