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.

Beyond standard blocks. This hideout version builds reasoning and motor planning skills. Versatile for teaching language development concepts like directional...

Create your own musical instrument. Apologies now for the sweet “music” you’ll hear! Can’t stop the feeling? Try this trumpet,...

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

Create fanciful games, spread neighborhood cheer with kind messages or get blissfully lost in large-scale drawings. Did you know that...

A must-have staple for every dress-up bin. Bonus fun with this and this. (Fantastical storytelling not included.)

Design, build, imagine. Just how we like it. For the nature-enthusiast or the dramatist. Endless options.

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

Made of felt, this is one of those unique playsets that is timeless fun. It’s all in the details –...

It’s impossible to stop gawking! Use the inquiry approach with this intro to science. Works well with The Big Book of...

Improve core strength, balance and coordination. An essential in many classrooms. Equally fabulous at free play as it is for...

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

‘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 –...

Book selection is key in helping your child learn to read. Parents of emergent and early readers are often tempted...

Learning to read is incredibly empowering for a child, but it’s also very complex. There is no quick-fix or shortcut....

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

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

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