photo via LPF Designs.  I've been meaning to do a post on the benefits of play dough for a while now.  I don't know about you, but I loved the stuff as a kid.  Maybe it's the nostalgia factor, but even now there's something almost cathartic about playing with it.  As it turns out, it's great for the little ones too.  You may remember I featured Jennifer Hallissy's book The Write Start: A Guide to Nurturing Writing at Every Stage, from Scribbling to Forming Letters and Writing … [Read more...]