Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.
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...
A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...
Strategy + socialization + fine motor skills. Great for developing pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Always a hit in play yards + schools! From deciding what to put inside, how to lift and walk, problem-solving...
Life-size! A next-level version of the classic table-top game that everyone wants to try. (But we especially love how it...
A very grown-up dining experience; bonus points for building fine motor skills.
The ‘pop’ and ‘snap’ of these beads are excellent for strengthening pincer grasps, hand control and finger precision – all...
Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...
Encouraging your child to listen can sometimes be very hard (even when you have our trusty checklist of things to...
By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...
A classroom favorite for cultivating empathy, kindness, community membership and awareness of others. What’s a real superhero? Someone who helps...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!
#1 daily challenge with children: How to get from A to Z without fighting, yelling or throwing a tantrum? Learn why...
Are you in the midst of visiting preschools and trying to decipher what to look for in a classroom and...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...
Trying to figure out what to look for in a preschool and which questions to ask when visiting schools? Learn...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
“Empathy is when you’re able to understand and care about how someone else is feeling.” -Mark Ruffalo, Sesame Street
Tantrums are hard to manage – for everyone. Here’s our checklist for what to do…in the first 5 minutes.