Road trip adventures from the comfort of home. Clever patchwork and embroidered details (like awning and curtains) bring play to...
Fuel creativity. Card-swiping machine, scanner, conveyor belt…countless ways to learn and play. Don’t forget your groceries, cart and tote!
A cozy cocoon for swinging and spinning – or getting into that mental “just right space”. Loved by occupational therapists...
Master everyday skills with these clever stuffies. Strengthens fine motor skills with real-life finicky accessories – buttons, zippers, laces, buckles,...
Learn letters with a classic game. There’s a reason it’s a classroom favorite. Ditto for the numbers edition.
With its moveable mouth and Squeeze Me bleat, this delightful Folkmanis puppet can help role-play big feelings, explore perspectives and...
Pow! Inspire oral language development and storytelling, both key to literacy development. A great self-directed activity with multiple learning outcomes....
Hours of retro fun! A must-have for long car rides. Nifty shutter slides (no little bits mess!) makes this game...
The only knife set owned by all of us at Plinkit for our kids, by French manufacturer Opinel. Cooking together...
Winner of the 2018 best children’s game by the Kinderspiel des Jahres jury. Perfect for learning how to follow multi-step...
Best part? Climbing up the middle! Fun fact: this unanchored rope ladder is especially excellent for grip strength, core strength...
Beyond giant play. The one and only jumbo bubbles kit that comes with two unique wands and the Dr. Zigs...
Learn how to appeal to your child’s thinking brain and shape their future behavior by instilling discipline (vs. imposing punishment)....
Tattling is very common but it can be shaped by our responses to their tattling. Teach your child this simple rhyme to work...
“Empathy is when you’re able to understand and care about how someone else is feeling.” -Mark Ruffalo, Sesame Street
Let’s double-down on how to translate *growth mindset* into something tangible with your child. We’re focusing on how to teach...
Watching a child turn to you crying for the first time because “A friend said ‘I can’t play’”, is a...
There are times when it becomes necessary to speak to children about people in their lives who are very sick....
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Your go-to schedule and plan for balancing play, learning and structure for large amounts of time with your child (i.e.,...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
“I think I have a sense for Kindergarten readiness, now how can I support my child to get there?” Keep...
Siblings fight – it is normal and expected, and you can handle it. But sometimes, stepping outside of the normal...