Our Story
Our mission is to provide ideas and activities to help families connect through play. Our hopes are to change lives – one PLAY at a time! Our message is that children are worthy of being listened to, that children are competent and capable, that children learn best through play, and that children are our best teachers. Our philosophy is that play is a perfect opportunity to connect with our children and strengthen the parent/child relationship. Ourbeliefs are that empathy, respect, and trust are the basis for all human relationships. We hope you embrace the mess, embrace the challenges, embrace “yes”, and embrace childhood. Take what you love, and leave the rest. ~ Ashley Kagan, Founder and Co-owner of Play at Home Mom, LLC
Ashley Kagan, Med MECD is the founder and co-owner of PLAY AT HOME MOM LLC. Ashley holds a double masters degree in Exceptional Student Education and Early Childhood Development. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and families. Ashley was a teacher for 11 years, 8 years teaching children with autism and 3 years teaching pre-k in a Reggio-inspired school. Ashley is also a contributor to PARENTING BEYOND PUNISHMENT, a web site dedicated to supporting parents and caregivers in their quest to guide their children in gentle, loving ways. Ashley lives with her husband and son in North Carolina.
Rosie Lamphere, is co-owner of Play At Home Mom, LLC. Rosie holds a B.A. degree in Liberal Arts with disciplines in Social Work and Sociology. She is a Play At Home Mom of 3 daughters ages 2-5.
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Latest Posts
Fort Magic Review and Giveaway!
Fort Magic is, well…. MAGICAL! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) The Fort Magic Kit really is the toy with endless possibilities! What IS Fort Magic? “Fort Magic is an innovative fort building and construction toy that enables children to build 3D, kid-created, ”life-size” worlds for inventive play! [...]
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Typewriter Games
It started with the word FART. Oh my! FART! One of those “potty words”. Well, if it’s the beginning of my son’s journey into reading, then so be it. (If I’m being honest, I’m perfectly okay with the use of [...]
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Balloon Boats – Taking Advantage of Mother Nature’s Gifts
BALLOON BOATS Apparently March is coming in like a lion a bit early this year. It’s February and we are having thunderstorms – weird. Sometimes a nice hard rain can be a gift, like the day mother nature [...]
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Valentine’s Day
For as long as I can remember, I have never been a fan of Valentine’s Day. I always thought it was just – “meh”. I never really cared about chocolates and flowers – blah blah blah. Yes, I’m weird. Even [...]
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Invitation to Draw
We recently took an 11 hour drive up to New York to visit my parents. I bought a few “activity books” for my girls to do while in the car. One of the books I purchased was an [...]