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...

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...

A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...

Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...

Imagine a world with chalkboard walls?! Build the play structure of your dreams. Or back to basics with Fort Magic.

Made of felt, this is one of those unique playsets that is timeless fun. It’s all in the details –...

All in one – empathy, creativity, language and fine motor skills. Then bring things to life with a (faux) trip...

A must-have staple for every dress-up bin. Bonus fun with this and this. (Fantastical storytelling not included.)

BBQ theme on one side, ice cream on the other. Yes, it’s true! Thank goodness for artful details. Take it...

Build bigger with this bendable, flexible car track system. Undeniably cool – and cerebral.

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 –...

‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It’s deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not widely...

Learning to read is incredibly empowering for a child, but it’s also very complex. There is no quick-fix or shortcut....

Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...

Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...

Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...

Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...