A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control and precision) and provide excellent hand-eye coordination and visual-spatial practice. Also, a fun way of instilling patience and persistence.
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
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.
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
A play + learn system that develops memory, concentration, visual perception, logic, language and math skills. Developed in Germany; used...
A sweet take on a classic game. The novel figurines (felt ears! felt manes!) amp things up. A great family...
Found! Scoured the earth to find a simple (yet engaging) puzzle with upper and lower case letters.
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
Part puzzle, part phonics…all fun. Bonus points for developing fine motor skills.
The ‘pop’ and ‘snap’ of these beads are excellent for strengthening pincer grasps, hand control and finger precision – all...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
#1 daily challenge with children: How to get from A to Z without fighting, yelling or throwing a tantrum? Learn why...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...