Part puzzle, part game – all skill-building. Clever see-through trucks with playful fun faces that develop budding imaginations, spatial planning...

Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.

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,...

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...

Teaches cause and effect and sorting, an early math skill. Interactive play with keys creates storytelling and back-and-forth interactions. Beloved...

The ‘pop’ and ‘snap’ of these beads are excellent for strengthening pincer grasps, hand control and finger precision – all...

Early intro to core executive functions – logic, problem-solving and planning. Great for small hands and for developing spatial visualization....

Spark conversation and make sense of the world. Practice social skills over a cup of tea. Sure to warm any...

Imagine a world with chalkboard walls?! Build the play structure of your dreams. Or back to basics with Fort Magic.

Jump & squeak + balance & coordination. Strong body, strong mind. *Loved* by children of all ages.

‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It’s deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not widely...

By learning why young children hit – learning what is developmentally going on in their brains when they hit –...

Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...

In the heat of an emotional meltdown, it’s hard to remember what to do. So we use *SKOR* for quick recall....

We teachers have the good fortune of learning and playing with a wide range of children in class and are...

“Empathy is when you’re able to understand and care about how someone else is feeling.” -Mark Ruffalo, Sesame Street

Whether a young child practices prewriting skills or an older child works on sight words, salt / sand trays are...

Encouraging your child to listen can sometimes be very hard (even when you have our trusty checklist of things to...

“The way we talk to children becomes their inner voice.” -Peggy O’Mara

Your questions, our answers. Learn how to handle common scenarios when a child interrupts. From raising hands, to when to...

A classroom favorite for cultivating empathy, kindness, community membership and awareness of others. What’s a real superhero? Someone who helps...

Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...