A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
Pretend, play and learn – math! A playful way to sharpen number and arithmetic skills.
For your rock n’ roll star. More awesome beats here and here to self-regulate those wiggles. PS – It’s a...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...
Imagine a world with chalkboard walls?! Build the play structure of your dreams. Or back to basics with Crazy Forts.
(Beautiful) bingo with a twist. Bonus fun – it’s multilingual! And for those times you can’t stop having fun with...
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Easy things you can do every day to encourage your toddler to use more language. *Note – Suggestions in this article...
Some children are naturally drawn to learning letters, while others may not begin to learn letter identification until they are...
Many parents are eager to teach their children basic number concepts at a young age. For a 2-year old, exposure...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Learn the Montessori approach to learning language and how to apply it every day.
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Ready-made cards with easy / no-prep, self-directed activities to entertain your toddler, preschooler and early learner. Excellent for when you...