Play is everywhere — how can you help your child find it?

Play is everywhere — how can you help your child find it?

What does play mean to a child? How can you create play opportunities around them? Read on!
November 16, 2022 — Soumya John
Obstacle courses 101: How to set up & games to include

Obstacle courses 101: How to set up & games to include

It's not just about running and jumping. Obstacle courses can offer so much more!
April 26, 2022 — Soumya John
7 benefits of Art you may not realize (+ 5 ways for kids to play with Art)

7 benefits of Art you may not realize (+ 5 ways for kids to play with Art)

Making art is fun, emotional, and offers a lot of learning. So how can you help your child create more?
March 21, 2022 — Soumya John
What is Schema-based Play? Discover 8 Schemas and toys for each.

What is Schema-based Play? Discover 8 Schemas and toys for each.

How can you tell which schema your child is in? Which toys will help? Read on to find out!
September 24, 2021 — Soumya John
Montessori or Waldorf: Which toys are better for your child?

Montessori or Waldorf: Which toys are better for your child?

What is the difference between the two? Which toys are better for your child?
August 30, 2021 — Soumya John
On running a 100% women-led company | Conversation with Meeta Sharma

On running a 100% women-led company | Conversation with Meeta Sharma

Celebrating the power and beauty of women-run businesses with shumee's founder, Meeta Sharma.
March 08, 2021 — Soumya John
A gifting guide to get your child the best Christmas present

A gifting guide to get your child the best Christmas present

Struggling to find the perfect gift for your child this Christmas? This guide will simplify the process and have you set in no time!

How often should you buy new toys for your child?

How often should you buy new toys for your child?

A simple way to find out how many toys your child needs and how often to buy new toys.

Check out our range of open-ended toys designed by experts to meet your child's developmental needs.

Toys are a child's best friend.

Toys are a child's best friend.

I developed something that has shaped me as a person, and that's imagination. It taught me how to imagine myself in a better position, in a different place, at a different time, with different people, or even in the shoes of those who weren't as fortunate as I was. Putting these toys back in their place (something I admit I was notorious for forgetting to do) also develops one's discipline and sense of responsibility and care. They taught me silent lessons: how to share, how to work or play with others, and how great it felt much later, to hand them over to someone who would love them just as much as I did.
November 14, 2017 — Shumee Toys
Books aren't the only places stories exist.

Books aren't the only places stories exist.

We look at all these people’s stories, and learn to understand our own. The strangest, most random moments make us cry and we don’t know why. We lose ourselves in these stories, and then silently, gently and slowly discover ourselves again. All the stories are true. The stories in our hearts, the ones buried deep, the ones we find in places that we never expected, the stories that jump and demand attention, the stories that lay there quietly, waiting for us, my stories and your stories, they are all true.

 

November 13, 2017 — Shumee Toys
Getting the right birthday gift for toddlers and little kids!

Getting the right birthday gift for toddlers and little kids!

Birthdays mean gifts!! The pleasure of unwrapping a gift is universal! Especially if you are a little child who has been thinking of it as one of the main features of your birthday party!! So what are appropriate birthday gifts for toddlers? You do not want to give them extremely complicated gifts that might be greatly educational but uninteresting to them. Toddlers have short attention spans and the gifts you can give them should match those attention spans.

August 17, 2017 — Shumee Toys
Independence & Confidence with Solo Play

Learning to play by themselves – How solo play encourages independence, confidence and more.

Did you know that one year olds can play on their own for up to 20 minutes?  So how can you help with this journey of exploration and self -discovery?  Like everything else with little kids, it does not happen magically or overnight. You have to have patience and be flexible as they grow and go back and forth between testing the independence and drawing back to the safety of being with adults who will engage or entertain.

July 12, 2017 — Awant Bhagat