Playing With Purpose in the Garden

We recently moved to a new house in Austin, TX, and are fortunate to live across the street from the neighborhood elementary school and its garden. In addition to the school building and playgrounds, Becker Elementary School has unique additions. The school has a...

Playing With Purpose: Yoga

Earlier this week, I was on a walk with my dog through a nearby park which is also part of a school playground. It was the afternoon, and the kids were playing outside as part of their after-school program. I immediately noticed a small group of children and their...

Playing With Purpose: YOUR Daily Routines

Playing With Purpose in YOUR Daily Routines Download the handy printable that is pictured by reading to the end of this post. Are your daily routines suffering a bit lately? That’s no surprise! It is April 2020, as I am writing this blog post. If I counted...

Spring Break Play Activities

*This post was updated on 05/03/2020* Springtime and particularly spring break play time can be a tricky time of year in terms of the weather. I know that all too well here in Austin, TX. Last week we had a day of 80-degree temperatures, followed by blustery rain, a...

Playing with Purpose Book

Learn how to purposefully and intentionally interact with your child during play and help them increase opportunities for speech and language development!

15987