Beautiful. Handmade by Balinese artists in collaboration with a Brooklyn design firm. A fun way of building hand-eye coordination, motor...
Found! Scoured the earth to find a simple (yet engaging) puzzle with upper and lower case letters.
Electrifying! Winner of multiple toy awards. Take it up a notch with light, sound + motion.
The ultimate app-enabled invention toolbox. Designed by MIT graduate and TED Senior Fellow Ayah Bdeir; featured at the MOMA and...
Next-level Magna-Tiles – in little cubes! Strengthen visual-spatial skills and hand muscles, both critical for early handwriting. Building with magnetic...
Savvy craft kits hone fine motor skills for pre-writing. This one is extra nifty – teaches the science of electricity...
A vibrant and engaging way to spark conversations about scientists. Bonus: puzzles improve hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. Nothing beats...
A perennial classroom favorite. The simplicity of the blocks maximizes open-ended creativity. Excellent for improving concentration and staying focused –...
A puzzle and play set all in one! Fun fact: 3D spatial skills are foundational for engineering and design.
If you want to raise a child who grows up to be a resilient, problem-solving, persistent and adaptable adult, let...
Tattling is very common but it can be shaped by our responses to their tattling. Teach your child this simple rhyme to work...
Help your child learn how to resolve a social conflict on their own with this framework – Wheel of Choices.
Learning to count may seem simple, but it is critical to learning well. Here’s how to do it playfully. The...
How to structure the day at home with your child, specifically extended time periods at home. Smart tips and a...
ABCs, colors, numbers, sight words…parents have heard of the ‘push-down’ of academic skills – that Kindergarten has a lot of...
Discover how discipline and punishment differ in practice.
If you’re looking for a didactic list, here’s a theoretical, academic sequence for teaching your child to read. Just remember...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
It’s hard to know what you don’t know as your child embarks on their learning journey and enters Kindergarten. Sure,...
Sometimes, a child may have an efficient grasp and sufficient hand strength, but their handwriting strokes still do not produce...
Getting to know your child’s imaginary friends is a fun perk of parenting and teaching. Those characters – whether invisible,...