In their new DVD, Marvelous Museum of Opposite Words, Scout and Violet learn about opposites, synonyms and word building to unlock clues to the museum's exhibits!

This printable activity asks children to consider others' needs and propose solutions to everyday problems.

Print Scout & Friends stick puppets and learn about feelings and emotions through pretend play.

Completing puzzles develops problem solving, visual observation, logic and reasoning skills.

Encourage your child to help plan a party or playdate. Writing invitations and a shopping list, planning a menu, estimating how much to buy and planning party games offer lots of learning opportunities.

This printable activity encourages your child to consider why simple events occurred. The ability to conclude why simple events occurred is an important Cognitive Development skill.

Drawing a self portrait helps your child in formulating a sense of self.

Meet the pack! This 11-page coloring book features furry friends from LeapFrog's popular Pet Pals games.

Caring for pets—in real life and in play scenarios—helps children develop qualities of responsibility and empathy. Developing these important social skills will help your child thrive in school and life.

This printable activity encourages your child to think about appropriate emotional responses to varied scenarios.

At around age 3, preschoolers begin to act out roles from stories, books and movies they know. Print and cut out these adorable masks for your Scout or Violet fan.

At around age 3, preschoolers begin to act out roles from stories, books and movies they know. Print and cut out these adorable masks for your Scout or Violet fan.

Playing Memory is a great way to reinforce turn taking and develop memory skills and concentration.

Being able to sort and classify objects based on their characteristics is actually an early science skill.

Color and cut out an adorable baby animal mask featuring the Touch Magic Monkey.

Color and cut out an adorable baby animal mask featuring the Touch Magic Tiger.

Color and cut out an adorable baby animal mask featuring the Touch Magic Hippo.

Trace and color the Touch Magic Turtle! Tracing and coloring activities strengthen little hand muscles necessary for learning to write.

Trace and color the Touch Magic Hippo! Tracing and coloring activities strengthen little hand muscles necessary for learning to write.

Trace and color the Touch Magic Penguin! Tracing and coloring activities strengthen little hand muscles necessary for learning to write.

Trace and color the Touch Magic Chick! Tracing and coloring activities strengthen little hand muscles necessary for learning to write.

Trace and color the Touch Magic Pig! Tracing and coloring activities strengthen little hand muscles necessary for learning to write.

Help your toddler or preschooler learn to share with this fun song featured on the Touch Magic Guitar, Taking Turns.

Encourage your child to find all seven colors of the rainbow in a pack of crayons. Then sing this Rainbow Song to remember what these colors are.

Here's a game that builds listening skills and encourages your child to think about cause and effect. This game can be played with friends at a party or by an adult and child on a quiet day.

This activity may help your child to feel and express empathy.

Help your child feel more self-confident in social situations by talking about and working on specific friend-making strategies.

Steal a teacher trick for helping kids understand time and sequence: create a reusable day planner.

Who knew the perfect preschool food would also make the perfect crafting material?

Help your child extend patterns with colorful shapes you create.

Help your child sharpen her five senses and explore the world around her.

One of the most important aspects of thinking in all of mathematics is inference. Help your child develop his ability to infer with this activity.

Start a music collection for your child, and expose your child to a variety of musical styles.

Puppets are a perfect tool for your child to express himself and put his active imagination to use.

This fun art project will also help keep your child’s toys, treasures and tools organized.

Help your child make waves with this fun and easy art project.

Your child will know which way the wind blows after she creates a colorful windsock.

With your child, create an impression that will last a lifetime.

These decorative crafts can be tailored to any holiday.

Strike a chord in your child’s music interests by helping him make his own box guitar.

Help your child make his own version of a rain stick.

This activity will help reveal your child’s artistic abilities.

Here’s an activity to help your child identify and sort different measurements.

Here's a rainbow-colored sorting activity that's perfect for a rainy day.

Here's a hands-on matching activity using common objects around the house.

This activity will increase matching skills and burn energy on days stuck indoors.

This colorful activity works on your child's pattern recognition.

Encourage your child to use his imagination by acting out one of his favorite stories for you.

Let your child use their imaginations while making gift giving more personal.

The restriction of resources can inspire creativity and inventiveness.

Discover how your child sees you.

Let your child create colorful picture frames that show off his artistic masterpieces or favorite family photographs.

Have your child create illustrations or fashion arts and crafts that illustrate popular fairy tales.

Help your child gain practice in sorting and sequencing.

Help your child explore the world through the sense of touch.

Give your little explorer a magnifying glass and go on a bug hunt together.

Play “what’s missing” with your preschooler to improve her memory skills.

This activity will give your child the opportunity to express feelings and unleash their imaginations.

Your home can be a museum when you artfully display your things. Use this activity to talk about how and why we use the things around the house.

The new year is a great time to add music learning to your little one's schedule. Here are 5 fun and easy-to-follow tips to help young children maintain their music learning resolutions.

Many parents want their children to learn musical instruments, yet are unsure of the best way to proceed. We’ve compiled the most frequently asked questions and answers to help get you “in tune” with the process!

Parents often wonder what they can do to help their children with music learning. Here’s an easy-to-follow five-point plan to assure your child’s success.

