How Heuristic Play Changes Everything for Toddlers
I recently watched a friend's toddler spend nearly an hour ignoring a stack of expensive, flashing plastic toys in favor of a single metal whisk and a handful of large wooden curtain rings, which is basically heuristic play in its purest, most chaotic form. It's funny how we spend so much money on things that beep and boop, yet kids are often way more captivated by the "boring" stuff we have sitting in our kitchen drawers or stashed in the recycling bin. ...