SeaWorld, long known for its animal rescue work, is hoping to spread that message to its youngest theme park guests with a new attraction it’s calling Rescue Jr., complete with an aquatic training ...

In this activity, your child will play a game to match animals’ body parts. Together you will observe and compare body parts to match with other players’ animal cards. Then your child will explain the ...

This post is in response to When Children Play, They Follow the Golden Rules of Fairness By Peter Gray Ph.D. Twelve years ago, I published a kid's book called Animals at Play: Rules of the Game. I was ...

The weather is getting warmer. Flowers are in bloom, the birds are singing, the bees are buzzing, and my allergies are killing me—spring is definitely in the air. One of my favorite parts of the ...

Some might say that Jill Prickett has a one-TRAK mind. Prickett is the founder and executive director of Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids (TRAK), a local nonprofit that works to strengthen kids ...

On a wall at Trader Joe’s are numerous drawings of shelter animals, each with their own biography, each an attempt to help those animals find homes. They are the result of Kids, Cats and K9s, a ...

Anyone who has ever chucked a tennis ball in the general vicinity of a border collie knows that some animals take play very seriously. The intense stare, the tremble of anticipation, the apparent joy ...

A wild elephant in Odisha joins a group of kids playing football, showing surprising intelligence and playfulness. Scientists ...

We tend to think of play as a human thing, something kids do for fun, or adults return to when they finally get a break. However, animals play too, and not just pets. From crows sliding down snowy ...