Three core principles of child development include fostering responsive relationships, strengthening core life skills, and reducing sources of stress. Play is an effective way of supporting all three. With support from the LEGO Foundation, the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has created a series of handouts with playful, age-appropriate activities for children, from newborns to adolescents, that are easy to do at home or just about anywhere! They’re at https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/brainbuildingthroughplay/. Want to learn more about the importance of play in learning and development? Check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjoyBZYk2zI&t=23s.