I work with Toys “R” Us and was compensated. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources. This week it was announced that Toys“R”Us will participate in the PLAY WITH PURPOSE fundraising and awareness campaign in partnership with Save the Children (a nonprofit committed to ensuring all U.S. children have a healthy start). This mission is to help provide children in impoverished regions of the country with opportunities and resources to integrate purposeful play into their everyday lives; a factor proven critical in children’s emotional, physical and cognitive development and future growth. With three small children, this campaign holds near and dear to my heart. I am a firm believer that play is so important to grow them socially and educationally. We play in our household every chance we get. I have seen first hand just how playing has made my children grow up into amazing little toddlers and school age children. However, I also know that 15.5 Million U.S. Children live in poverty and these children never get the chance to experience the delights of play. They are never given the chance to play and this just saddens me. Even 10 minutes of play helps improve children’s performances in every aspect of their lives. Play Enhances the Progress of Early Development by 34%! This is amazing and every child should be afforded the opportunity to play!
Now we can all help out Toys “R” Us with this amazing campaign! It is quite simple to do! From February 17 – April 17, customers can make cash donations at any Toys“R”Us or Babies“R”Us store, or online at Toysrus.com/PlayWithPurpose, to help bring learning through play to kids in need. You can also share this video on social media tagging @ToysRUs and #PlayWithPurpose to bring even more awareness to this AMAZING campaign. Donations will support Save the Children’s early childhood development programs, which help children in some of America’s most underprivileged areas thrive. Please check out this link: #PlayWithPurpose to learn more and PLEASE help to support this amazing cause. Play builds the foundation for a lifetime of learning! Giveaway: One winner will receive a $50 Toys “R” Us Gift Card. This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to see the actual giveaway. The only mandatory entry is to watch this video and tell me what you learned. While the other entries are optional, I highly suggest filling them out to increase your chances of winning. US Only. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway
I like that it spotlights our nation’s poor and I enjoyed watching the little girls do crafts.
i dont have kids…very helpful to those who have them..ill pass the word on
I think it is a wonderful video not only showing our nations poverty problem but showing that you don’t have to have a lot of money to show and care and teach your children
I liked when the little girl was happy about completing her art project.
You can teach kids without money
I liked learning that playing with your child is linked to a higher IQ.
What I really liked about the video is it explains how important play is to development of our children & they develop by using their 5 senses!
Parents spending time with their kids is very important. Playing with them and teaching them at an early age sets a good foundation.
I loved seeing the children doing crafts and activities with their parents.
i like that it tells real life stories.
I like that it tells them to play/spend time with their children. Not only does it build special bonds but also helps them with sensory needs.
I like that this video demonstrates the issue of poverty in America, particularly children living in poverty. Children should never have to go hungry. I also like how it shows how important play is in a child’s life, and how children living in poverty do not get to experience play time as a part of their daily life.
we have a huge poverty problem but interacting with your kids, teaching them and playing with them is free!
It teaches that organized play is just as important for children as the right nutrition to live and grow.
I think it’s great that some of these parents who didn’t have great childhoods of their own are able to give their children what they never got.
I love how important it is for that guy who didn’t have a father to be a great father to his daughter.
What a great cause. Love that Toys R Us supporting early childhood development programs.
I like how happy and proud that adorable little girl is when she completes her project.
I like when the little girl gets excited and says I Did it. She seemed so proud.
I liked that it emphasized that parent interaction with child is linked to higher IQ scores.
all kids need to stimulate their brains,,it doesnt always have to be expensive to help kids learn with play
I like seeing the kids playing and having fun.
I like that it raises awareness for early childhood development programs in communities nationwide
shows children in poverty, heartbreaking
I liked that the video showed parents learning how playing constructively with their kids is a learning activity.
I like the kids doing crafts
I like how it showed how important play is. Thank you!
I loved the video because it focused on the importance of play in child development. Parents need to join their little ones in activities that encourage them to use their imaginations.
I like how it emphasizes how important it is for parents to play with their children.
I liked watching the kids play and be creative. Play is the work of children.
I liked how the video emphasizes how important it is for parents to play with their children.
Love they encourage parent involvement with their kids.
I love that the video promotes parents having an active involvement with their children! so important!
Watching the sweet kids play and create made me happy! Definitely my favorite part.
I love that it encourages playing with children to foster their learning and growth.
I love how helpful it was!! They made some great points
I like how it showed how important play is
I enjoyed the families talking about the importance of play time with their children and the bond they create while doing it.
Wow-a video portraying poor people that features actual poor people! Very powerful message!
Can’t believe how much poverty is in America
I liked hearing the people talk about the importance of play.
My favorite part of the video was seeing the parents interact and play with the little babies!
I love that it shows how importance of playtime and family time for child development. Very touching!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Talks about how play can affect a child and how much positive affect it can have.
This makes me cry. Early learning is so important and every child should be able to have the chance to play and learn.
THE LITTLE GIRL DOING CRAFTS
My favorite thing about the video is that it explains parent play leads to higher IQ children.
I like that it emphasizes the parent interaction with your child is linked to higher IQ scores.
