How to structure the day at home with your child, specifically extended time periods at home is hard. Here’s our...

How to structure the day at home with your child, specifically extended time periods at home. Smart tips and a...

Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...

Most of us have great intentions when it comes to involving our kids in chores, and goodness know we could...

Try having ‘Family Agreements’ instead of having ‘rules’. Family Agreements can be powerful yet simple tools for encouraging baseline behavioral...

Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...

One of the most frequent questions we get from parents is, “How do I get my child to listen?” It’s...

Siblings fight. They fight over people, things, physical spaces and so much more. They use their words and their bodies...

Siblings fight – it happens. But sometimes, stepping outside of the normal realm of toys and games can help kids...

We can’t end sibling fighting nor force our children to get along, but we can help them recall happy moments...

Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...

Nuts + bolts; let’s get tactical. Now that we’ve baselined the 3 primary processes of executive functioning, let’s look at...

Little hands often struggle to hold a pencil, especially when their muscles need some building. Fortunately there are many fun...

Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...

So easy. So visual. It works.

Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it’s expected, healthy and natural....

Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...

Race is a tricky topic to write and talk about – for both young children and grown-ups. But it’s real...

“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner

“Is my child ready for Kindergarten? What does that even mean?” Here’s my high-level perspective as a parent + teacher...

Road trip adventures from the comfort of home. Clever patchwork and embroidered details (like awning and curtains) bring play to...

A cozy cocoon for swinging and spinning – or getting into that mental “just right space”. Loved by occupational therapists...

“And I’d like to thank the Academy, my parents, my teachers, Plinkit….” Comes with free Movie Maker app to capture...

Mind-bending robot construction kits. Award-winner in design, engineering and creativity. Plus these (based on da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man).

Found! Scoured the earth to find a simple (yet engaging) puzzle with upper and lower case letters.

Your child will thank you one day. Just you watch. A time capsule for your child to share their stories,...

The ultimate app-enabled invention toolbox. Designed by MIT graduate and TED Senior Fellow Ayah Bdeir; featured at the MOMA and...

Savvy craft kits hone fine motor skills for pre-writing. This one is extra nifty – teaches the science of electricity...