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.
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
Early intro to core executive functions – logic, problem-solving and planning. Great for small hands and for developing spatial visualization....
A cozy cocoon for swinging and spinning – or getting into that mental “just right space”. Loved by occupational therapists...
Part puzzle, part phonics…all fun. Bonus points for developing fine motor skills.
All you need for sensory discovery in one easy bin. Just add imagination! Complete with moldable sand, squishy aquabeads, calming...
Jump & squeak + balance & coordination. Strong body, strong mind. *Loved* by children of all ages.
(Beautiful) bingo with a twist. Bonus fun – it’s multilingual! And for those times you can’t stop having fun with...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Easy things you can do every day to encourage your toddler to use more language. *Note – Suggestions in this article...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...