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.
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,...
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
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...
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.
Life-size! A next-level version of the classic table-top game that everyone wants to try. (But we especially love how it...
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
Design, build, imagine. Just how we like it. For the nature-enthusiast or the dramatist. Endless options.
The ‘pop’ and ‘snap’ of these beads are excellent for strengthening pincer grasps, hand control and finger precision – all...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...
Your go-to list of curated learning projects, activities and games that you can do at home to support your child’s...
Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...