Making New Friends: 3 Tips

Making New Friends: 3 Tips

Making new friends is a big part of life from the time you’re two to when you’re too old to be scared of it. The way you make friends changes over time—when you’re little, it’s just about who else is in the mood for tag, but as you get older, it’s more important...
How Play Helps Kids Learn

How Play Helps Kids Learn

Work and no play makes Jim a dull boy, they say, and that’s true for learning, too. Physically active, creative play helps kids learn faster and smarter, and here are five reasons why: Kids integrate what they learn into how they play. Kids often play by mimicking...
6 Tips for Visiting Coconut Cove Over Christmas Break

6 Tips for Visiting Coconut Cove Over Christmas Break

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and you’re looking for things to do with your kids while they’re off from school for the next two weeks of Christmas Break. Fortunately for Utahns, we have the perfect activity for you: take your kids to Coconut Cove! But with...
Open-Ended Play: Your New Superhero

Open-Ended Play: Your New Superhero

Picasso was right when he said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” How do you keep kids creative when they grow up? The answer is through open-ended play. Let’s elaborate on Picasso’s quote. As children, we’re...
When Kids Get Hurt Playing, What Are They Thinking?

When Kids Get Hurt Playing, What Are They Thinking?

Most parents don’t have to think hard to remember a time their kids got hurt playing. In fact, you’ve probably saved them from worse things than little injuries. For example, maybe you once desperately chased after them as they walked right, right up to the edge...
7 Fun, Safe Activities For Kids During COVID in Utah

7 Fun, Safe Activities For Kids During COVID in Utah

After eight months of quarantine for most of us Utahns, you and your kids are probably looking around for some creative things to do this winter. Naturally, you want to keep kids actively playing all year round. But getting that exercise during the pandemic can be...