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Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
A clever take on the conventional memory game. Players use their sense of touch and fine motor skills to manipulate...
A clever take on Memory. Pair number symbols with magnitude concepts (learn to count!) using uniquely illustrated artwork from 10...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
A truly universal gift. Bilingualism of any language (whether signed or spoken) enhances cognitive processes – like higher executive function,...
Simple is sometimes best. Beloved in many classrooms, children love to measure everything. Develop your child’s numerical literacy by having...
Proof that math is creative! A unique way to learn math in context. Sorting, matching, organizing – all early math...
Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...
Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...
Conflict is natural for preschoolers who are just learning about peers and group settings – it is expected, healthy and...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
Take every opportunity to count…anything, everything! It may feel common sense to us grown-ups, but fluency in talking about numbers...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...
Power struggles and harried mornings for both parent and child are normal, and yet not a fun way to start...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Ready-made cards with easy / no-prep, self-directed activities to entertain your toddler, preschooler and early learner. Excellent for when you...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...