A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control and precision) and provide excellent hand-eye coordination and visual-spatial practice. Also, a fun way of instilling patience and persistence.
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
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...
A very grown-up dining experience; bonus points for building fine motor skills.
Can you stack a log…using a stick?! Strategy + fun in a small footprint. A unique approach to improving spatial...
Build bigger with this bendable, flexible car track system. Undeniably cool – and cerebral.
Imagine a world with chalkboard walls?! Build the play structure of your dreams. Or back to basics with Crazy Forts.
Letters transform into robots. Mind blown. Watch just how cool they are. And don’t forget about learning numbers.
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
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