Journal

Peek-a-boo is an important game for young children as they’re still learning the concept of object permanence. 

We love how simple and beautiful cloth wrap is. And your wrapping becomes another gift or can be reused year after year. Playsilks are especially beautiful as wrapping as the colors are bright and shiny and then children can play with them.

Our playthings are designed to be conducive to creative, imaginative and meaningful play. Creative play is vital for children's well-being and is the most effective form of learning in early childhood; supporting growth on many levels: intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical.

Children love to collect beautiful natural objects and are often proud to see them displayed in a special place in the home. Let them play with there but also hold the space as sacred and special. You will foster an inner connection with nature.

We spent three days filming and playing with children all around Sonoma County. Don Prouty captured so beautifully the essence of Sarah's Silks- light, sun, freedom, living in the moment, connection with others and nature, imagination and finding moment of joy.

Rocker boards have been used in Waldorf classrooms around the world for years and are now becoming a staple of creative family's playrooms as well....

What do you like about playsilks?  We would love to hear about how your kids play with silks and pretend.

Free play, imaginative pretending and having parents who leave time and space for their kids to have freedom to explore are in my experience some o...

We all know how important play is in child development. More and more large companies, educators and scientifically-minded adults are realizing tha...

A few weekends ago, I, along with hundreds of early childhood educators, play therapists, and toy makers, attended a “Play Symposium” at Stanford ...

Many times when my children were small we would find ourselves in a park, hotel, restaurant or airplane when suddenly they would need a simple prop...

Many of us, as adults, have a strong feeling of separation between our work and play. Work may be thought of as a more dreaded must-do activity; pl...