Thoughtfully designed blocks; and on a grander scale.

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...

The most creative mini golf set we discovered. The variety of obstacles are stellar for practicing gross motor skills and...

A favorite of Plinkit expert and pediatric occupational therapist, Shannon White. Lacing cards develop finger dexterity (important for handwriting control...

For all those wiggles, tears and tantrums. Or find your zen. Lots more useful tools here.

A very grown-up dining experience; bonus points for building fine motor skills.

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

Letters transform into robots. Mind blown. Watch just how cool they are. And don’t forget about learning numbers.

Small fingers love tinkering with locks (plus, it strengthens their pincer grasp and hand muscles). Explore early phonics and learn...

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

A social and screen-free way of learning letter identification, including phonological awareness and concepts of print. Get moving!

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

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

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....

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

Imagine a magical world where children are internally motivated to be kind and generous. It’s doable!

One of the most frequent questions we get from parents is, “How do I get my child to listen?” It’s...

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

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

Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...

Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...

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