--- title: The Power Of Play | toddler description: toddler | --- ![Mobile Trigger](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/x5I8L67bQQKjlQqnXTsO3g.png) [The Power of Play by Scholar's Choice](https://www.scholarschoice.ca/) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/dot.png) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/colse-icon.png) ![Search Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/search-icon-1.png) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/colse-icon.png) ![Close Btn](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/colse-icon.png) - [Scholar's Choice](https://www.scholarschoice.ca/) - [Home](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog) ### Category - [At Home (51)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/at-home) - [Classroom (36)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/classroom) - [Childcare (34)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/childcare) ![Mobile Trigger](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/x5I8L67bQQKjlQqnXTsO3g.png) ![Close Btn](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/colse-icon.png) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/dot.png) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/colse-icon.png) ![Search Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/search-icon-1.png) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/colse-icon.png) ![Dot Icon](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Scholars_Choice_January2018/images/dot.png) [![Great-Puzzles-That-Help-Kids-Learn](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Great-Puzzles-That-Help-Kids-Learn.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/great-puzzles-that-help-kids-learn) Sep 28 ## [Great Puzzles that Help Kids Learn](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/great-puzzles-that-help-kids-learn) [Puzzles](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/puzzles), [diversity](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/diversity), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [kindergarten](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/kindergarten), [puzzle](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/puzzle), [kid](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/kid), [activities](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/activities), [fun](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/fun), [hand-eye coordination](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/hand-eye-coordination), [cognitive thinking](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/cognitive-thinking), [Gross Motor Skills](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/gross-motor-skills), [Nature](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/nature), [bugs](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/bugs), [Fine Motor Skills](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/fine-motor-skills) Puzzles are a great way to help kids learn. From infants to the elderly puzzles can help increase cognitive ability, improve memory and hand eye... [![4 Types of Activites to keep kids active for short periods](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/4%20Types%20of%20Activites%20to%20keep%20kids%20active%20for%20short%20periods.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/4-types-of-quick-play-activities-to-keep-kids-active) Aug 23 ## [4 Types of Quick Play Activities to Keep Kids Engaged](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/4-types-of-quick-play-activities-to-keep-kids-active) [Childcare](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/childcare), [blocks](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/blocks), [block play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/block-play), [language](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/language), [math](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/math), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [reading](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/reading), [dramatic play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/dramatic-play), [literacy](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/literacy), [activities](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/activities), [imaginative play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/imaginative-play), [Music toys](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/music-toys), [music play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/music-play), [numbers](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/numbers) Toddlers are often a whirlwind of activity. They bounce around from spot to spot, game to game exploring their world and absorbing everything they... [![Smart Ways to Enrich Your Grandbaby's First Year-1](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Smart%20Ways%20to%20Enrich%20Your%20Grandbaby's%20First%20Year-1.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/smart-ways-to-enrich-your-grandbabys-first-year) Aug 10 ## [Smart Ways to Enrich Your Grandbaby's First Year](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/smart-ways-to-enrich-your-grandbabys-first-year) [At Home](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/at-home), [Gift](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/gift), [grandchildren](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandchildren), [grandkids](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandkids), [grandma](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandma), [grandpa](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandpa), [Grandparents](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandparents), [family](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/family), [infant](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/infant), [ideas](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/ideas), [play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/play), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [toys](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toys), [melissa & doug](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/melissa-doug), [literacy](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/literacy), [music](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/music), [baby](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/baby), [parent](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/parent), [imaginative play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/imaginative-play), [early learning](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/early-learning) Scholar's Choice works hard to choose toys and resources that will help your grandbaby develop and learn as they grow in their first year. It can be... [![Outdoor science for childcare-3](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Outdoor%20science%20for%20childcare-3.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/3-outdoor-science-experiments-for-your-program) Jul 13 ## [3 Outdoor Science Experiments For Your Program](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/3-outdoor-science-experiments-for-your-program) [ece](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/ece), [Outdoor play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/outdoor-play), [outdoor](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/outdoor), [preschool](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/preschool), [science](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science), [science for kids](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science-for-kids), [making science fun](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/making-science-fun), [science is fun](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science-is-fun), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [activities](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/activities), [fun](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/fun), [TTS](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/tts), [experiment](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/experiment) Whether you are looking for ideas for your toddler or preschool program, here are 3 easy and fun science experiments you can take outside! [![grandparent-new-grand-kids](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/grandparent-new-grand-kids.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/7-things-grandparents-need-for-their-new-grandbaby) Jul 13 ## [7 Things Grandparents Need For Their New Grandbaby](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/7-things-grandparents-need-for-their-new-grandbaby) [grandchildren](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandchildren), [grandkids](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandkids), [grandma](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandma), [grandpa](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandpa), [Grandparents](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/grandparents), [family](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/family), [infant](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/infant), [play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/play), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [toys](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toys), [baby](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/baby) Congratulations, you have a new little grandbaby on the way! [![teacher-water-play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/teacher-water-play.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/4-ways-to-experiment-with-water-in-and-out-of-the-classroom) Jul 06 ## [4 Ways to Experiment with Water In and Out of the Classroom](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/4-ways-to-experiment-with-water-in-and-out-of-the-classroom) [At Home](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/at-home), [Childcare](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/childcare), [Classroom](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/classroom), [ece](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/ece), [learning](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/learning), [School age](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/school-age), [Home](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/home), [before and after school](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/before-and-after-school), [ideas](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/ideas), [outdoor](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/outdoor), [preschool](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/preschool), [science](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science), [science for kids](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science-for-kids), [scientific](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/scientific), [water](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/water), [making science fun](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/making-science-fun), [problem solving](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/problem-solving), [science is fun](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science-is-fun), [sensory](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/sensory), [sensory play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/sensory-play), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [teacher](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/teacher), [kindergarten](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/kindergarten), [kid](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/kid), [activities](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/activities), [experiment](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/experiment) It's summertime, it's hot, and we are thinking all about WATER! [![Introducing a Caterpillar and Butterfly Theme To Your Preschool Classroom](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/Introducing%20a%20Caterpillar%20and%20Butterfly%20Theme%20To%20Your%20Preschool%20Classroom.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/introducing-a-caterpillar-and-butterfly-theme-to-your-preschool-classroom) May 10 ## [Introducing a Caterpillar and Butterfly Theme To Your Preschool Classroom](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/introducing-a-caterpillar-and-butterfly-theme-to-your-preschool-classroom) [Arts & crafts](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/arts-crafts), [Childcare](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/childcare), [butterflies](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/butterflies), [lesson plan](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/lesson-plan), [outdoor](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/outdoor), [play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/play), [preschool](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/preschool), [science](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science), [science for kids](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/science-for-kids), [scientific](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/scientific), [sensory](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/sensory), [sensory play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/sensory-play), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler), [teaching](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/teaching), [environment](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/environment), [book](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/book) Watching the life cycle of caterpillars and butterflies is always amazing, especially for children! Use a caterpillar and butterfly theme in your... [![infant-toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/hubfs/infant-toddler.jpg)](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/home/nurture-your-youngest-learners-through-play) Mar 08 ## [Nurture Your Youngest Learners Through Play](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/home/nurture-your-youngest-learners-through-play) [Childcare](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/childcare), [infant](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/infant), [toddler](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler) ## Learning through play is what our infants and toddlers do best!  It is important to include toys and manipulatives that offer young children many... [Load More](https://info.scholarschoice.ca/blog/tag/toddler/page/0) ### Follow Us