Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
Simple is sometimes best. Beloved in many classrooms, children love to measure everything. Develop your child’s numerical literacy by having...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
Can your child rescue the arctic animals and move them to safety before the bridge breaks? Develop skills in taking...
A clever take on the conventional memory game. Players use their sense of touch and fine motor skills to manipulate...
An essential for any STEAM curriculum. But these have an undeniable coolness factor. P.S. – STEAM = Science, technology, engineering, arts,...
A clever take on Memory. Pair number symbols with magnitude concepts (learn to count!) using uniquely illustrated artwork from 10...
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Easy things you can do every day to encourage your toddler to use more language. *Note – Suggestions in this article...
“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...