I liked that you could tell the guy they were interviewing was really passionate about it because he was ready to cry.
My favorite part of the video was seeing the parents, more so the dads, interact with their children. I loved it when the little girl in the video yelled out, “I did it!” Really great video with an important message.
My favorite part of the video was watching the parents interact with their children and how happy it made everyone.
What I liked best about this video was seeing all of those kids so happy and their parents enjoying them!
I like the teaching kids without movie part.
watching the parents interact and when Playing with them and teaching them at an early age sets a good foundation.
I love watching those 2 little girls gluing, cutting and being creative!
We have a huge poverty problem all over the USA, but interacting with your kids, teaching them and playing with them is free!
I love that the video doesn’t encourage having to spend a ton of money on toys and activities but shows the simplest and some times free ways to engage your child in play and learning!
Good life lessons on handling money
I liked watching the kids play!
I liked the smiles and laughter during play time!
I love how it reiterates how play promotes a health child. It was so cute seeing the little girls do crafts.
I like how you get to hear real life stories and experiences from people.
I like how it shows the parent involvement with the kids!
I liked seeing how excited the little girl was on accomplishing her goal.
I definitely agree that that play time is VERY important to every child. My favorite part of this video was seeing how happy doing arts and crafts made the kids! 🙂
What i liked about the video was how important it is for children to play.
It shows kids being creative which is always important
I love that they are raising awareness to support early childhood development.
This amazing and cool knowing just a 3 minute video gave me so much information being a first time mom and at a young age, it’s nice knowing how important play time is to a child
I liked watching the part with the child gluing the collage together, it is cute watching kids do art projects and I do believe that kids learn through play and art.
I like seeing the kids being creative and having fun.
I like how they are educating us about the importance of play especially for children development.
I liked the scene of the family playing with baby on the blanket. I agree that playing is so important.
very creative for kids with more fun
It is great to know that parents playing with toddlers can positively affect a 5 year olds IQ.
I like that it shows parents playing with their children.
That it is a shame there is so much poverty in the World, especially for poor little children. I hope we all can help.
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The confidence that children gain is priceless.
I love the interactions and creativity!
I LIKE THAT THE VIDEO PROMOTES CREATIVIE PURSUITS IN OUR YOUNG IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES.
I love the focus on how play encourages critical thinking and increases problem solving skills.
Money doesn’t matter.
Love seeing the kids learn to be creative and having fun.
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how its expressing the important of parent and child play.. Really moving video.
Regardless of money, you can still interact and be creative with your children.
I like that the video promotes play with your children of all ages and that it shows some of the things you can do with your kids and how important it is to their development!
I liked the real stories, and the spotlight on how poverty effects innocent children. It’s sad that over 15 million children live in poverty, and most of them don’t get any playtime. I definitely see how playtime increases IQ score at age 5.
I love how this focuses on the importance of play in early childhood development. As a mom, I want the best for every child.
I get excited everytime I see encouragement 🙂 <3 too cute
It highlights that play time is critical and parent involvement needs to be a priority. Often parents have to spend so much time worrying about and tending to other aspects of raising a healthy family that play, especially parent-child play, is overlooked.
Fun and learning should go hand in hand whenever possible,it makes the process much smoother.
I like to watch kids being creative.
Thanks for the contest.
I loved this video! I think what I liked best was watching the parents play with their kids. So sweet and cute.
I like that it demonstrates just how important play is for the development.
I love that it shows the realistic side of how it is to grow up in poverty.
I like that it gives a voice to poor people
I like that they showed how even what may seem like small things can make a big difference.
wish there was still a toys r us in duluth!
Having money doesn’t mean anything. The happiness of a child can mean the world.
It was a good reminder of the importance of play in our kids development. It was also a humbling to remember how fortunate my family is that we have the time and means to play together so much.
I like how it shows how important play is to kids development.
I love that this shows the importance of spending time and playing with children and how it affects their development.
It shows how important it is for kids to play no matter what background.
I love in this video that it’s not just the kids learning…but the parents are learning how important play is to their children. It’s great seeing these parents wanting to provide something so important to their kids…and knowing that play doesn’t always mean the most expensive toys…it’s taking the time to be with your children!
I like that this raises awareness on some important topics, I just get so sad and angry about childhood poverty.
I liked when the little girl was happy about completing her art project
Kids deserve to be happy and all the opportunities in learning. This video is moving.
I find it humbling. children need playtime so they can be creative.
seeing the children doing crafts with parents
that children need play time
I love the way it teaches the importance of playtime for everyone! The crafts are wonderful for the children too!
I love seeing the power of play and how much it can make a difference in a child’s development.
I love this video. I love how much it reiterates that the true importance is the quality time you spend with your children, interacting with them, doing with them, and teaching them. I like that it shows how the little things when put with pure attention truly helps them learn and grow, not the hundreds of toys some people think their kids need to have in place of it.
I love that it shows that you do not have to have a lot of money to show and care and teach your children
I love how excited to kids get over the new stuff to play with!
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This is a great campaign and I love anything that helps out kids.
