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...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
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.
Found! Scoured the earth to find a simple (yet engaging) puzzle with upper and lower case letters.
A cozy cocoon for swinging and spinning – or getting into that mental “just right space”. Loved by occupational therapists...
Notice and wonder. Explore the fine details of this world. Comes with awe-inspiring slide images. Kit it out for older...
A gem of a toy. The decorative accents build focus and fine motor skills; the recipe cards develop matching skills,...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
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...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.