Children’s music skills develop best when they’re supported by a foundation of aural skills. We call this training “the musical ear”.

Most young learners have an inherent love for and interest in music. Teaching them these building blocks of music early on sets the foundation for future music understanding and enjoyment.

While children’s active imagination is often thought of as a passing phase—something that they grow out of when they start to deal with the “real” world—psychologists recognize that imagination is an important ingredient for learning and life.

It’s up to parents and teachers to help children become aware of the similarities and differences across cultures and among people with varying levels of abilities, backgrounds and family types. Social awareness helps young children understand how they fit into the world as they develop their values and attitudes about others.

Tattle-taling, name-calling, not sharing—these early childhood behaviors are examples of how children have a hard time taking the perspective of others. Young children need to be reminded of how other people feel and how their own words and actions affect others.

Use our preschool readiness checklist to determine if your child is ready for preschool.

Sports are great for building coordination, learning teamwork, and staying healthy. Find out how to choose the right sport at the right time.

It's important for caregivers and teachers to know they're appreciated. Giving thanks also provides a wonderful opportunity for your child to learn this important social skill.

From the time they are in the crib, boys and girls demonstrate differences in their learning styles. Discover these differences in learning styles and how to identify your own child’s preferred style of learning.

Why do so many boys seem to feel that being thick-skinned, tight-lipped, dry-eyed and in-your-face is the best way to live life and conduct meaningful relationships? The answer has as much to do with gender differences as it does with differences in parental behavior towards boys and girls. Here are some recommendations for nurturing the emotional, moral and spiritual development of your son.

Foster an early appreciation for the arts in your child with these suggestions on introducing your child to the joy of live performances.

While it is uncertain whether listening to Mozart will increase your child’s IQ, early exposure and active involvement with music will increase your child’s musical intelligence. Here are some tips for fostering your child’s musical intelligence.

Rules about behavior and civility are both written and unwritten—and abiding by them is essential to success.

As most early childhood teachers know, dramatic play is an extremely valuable part of the daily curriculum. Read this article to learn some of the benefits of dramatic play.

Regardless of political affiliation or faith, all parents want to instill good values in their children. Learn the importance of a moral education, plus tips on how to raise a moral child.

With the busy schedules of extracurricular activities, children have fewer opportunities for unstructured free time. Children benefit from time set aside just to relax, restore and reflect.

Use these criteria to help select a good toy for your child.

If you area working parent, staying connected to your children’s school life can be challenging. Here are some ideas for ways to fit in school involvement around your work schedule.

When you let your child prepare or assemble his own food, he gains a sense of accomplishment and may even acquire a taste for a greater variety of foods.

Find out what role fantasy friends play in your child’s development.

Is your child a dawdler? Discover reasons for dawdling and tips for how to deal with a dawdling child.

Time is an abstract concept to young children. Helping your child develop a sense of time gives him a feeling of control in his life and is fundamental to learning organization.

Your curious preschooler finds learning fun. It's important for parents to nurture this love for learning now, while attitudes toward learning are being formed.

Creative children aren't just good artists--they're good writers, problem solvers and thinkers.

Plan a stress-free play date with these helpful tips.

It might look like a whole lot of silliness, but what's going on in your child's developing brain as she goofs off is more than child's play.

When is a child really ready for preschool? Dr. Kyle Pruett says your child's readiness depends on his personality.

Concerned about screen time? Find out how play becomes part of your child's media literacy.

Learn tips for becoming your child's creative role model.

When you are planning an outing with your child, encourage your child to talk about it before, during and after.

Encourage your child to “write” by providing large sheets of paper and crayons or pencils to practice.

Ordering and sequencing in daily routines prepares your child for addition and subtraction.

Point out and encourage your child to compare different sizes.

Track your child’s daily accomplishments—you will both cherish them later.

Help your child understand social skills by talking about feelings together.

When it's time to pickup his toys, encourage your child to create a toy display.

Putting away groceries can be an opportunity for your child to learn sorting and classification.

Opportunities to learn how to sort and classify are all around your house.

Ask your child to sort his toys into different groups.

Help your child develop autonomy and sense of self.

Making her own simple meals or snacks makes your child feel responsible and accomplished.

Supermarkets are full of learning games to play with your child. 

Help your child to sharpen her memory skills on your next trip to the supermarket.

Sharpen your child's memory with this anytime, anywhere game that can be played daily.

Show your child that you value his creativity.

Use your child’s love of music to play the classic guessing game.

Help your child express himself through dance.

Discover how your child sees you.

Send your your preschooler a secret messages that only he can reveal.

Help your child learn to write by filling a spray bottle with water and letting him loose! (In the backyard, of course.)

Let your child practice cutting with scissors by cutting play dough.

Give your child lots of opportunities to color, draw and scribble. These activities help coordinate the muscles of the hand to hold a pencil, which is essential for learning to write.

Let your preschooler have plenty of opportunities to squeeze glue.

Supply your preschooler with crayons instead of markers in order to develop hand strength as she draws.

When reading stories or watching TV, talk to your child about the emotions of the characters.