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...
Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...
For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.
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...
Can you stack a log…using a stick?! Strategy + fun in a small footprint. A unique approach to improving spatial...
A social and screen-free way of learning letter identification, including phonological awareness and concepts of print. Get moving!
Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...
Vibrant + engaging. Brilliantly made, this over-sized, fire-breathing fun is over 4.5 feet long. Puzzles are exceptional for developing problem-solving,...
Learn letters with a classic game. There’s a reason it’s a classroom favorite. Ditto for the numbers edition.
Fill-in-the-blank coloring books that are just the right size for little hands. Perfectly packable.
Learn why it is important for your child to be able to identify their emotions, and help them build their...
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...
Are you in the midst of visiting preschools and trying to decipher what to look for in a classroom and...
Knowing why transitions are difficult is half the puzzle. The other half is how to get through them. Teachers go...
Learn the strategies, tools and what to say to manage a healthy separation process between you and your child, especially...
The reality is we have no control over when our child calms down. Parenting and teaching is not quick and...
The parent/caregiver-child separation process is often an emotional experience, and every child and family experiences it differently. Discover answers to...
Knowing why a child hits is the first step in handling a challenging ‘hitting’ situation. Next, how should you respond...
Encouraging your child to listen can sometimes be very hard (even when you have our trusty checklist of things to...
Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!