All beings start with the ability to process the information they have before them through their basic senses. Sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste are the primary senses and when an animal lacks one, it tends to make up for it with another, such as shrews who can’t see but have superior touch and smell […]

A child’s imagination is powerful and magical. Using their imagination, children can look at a fallen twig and see a sword that will help them overcome a dragon. They can pretend that a stone they found is actually a precious jewel with incredible power that is sought the world over. On long car rides, they can imagine […]

We built a ship upon the stairs All made of the back-bedroom chairs, And filled it full of sofa pillows To go a-sailing on the billows. We took a saw and several nails, And water in the nursery pails; And Tom said, “Let us also take An apple and a slice of cake;”— Which was […]