Indoor water play – yes! Learn about the physics of water with this award-winning water canal system. An excellent S.T.E.A.M toy with real-world applications.

Found! Finally, a marble run for small hands with no marbles. Build finger dexterity and motor planning skills. Compatible with Duplo.

One of the cleverest stacking toys we tested. Develop cognitive skills (stacking, sorting and pairing) while learning shapes and 2D geometry. Have your cake and build it, too!

It’s not a box! 5 games in 1 toy. Finding Bear develops object permanence, spatial awareness and problem-solving skills (like sorting, classifying and matching) – all important for early math literacy.

Design it, build it and launch it! Play with angles and momentum on your custom-decorated pinball machine while honing fine motor and logic skills.

Just plain cool. Learn how to transform rocks into beautiful gemstones. Sure to encourage continuous discovery. A must-have on Team Plinkit’s personal list.

Build a clock and see how gears, springs, arms and pendulum work together. Learn about cause and effect, energy transfer and how to tell time. Whew, that’s *amazing* in 1 toy!

1 kit = 3 creative build options. Made from upcycled bits and pieces. The best of S.T.E.A.M for your DIY enthusiast – hones critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, dexterity, spatial reasoning and planning skills.

Practice colors, counting and 1:1 correspondence with this striking puzzle. Educational + engaging = win-win!

Paper-free, marker-free, mess-free. Yes, please!

Re-think the alphabet. Break down letters into basic lines and curves. Then build them back up into ‘letters’. A profound activity set to make learning letter names and shapes more intuitive.

A playful way to practice letter and number identification skills, while strengthening visual spatial and fine motor skills.

Choose your own adventure in this fairy tale puzzle. Each piece can be flipped and interchanged. Highly original. Beautifully illustrated.

A gift that gives all year long. Features strong female role models and educational + fun activities. Specifically designed for girls *and* boys. Bravery is for everyone. A personal Team Plinkit favorite.

I.LOVE.PLINKIT! Craft your message, find the letters and spell it out. A quality board that will have everyone excited about letters and words.

Good old-fashioned fun. A surprising way of practicing listening, letter and number recognition, and visual spatial skills. Turn the wheel, watch the balls roll, hear the Plinkit-y plinks.

Play smarter at bath time. Strengthen visual spatial skills, and make it fun to learn cause and effect and water physics in your bathtub lab.

What on earth do you do with this? See-saw? Bridge? Slide? Boat? YOU decide. Promotes balance and stimulation for the vestibular and proprioceptive systems, *and* encourages imaginative play. A rare find!

No pedals, gears or batteries – just twist, turn and wiggle. The more you wiggle, the faster you go. Strengthens hand-eye and gross motor coordination. Multiple award winner.

A sweet throwback that teaches hard work really pays off – and tastes delicious!

One of the few outdoor toys that doesn’t take up a lot of storage space but doles out lots of (contagious) fun. Builds strength, balance and coordination. You’ll want to try them, too!

Fun-yet-safe. A positive way of exploring power play themes.

Part puzzle, part art. A unique find. Stack the pieces in a tree-like shape and practice visual perceptual and motor planning skills. Mind bending.

This one’s at the top of Team Plinkit’s list. For every budding artist, storyteller, literary genius and DIY enthusiast. Promotes concentration and fine motor skills, including pincer grasp and finger dexterity.

Little hands, big (bath) fun. Maximize bath time with DIY bubbles. Bonus points for developing motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Strengthen little hand muscles and build fine motor skills. Plus, this batch never dries out. Touch it to believe it. Undeniably cool.

Spin + roar! Build creativity and confidence with improv.

Next-level crayons. Bright colors and no waxy chunks. Works on many types of surfaces. Fun tip: leave a message on a mirror or window for bonus points.

Trace it and fill it – so easy and so pretty! Use the pavement as the canvas and harness those visual spatialization skills.

For your budding explorer. One of those unexpected gifts that your little one will find a million uses for all year round.

One of our favorite pre-reading toys. Develop finger dexterity while building letter and sound identification skills. Then build actual words. A true powerhouse toy.

Love the simplicity of this concept. Don’t throw out old boxes; take #tinkering and #makerspace to a new level – at home. So clever!

Deeply affecting. Profound. Teaches empathy and how to deal with big emotions.

F-U-N-N-Y. For all those high-maintenance bedtime shenanigans.

Witty! Turns out, all bears from all around the world are charming. Fun fact: kids of just about any age love bears.

A rare find – a beautiful picture book that’s a tribute to scientific storytelling. Award-winning author and illustrator.

The kind of clever activity book you find in an art museum. Educational + fun…at home.

If you’re looking to inspire a curiosity of the world. One of those page-turners that a child gets lost in for hours.

Flaps with purpose! Unlock a child’s imagination – everyday things are extraordinary. A fascinating introduction to engineering, architecture and planning concepts.

Definitely attention-grabbing. Will most certainly induce hand washing.