Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Part puzzle, part phonics…all fun. Bonus points for developing fine motor skills.
Finally, a threading toy with play longevity. Kids love finagling with the clothes; caregivers love how it hones fine motor...
Always a hit in play yards + schools! From deciding what to put inside, how to lift and walk, problem-solving...
Next-level Magna-Tiles – in little cubes! Strengthen visual-spatial skills and hand muscles, both critical for early handwriting. Building with magnetic...
Fill-in-the-blank coloring books that are just the right size for little hands. Perfectly packable.
It’s impossible to stop gawking! Use the inquiry approach with this intro to science. Works well with The Big Book of...
Easy things you can do every day to encourage your toddler to use more language. *Note – Suggestions in this article...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
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