Learn about the history and traditions surrounding piñatas (did you know they date back 700 years?), then make your own...
Beautiful. Handmade by Balinese artists in collaboration with a Brooklyn design firm. A fun way of building hand-eye coordination, motor...
Physical and mental dexterity required. Teach your child’s brain and body to work together.
Innovative activity cards with 50+ crafts, food, games, festivals and community service activities from around the world. Excellent for rainy...
Pretend, play and learn – math! A playful way to sharpen number and arithmetic skills.
A reversible puzzle? So clever! One side is set in Spring, the other in Fall – both have delightful patterns...
Clever new take on a traditional game. Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design. Just as...
Fun fact – Musical elements such as beats, rhythm, melody and tempo possess inherent math principles like spatial properties, sequencing,...
Award-winning classic; or the simpler version here. Captivating way of strengthening the pincer grasp.
This! Its giant-ness makes it excitingly attractive. Nothing like the potential of a crashing tower to elicit big rolling laughter....
Teaches cause and effect and sorting, an early math skill. Interactive play with keys creates storytelling and back-and-forth interactions. Beloved...
Pow! Inspire oral language development and storytelling, both key to literacy development. A great self-directed activity with multiple learning outcomes....
As parents and teachers of young children, we encounter ‘power play’ in a variety of ways – some children like...
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
Brain differences make it hard for a child to control their behavior. Understanding your child’s impulsive behaviors can help you...
A primer on why and how learning to spell is such a powerful and fundamental concept for early learners and...
Tips from an elementary school teacher for parents when teaching math. Key things to remember when supporting your child’s mathematical...
Discover how discipline and punishment differ in practice.
How is your child dealing with words they can’t read? Here’s an observation tool that can help inform how your...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
Your go-to schedule and plan for balancing play, learning and structure for large amounts of time with your child (i.e.,...
Sometimes, a child may have an efficient grasp and sufficient hand strength, but their handwriting strokes still do not produce...
When all the other pieces – like grasp and strength – are in place, it may be time to practice....
If a child is too forceful with their grasp, the pressure used will lead to quick fatigue. To help prevent...