Simply Toys - Educational Toys and Learning Toys
Online resource to guide parents in selecting age appropriate children' s educational toys and developmental games to maximize your child's learning experience.

When our children are infants and toddlers it seems like they're always moving, but as they grow, what can we do to encourage regular physical activity?

Here's a brand new article from Rae Pica, Helping Your Child Develop the Fitness Habit

Rae Pica is the author of several books for parents and early childhood educators regarding children and physical activity.

Artists Helping Children - A non-profit charity dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by brightening their environment with murals, artwork, toys, and art supplies.

Ivy's Coloring Page Search Engine - Just type in what sort of picture you are looking for, be it an elephant, thanksgiving, or the letter A, and voila, you have your pick to print for your kids. Very addicting!

Preschool Lesson and Activities Ideas Index at EasyFunSchool.com - This index lists activities appropriate for the preschool level that are on EasyFunSchool, activities that teach letters, colors, and numbers.

New to MommyLinks! Author Magdalena Ball reviews the latest books and videos for the very young.

Here's the current review:

DLTK Kids.com - Tons of craft ideas for kids, from coloring sheets to seasonal activities. Find alphabet flash cards and crafts from different cultures or countries.

Fall Activities - A great list of different types of fall activities for preschoolers. Includes crafts, songs, outside activities and more...

Autumn Activities for your Preschooler - Crafts, activities, recipes, songs, fingerplays...

Preschool Resources - Tons of fun songs to be sung to familiar tunes, craft ideas, and activities - all categorized into various themes including holidays, favorite children's authors, or seasons.

My Little Steps - Child Development Assessment and Teaching - In this program, parents and teachers will be able to teach all necessary early learning skills before a child begins formal schooling. Participating in the program will enable children to acquire a strong developmental foundation that will enhance their rate of future academic development

Toy Guide from PerpetualPreschool.com
A guide to selecting age-appropriate toys for your child. This is a free downloadable PDF file which includes sections such as Toys for Healthy and Creative Play and Toys and Trends to Avoid.

Read and Rise - The National Urban League and Scholastic published a great pamphlet called Rise and Read which outlines what children in each age group, from birth to age nine, should be reading, and what reading (or reading readiness) milestones should be reached at each age. Also included are suggestions for activities that will encourage reading and the types of books which are most appropriate for every stage.

PreschoolEducation.com - Discover the fun in learning. Lots of great ideas for parents and teachers including: alphabet themes, felt board ideas, arts and crafts, and much more!

Early Beginnings - A Private Preschool in a Box. This is an interesting concept, a monthly set of preschool activities with all the materials needed for crafts and activities included. Would you love to do more education activities with your child, but just don't have the time to prepare lessons and material, this product can help!

Online interactive coloring at Coloring.com - This is something I hadn't seen before, your computer-able kids will love it! Choose a picture, then click on a color, click on a part of the picture, and it fills in with the chosen color. You can also choose to just print the uncolored version to color by hand. After your child has colored their creation online, you can e-mail, print it, or save it. Very cool!

Developmental Sequence of Children 2 to 5 years old - Well organized chart of Physical, Emotional, Social, and Intellectual Development. Helps know what to expect from your child at each age.