Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
For your rock n’ roll star. More awesome beats here and here to self-regulate those wiggles. PS – It’s a...
A very grown-up dining experience; bonus points for building fine motor skills.
Finally, a threading toy with play longevity. Kids love finagling with the clothes; caregivers love how it hones fine motor...
Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...
Improve core strength, balance and coordination. An essential in many classrooms. Equally fabulous at free play as it is for...
It’s impossible to stop gawking! Use the inquiry approach with this intro to science. Works well with The Big Book of...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
Learning to read is incredibly empowering for a child, but it’s also very complex. There is no quick-fix or shortcut....
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Getting to know your child’s imaginary friends is a fun perk of parenting and teaching. Those characters – whether invisible,...
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...