Perfect for building visual agility, spatial reasoning and dexterity. Equally excellent for quiet-time, rainy days and travel. Pro-tip: pattern-recognition is great for math thinking. For older kids, try this more complex version.
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...
Best part? Climbing up the middle! Fun fact: this unanchored rope ladder is especially excellent for grip strength, core strength...
Build your own supersonic vehicle – or monster! Design a toy that actually moves. Unlike any kit we’ve seen – includes...
New take on a classic scooter. No pedals! Move this racing machine with alternating leg movements on the foot bar.
The only knife set owned by all of us at Plinkit for our kids, by French manufacturer Opinel. Cooking together...
Found! Scoured the earth to find a simple (yet engaging) puzzle with upper and lower case letters.
Magnetic and portable. A fresh take on an old classic filled with especially sweet images. Learning how to ask meaningful...
A gem of a toy. The decorative accents build focus and fine motor skills; the recipe cards develop matching skills,...
Real tinkering. Real fun. Or this or this? Choice is hard! Teaches core concepts in engineering, design and physics.
Beloved by teachers. One of those fun games where the learning is stealthily embedded: strategy + pre-reading skills. Each card...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Try having ‘Family Agreements’ instead of having ‘rules’. Family Agreements can be powerful yet simple tools for encouraging baseline behavioral...
Our Awesome Allowance System gives children practice in setting financial goals, making hard choices, and developing a sense for the...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Consider this your guide and script for how to respond and deepen your child’s understanding of math. Learn how to...
A primer on why and how learning to spell is such a powerful and fundamental concept for early learners and...
*Yet* – Three letters that may change your child’s outlook on life, even among the youngest learners. Learn how the...
Let’s double-down on how to translate *growth mindset* into something tangible with your child. We’re focusing on how to teach...
Nuts + bolts; let’s get tactical. Now that we’ve baselined the three primary processes of executive functioning, let’s look at...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
Increase critical thinking and curiosity when you read aloud. Take story time to a new level.
A simple primer for parents that outlines the mechanics of what it means to learn to read when you’re a...
Discover how discipline and punishment differ in practice.