I loved seeing how happy the kiddos are in the video especially when they’re playing with their families! Hopefully lots of people out there get the message of just how important that type of play & contact with their children really is! 🙂
when it talks about when a parent plays with their children it sets a bond and I like when they said to let kids be kids.
I love that the video address the issue of poverty and how it impacts our youth.
I liked that it said parent as teachers can lead to higher IQ scores
I like that it recognizes the importance of play. “The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play,” that great thinker Spock once said on STAR TREK.
The best thing was the highlighting of the correlation of play for a young child and the development of both mind and body.
Playing with the kids.
The video shows how important play is for kid’s development. Play is important for kids in regards to memory skills, vocabulary becomes larger and they develop by using all 5 senses. Take time to play with your child and allow them a chance to explore in a safe setting. Play is the glue that keeps families together. Families that invest in play activities give their kids a really good start and it pays off.
i just enjoyed seeing how happy the children were playing with their parents.
I liked seeing the children doing crafts and having fun.
I like that it showed no matter your financial situation that playing with your kids is important
I loved seeing people breaking destructive cycles. Also, it verified my belief in the importance of play.
I like that the video shows that play is important.
Children’s playtime is so important. I appreciate that the video demonstrates the need for it.
Great to see parents play with their kids.
I love to see parents crafting with their kids.
I enjoyed seeing the kids actually playing and having fun with the crafts
I saw how we can still teach, using little to no money.
children who are played with have a higher iq by age 5
My favorite part of the video were the heartwarming stories of parents receiving help they need to provide their children with play items
I learned that parent toddler play is linked to higher iq by age 5
I like the kids getting to do crafts.
I enjoyed the young girl playing in the woods and the large family.
Don’t have to have lots of money to do important fun stuff with kids
Play is important to a child’s development.
I like that the video is calling attention to a very important cause. kids need to play. its the way they learn
I learned that Toys“R”Us & Save the Children have joined together to raise awareness and much needed funds to support early childhood development programs in communities nationwide This is so needed.
I think the video is really touching, these people are really trying, they really love their kids, but they need help. We have so many people in our country that are in trouble, we need to reach out and help.
I love that it stressed the importance of play and seemed to show actual families with the parents really playing with their kids.
I liked that it emphasized that parent interaction with child is linked to higher IQ scores.
I liked that they were talking about children development and the use of their five senses.
I liked that it showed the importance of playing and interacting with your kids.
I like how it shows how very important playing and interacting with you children is. You are their first teacher and it’s so very important that you show them how important they are.
I loved seeing the children doing crafts with their parents.
I enjoy watching video as I like to make them from home movies, editing them myself.
I enjoy watching video as i edit home movies, and I like to see how others edit theirs.
Love that it shows how hard poverty hits kids but we can help them to not loose hope or their spirit. And that joy comes from things that don’t have to cost anything
Even poor kids love crafts
I like that the video is promoting play as an integral part of child development. Play is the work of the child and it is through this work that the child makes the man. As a Montessori educator, I am 100% behind any education and awareness programs that will increase the level of awareness of best practices in child raising and caring. Whole families, communities, nations could be improved by implementing the strategies highlighted in this video.
It’s so important to develop the five senses.
I like how it shows that play is important in helping in learning vs promoting something that costs money for learning…shows how important play is and its free
Like how the video showed spending time and playing with kids is important and free.
The video is very informative and pulls at your heart strings. Playing with your child will help with development skills.
I like the creativity.
I liked that playing with your child is linked to a higher IQ
I love the way it shows how you can teach children.
I really liked how this video showed the importance and benefits of playing with your children!
I liked learning that playing with your children is linked to a higher IQ–more reason to get off your electronics!
i liked seeing the kids doing crafts with their family!
The video is sad. it’s sad to see so many children go without playtime. I did like the parents doing playtime with the children. I agree playtime is very important.
love seeing people interact with their children
I liked seeing the girl so happy when she was finished. My daughter is into crafts, too!
i love that the video shows it like it is. it is amazingly heartfelt and honest.
I liked learning that playing with your child is linked to a higher IQ.
I like the different families and how it shows how different we can live, but we all need play to grow into productive, healthy adults!
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it shows that play is an important part of child development
Loved seeing the kids doing crafts. Crafting is a big thing in my house.
I like seeing the kids happy. It is very unfortunate that there are children that don’t get to experience childhood.
I am a huge crafter so my favorite part was them doing crafts.
I like the part about IQ being higher for kids whose parents play with them.
I liked that it showed you can do fun things with your child regardless of how much money you have/
I love to see parents spending quality arts and crafts time instead of playing video games or watching movies.
I just love the creativity in the video.pretty neat
Amazing how a little bit of your time and full attention (putting aside your drama) will go a long way to brighten your child’s future.
I liked that the parents were doing things with their kids. So many parents are busy these days and don’t spend enough time with their kids.
I like how proud the little girl is.
I loved how it talked about early play in kids is very important!
The video reinforces the empirical fact that play, especially toddler-parent play / interaction, is essential for brain development in children.
I liked when the little girl was happy about completing her art project.
I love the part that says promotes healthy child development and shows them working on crafts together by gluing things down to paper.
I like the part about how early play in kids is very important.
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