A calming tool to ease your child’s worries. Great for teaching independent calming strategies, especially when it’s made by them. Based on a local Mayan legend and a childhood bedtime Guatemalan tradition. A one-of-a-kind friend for your child’s one-of-a-kind feelings.
Master everyday skills with these clever stuffies. Strengthens fine motor skills with real-life finicky accessories – buttons, zippers, laces, buckles,...
All in one – empathy, creativity, language and fine motor skills. Then bring things to life with a (faux) trip...
Re-imagine ‘school’. Packed with thoughtful details and accessories, this playset will creatively nurture your child’s feelings, ideas and dreams for...
Spark conversation with these beautiful communication cards. I Heard Your Feelings and What Do I Do? flash cards also help...
Sensory-reinforcement makes learning lower case a little less tricky (say that three times!) And because upper case and numbers are...
With its moveable mouth and Squeeze Me bleat, this delightful Folkmanis puppet can help role-play big feelings, explore perspectives and...
Early intro to core executive functions – logic, problem-solving and planning. Great for small hands and for developing spatial visualization....
Pow! Inspire oral language development and storytelling, both key to literacy development. A great self-directed activity with multiple learning outcomes....
(Beautiful) bingo with a twist. Bonus fun – it’s multilingual! And for those times you can’t stop having fun with...
A play + learn system that develops memory, concentration, visual perception, logic, language and math skills. Developed in Germany; used...
A cozy cocoon for swinging and spinning – or getting into that mental “just right space”. Loved by occupational therapists...
This! Its giant-ness makes it excitingly attractive. Nothing like the potential of a crashing tower to elicit big rolling laughter....
“Empathy is when you’re able to understand and care about how someone else is feeling.” -Mark Ruffalo, Sesame Street
“Gratitude is not just a feeling outside your control that arrives willy-nilly. It’s more like a radio channel: you can...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
If you’re looking for a didactic list, here’s a theoretical, academic sequence for teaching your child to read. Just remember...
One of the most frequent complaints we get from parents is around whining. We get it – even as teachers....
Try having ‘Family Agreements’ instead of having ‘rules’. Family Agreements can be powerful yet simple tools for encouraging baseline behavioral...
There are times when it becomes necessary to speak to children about people in their lives who are very sick....
Your questions, our answers. Learn how to handle common scenarios when a child interrupts. From raising hands, to when to...
A simple tip sheet for how to praise your child. Something more than “Good job” or just commenting on process and...
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...
For many children, kindness needs to be explicitly taught. Parents and teachers only need a few prompts to help their...
It’s hard to know what you don’t know as your child embarks on their learning journey and enters Kindergarten. Sure,...