7 Educational Items to Keep on Hand for Your Children

An environment filled with books, maps, math models, and craft supplies will foster growth and creativity in children.
7 Educational Items to Keep on Hand for Your Children
Reading aloud to children creates memories. Biba Kayewich
Barbara Danza
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Our home environment can have a significant impact on the people we share it with. The things we choose to keep, highlight, exhibit, strew, and enjoy create an atmosphere that informs the character of our lives within it. Strategically keeping and displaying educational items can inspire and enlighten our children as they grow.

Simply by making certain items available to your kids, you may see a decrease in screen time, an increase in reading and creativity, and a more frequent display of that internal spark that lights them up inside. Wintertime, when we all tend to spend a bit more of our days inside, is an opportune time to bring in the following.

Books

Barbara Danza
Barbara Danza
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Barbara Danza is a contributing editor covering family and lifestyle topics. Her articles focus on homeschooling, family travel, entrepreneurship, and personal development. She contributes children’s book reviews to the weekly booklist and is the editor of “Just For Kids,” the newspaper’s print-only page for children. Her website is BarbaraDanza.com