Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Notice and wonder. Explore the fine details of this world. Comes with awe-inspiring slide images. Kit it out for older...
Improve core strength, balance and coordination. An essential in many classrooms. Equally fabulous at free play as it is for...
A gem of a toy. The decorative accents build focus and fine motor skills; the recipe cards develop matching skills,...
Vibrant + engaging. Brilliantly made, this over-sized, fire-breathing fun is over 4.5 feet long. Puzzles are exceptional for developing problem-solving,...
Sometimes simple is best for toys that last. True conversation we overheard: Child: “I want this! I play with it...
Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
“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...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...