Meaningful Play (children and teens): At Home

The Secret of Play focuses on play activities from birth to age 12. The books is targeted at parents to help identify developmentally appropriate play activities for kids.

Dr. Elkind studies child development and says that play is essential to learning. This book emphasizes imaginative play for academic and social success.

This book focuses on activities that can be done at home, but for even younger kids. It touches on several areas of play: toys, storytelling, creative maker activities. Imagination is an important component of play and these activities help to cultivate imagination. They also focus on fine motor skills.

100+ activities for ages 0-12 months. Baby Play is a collaboration between the authors, Masi and Leiderman, and the educators at Gymboree Play & Music.

This book provides creative play activities that can be done at home (or in a classroom) and that are inexpensive. Activities are organized by age (3-5 years) and focus on skills to prepare children to start school. Fine motor skills are the backbone of this book - kids need to develop fine motor skills to use eating utensils, hold writing tools, use technology, so games like this are good ways to build them while playing at home.

Child's Play includes 60+ Montessori-inspired learning activities that incorporate play for infants and toddlers.