Next-level Magna-Tiles – in little cubes! Strengthen visual-spatial skills and hand muscles, both critical for early handwriting. Building with magnetic shapes teaches foundational force and motion concepts.
Beautiful. Handmade by Balinese artists in collaboration with a Brooklyn design firm. A fun way of building hand-eye coordination, motor...
A reversible puzzle? So clever! One side is set in Spring, the other in Fall – both have delightful patterns...
Winner of the 2018 best children’s game by the Kinderspiel des Jahres jury. Perfect for learning how to follow multi-step...
Spot the notches in these wooden blocks? They inspire little hands to build bigger, taller and more complex creations. Playing...
Beloved by teachers. One of those fun games where the learning is stealthily embedded: strategy + pre-reading skills. Each card...
Fun fact – Musical elements such as beats, rhythm, melody and tempo possess inherent math principles like spatial properties, sequencing,...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Improve core strength, balance and coordination. An essential in many classrooms. Equally fabulous at free play as it is for...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
An essential for any STEAM curriculum. But these have an undeniable coolness factor. P.S. – STEAM = Science, technology, engineering, arts,...
Sometimes simple is best for toys that last. True conversation we overheard: Child: “I want this! I play with it...
Fill-in-the-blank coloring books that are just the right size for little hands. Perfectly packable.
Learn at what age you should expect that your child can practice skills without prompting and strategies for encouraging your...
*Yet* – Three letters that may change your child’s outlook on life, even among the youngest learners. Learn how the...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Try having ‘Family Agreements’ instead of having ‘rules’. Family Agreements can be powerful yet simple tools for encouraging baseline behavioral...
Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Little hands often struggle to hold a pencil, especially when their muscles need some building. Fortunately there are many fun...
Understand the difference between discipline and punishment to change a child’s behavior in the future. Let’s focus on creating effective...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
If a child is too forceful with their grasp, the pressure used will lead to quick fatigue. To help prevent...