Let Them Play: The Importance of Play and 100 Child Development Activities

Dr. Battles is a blessing to many families, as her resources empower and encourage families to be the best they can be for each other. With all the electronic devices drawing our kids into mindless games, Let Them Play is the antidotal reference! Albert Einstein said, "Play is the highest form of research." The 100 creative suggestions and ideas will entertain and, most importantly, educate your child!

This book is chock full of great ideas that stimulate creativity and learning. I love simple and practical ideas and this book makes creativity easy since so many of the required supplies are staples in most households. I especially like the play dough recipe (activity 6) and the printable play dough mats (activity 10) that I could print of the author's website. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to entertain and promote learning in children. Plus it's fun to play along with the kids.

After having four kids, I had gotten stuck in a rut with activities that are fun and creative to do with my younger boys. This book gave me awesome ideas that are easy, cheap, and educational that I could easily do with my young kids. We NEED more screen-free times with our kids and Let Them Play is a quick easy tool for me to use as a busy mom. LOVE IT!!!

Wonderful book chocked full of playtime activities for your little ones to enjoy. The instructions are very well explained and the variety of games, etc., is outstanding. Who knew one person could come up with so many fun things to do and learn while doing them. This book would make a nice Christmas gift for parents and grandparents of little ones. Great job!

This book is so practical and creative! As a mom of 4 ranging in ages from 9 to newborn this gave me such great new ideas to incorporate play. And it’s actually activities that are fun for me too so my eyes aren’t glazing over, lol! My kids aren’t even begging for the iPads when we do these play activities.Thank you to the author!