Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
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...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Teaches cause and effect and sorting, an early math skill. Interactive play with keys creates storytelling and back-and-forth interactions. Beloved...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
A fan favorite among schools – now you can bring it to your yard! Did you know that mud is...
Road trip adventures from the comfort of home. Clever patchwork and embroidered details (like awning and curtains) bring play to...
A dollhouse you design yourself. Winner of just about every toy award. Why not build the neighborhood too?
Next-level Magna-Tiles – in little cubes! Strengthen visual-spatial skills and hand muscles, both critical for early handwriting. Building with magnetic...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Learning to read is incredibly empowering for a child, but it’s also very complex. There is no quick-fix or shortcut....
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Getting to know your child’s imaginary friends is a fun perk of parenting and teaching. Those characters – whether invisible,...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...