Kids love cute + tiny. This toy is both…plus it has tweezers for pincer grasp practice. Match the bee to the hive to enforce matching, an early math skill.
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
Fill-in-the-blank coloring books that are just the right size for little hands. Perfectly packable.
Notice and wonder. Explore the fine details of this world. Comes with awe-inspiring slide images. Kit it out for older...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
A gem of a toy. The decorative accents build focus and fine motor skills; the recipe cards develop matching skills,...
Early intro to core executive functions – logic, problem-solving and planning. Great for small hands and for developing spatial visualization....
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Easy things you can do every day to encourage your toddler to use more language. *Note – Suggestions in this article...