Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
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...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
Build bigger with this bendable, flexible car track system. Undeniably cool – and cerebral.
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.
Pretend, play and learn – math! A playful way to sharpen number and arithmetic skills.
Sometimes simple is best for toys that last. True conversation we overheard: Child: “I want this! I play with it...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
#1 daily challenge with children: How to get from A to Z without fighting, yelling or throwing a tantrum? Learn why...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...