With its moveable mouth and Squeeze Me bleat, this delightful Folkmanis puppet can help role-play big feelings, explore perspectives and expand your child’s voice. Character-play and storytelling are key for cognitive development.
A social and screen-free way of learning letter identification, including phonological awareness and concepts of print. Get moving!
Fuel creativity. Card-swiping machine, scanner, conveyor belt…countless ways to learn and play. Don’t forget your groceries, cart and tote!
BBQ theme on one side, ice cream on the other. Yes, it’s true! Thank goodness for artful details. Take it...
Learn letters with a classic game. There’s a reason it’s a classroom favorite. Ditto for the numbers edition.
Cute! A magical home for your child’s imagination. The moveable door adds a sweet element of childhood surprise and is...
Spark conversation and make sense of the world. Practice social skills over a cup of tea. Sure to warm any...
Pow! Inspire oral language development and storytelling, both key to literacy development. A great self-directed activity with multiple learning outcomes....
Beyond giant play. The one and only jumbo bubbles kit that comes with two unique wands and the Dr. Zigs...
Calling all kids who adore jumping in muddy puddles! A cheerful book that celebrates rain, natural beauty and the glory...
Your child will thank you one day. Just you watch. A time capsule for your child to share their stories,...
Ping pong anywhere and everywhere! This inventive corknet is sturdy, yet portable. A fun game for gross motor and spatial...
This stunning 1000-piece puzzle features important messages of human diversity, inclusion and acts of kindness. An enchanting work of art...
“Gratitude is not just a feeling outside your control that arrives willy-nilly. It’s more like a radio channel: you can...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
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Learn why children interrupt, what to say in the moment, and strategies for modeling patterns of communication. (It is hard...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
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It’s hard to know what you don’t know as your child embarks on their learning journey and enters Kindergarten. Sure,...
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Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
As parents and teachers of young children, we encounter ‘power play’ in a variety of ways – some children like...