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.
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
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...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
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...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Pretend, play and learn – math! A playful way to sharpen number and arithmetic skills.
Build bigger with this bendable, flexible car track system. Undeniably cool – and cerebral.
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
Finally, a threading toy with play longevity. Kids love finagling with the clothes; caregivers love how it hones fine motor...
A play + learn system that develops memory, concentration, visual perception, logic, language and math skills. Developed in Germany; used...
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...