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Close-Ended Toys that Nurture Fulfillment
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items Children need a balance of toys. Close-ended toys are those with a defined outcome. They offer children a sense of direction, structure, and the happiness and confidence that comes with completing a task successfully. Here are my top recommendations ...
Fat Brain Toys are the best! Most of the toys in my classroom came from Fat Brain. I love that this Bugzzle Puzzle is both closeed- and open-ended. This puzzle comes with 40 challenge cards for children to solve. Once they've mastered them, they can ...
Bugzzle - Best Brainteasers for Ages 3 to 4
My students loved gears! They felt a huge sense of accomplishment after selecting the gears that spun together correctly. They learned cause and effect and engineering concepts through play.
Go Go Gears! - Best Puzzles for Ages 3 to 4
I'm an advocate for exposing children to concepts early. This Design and Drill Marble Maze is a great way to introduce your 5-year-old to physics!
Design & Drill Marble Maze - Best Building & Construction ...
Has your child built a 3D puzzle yet? This puzzle nurtures your child's MESH skills. MESH stands for Mental, Emotional, and Social Health. Toys and games that support kids in developing resilience through play are key to nurturing these important areas.
3D Solar System Puzzle - Best Puzzles for Ages 6 to 12
Puzzles are fundamental in the development fine motor skills, visual perception, stamina and perseverance. As a teacher, I loved floor puzzles because it got children out of their seats and required the use of gross motor skills. Puzzles also support...
Solar System Floor Puzzle - 48 Pieces
Although I don't recommend that young children watch videos, I understand Ms. Rachel's popularity. These blocks are a wonderful way for children to practice early phonemic awareness and numeracy skills while nurturing their fine motor skills offline.
Ms. Rachel™ Wooden Learning Blocks
As a teacher, I think parents should have a daily calendar routine whether or not you homeshschool. The daily calendar routine teaches early literacy, math and language concepts. It also provides a sense of safety through routine. I love how well rou...
My Magnetic Daily Calendar
The self-correcting puzzle is so empowering! Because each letter and picture specifically match, children automatically know when they're mismatched. This means parents can give more nurturing and evaluative feedback instead of corrective feedback.
Self-Correcting Letter Puzzles
Memory games help nurture a child's working memory, improve focus and stamina, supports executive functioning skills. This Eric Carle memory game is a perfect match to your child's Eric Carle book collection. This small box is perfect for little hand...
The World of Eric Carle(TM) The Very Hungry Catepillar(TM) and Friends Mini Memory Match Game
Classic board games are perfect for young children. Board games teach children delayed gratification, strategy, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills. As a former pre-k teacher, my students learned valuable skills playing classic board ga...
Candy Land
Perfect for fun summer nights. Board games build emotional regulation, promote social skills, support early math and literacy, develop executive functioning skills, and build family connection.
Classic Chutes And Ladders - 1970's Artwork
Headbanz turns giggles into learning! Kids ask yes/no questions to guess the card on their head, building critical thinking, vocabulary, and listening skills. It’s fast-paced, silly fun that boosts communication and memory—all while strengthening soc...
Hedbanz 2nd Edition Picture Guessing Game with 25 Bonus Cards (Walmart Exclusive)
This didactic toy is both open- and close-ended. Compelling Spelling can played 2 ways. First, kids unscramble the letters to spell the word (the picture support is great for early readers and emerging English speakers), that's the close-ended aspect. For open-ended play, kids with a pretty solid foundation of letters and sounds can use the tiles to spell their own words and illustrate their own pictures!
Wonder & Wise Compelling Spelling for Toddlers | Babylist Shop
Path to Math is a must have! This game grows with your child as they develop math concepts. It can be used to practice counting, matching numerals to quantity, color matching, pattern creation and extension, and equations. It's practically an all-in-...
Wonder & Wise Path To Math Wooden Toy | Babylist Shop
Perfect memory game for toddlers! Toddlers learn through movment and hands-on experiences. As you scatter the cards on the floor, your child can move around to find the image that matches the “Find Me” cards. This games also supports language and vocabulary development. The interactive parent...
Seek-a-Boo!™ Seek-and-Find Toddler Memory Game | MindWare
Kids are drawn to science because they're innately curious about how the world works. This 12 Days of Science Experiments is perfect for summer, as a countdown, even as a positive discipline tool! Each experiment comes with instructions. If you're wo...
MindWare : Customer Reviews : 12 Days of Science Experiments Countdown Calendar
STEM Explorers Brainometry is perfect for parents seeking fun ways to build critical thinking, spatial reasoning, and early geometry skills at home. Designed for ages 5+, this hands-on set challenges kids to solve pattern puzzles using colorful 2D an...
Learning Resources STEM Explorers Brainometry