Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
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...
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...
(Beautiful) bingo with a twist. Bonus fun – it’s multilingual! And for those times you can’t stop having fun with...
Always a hit in play yards + schools! From deciding what to put inside, how to lift and walk, problem-solving...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...