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Did you know you can teach social and emotional learning skills with games?
The pandemic interrupted a huge part of preschool learning: social skills! Without the opportunity to learn and develop social and emotional skills, many young kids today struggle to take turns, develop friendships, manage emotions, and more.
How can you help your child develop these skills? With preschool games!
Games inherently include SEL (social and emotional learning) concepts within their gameplay, which make them the perfect tool to help teach your kids the skills they need to succeed. Some SEL skills you can learn in games are:
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Taking turns
Sportsmanship
Managing and regulating emotions
Teamwork
Empathy
Patience
Goal setting and achieving
Resposible decision making
Memory and attention skills
Plus, our preschool games also teach key early learning skills like color matching, patterns, and fine motor skills to set them up for school success.
We’ve put together a list of some of our preschool games paired with what SEL and early learning concepts they teach so you can find the perfect tool for your kids! Check them out:
This award-winning game teaches color matching and fine motor skills as kids use the squeezer to grab color-coded acorns. It also practices taking turns, sportsmanship, and managing emotions!
Fine motor skills, balance, pattern matching, and coordination all take a front row seat in this relay-race game! Plus, practice teamwork and collaboration, taking turns and patience, and good sportsmanship. More of a tea party family? Try Teacup Pile-Up!™ Relay Game(game pieces double as a tea set)!
Spin to win and practice shape recognition, color matching, and fine motor skills. Key SEL skills in this game are taking turns, managing emotions, and goal-setting. (Also try Pete the Cat® I Love My White Shoes Game.)
Two games in one! Practice math, matching, and fine motor skills and then use the cards to play a memory matching game! Kids will also practice SEL concepts like memory and attention skills, decision making, and goal-setting and achieving!
This fast-paced memory game practices visual discrimination, fine motor skills, coordination, and memory-matching! Plus, learn to be a good sport, win and lose gracefully, be empathetic, and manage emotions
We hope this was helpful! SEL is an important part of school readiness and we want to help you prepare your kid for success.
Did you know you can teach social and emotional learning skills with games?
The pandemic interrupted a huge part of preschool learning: social skills! Without the opportunity to learn and develop social and emotional skills, many young kids today struggle to take turns, develop friendships, manage emotions, and more.
How can you help your child develop these skills? With preschool games!
Games inherently include SEL (social and emotional learning) concepts within their gameplay, which make them the perfect tool to help teach your kids the skills they need to succeed. Some SEL skills you can learn in games are:
Document
Taking turns
Sportsmanship
Managing and regulating emotions
Teamwork
Empathy
Patience
Goal setting and achieving
Resposible decision making
Memory and attention skills
Plus, our preschool games also teach key early learning skills like color matching, patterns, and fine motor skills to set them up for school success.
We’ve put together a list of some of our preschool games paired with what SEL and early learning concepts they teach so you can find the perfect tool for your kids! Check them out:
This award-winning game teaches color matching and fine motor skills as kids use the squeezer to grab color-coded acorns. It also practices taking turns, sportsmanship, and managing emotions!
Fine motor skills, balance, pattern matching, and coordination all take a front row seat in this relay-race game! Plus, practice teamwork and collaboration, taking turns and patience, and good sportsmanship. More of a tea party family? Try Teacup Pile-Up!™ Relay Game(game pieces double as a tea set)!
Spin to win and practice shape recognition, color matching, and fine motor skills. Key SEL skills in this game are taking turns, managing emotions, and goal-setting. (Also try Pete the Cat® I Love My White Shoes Game.)
Two games in one! Practice math, matching, and fine motor skills and then use the cards to play a memory matching game! Kids will also practice SEL concepts like memory and attention skills, decision making, and goal-setting and achieving!
This fast-paced memory game practices visual discrimination, fine motor skills, coordination, and memory-matching! Plus, learn to be a good sport, win and lose gracefully, be empathetic, and manage emotions
We hope this was helpful! SEL is an important part of school readiness and we want to help you prepare your kid for success.
Winter break is here, which means kids have a LOT of free time. It’s important for kids to maintain a routine or learning structure over break to keep their school skills sharp, so we put together a free bundle of activities for winter break!
The winter activity bundle includes SIX activities that you can do with materials you already have at home! Plus, each activity practices key learning-focused skills through hands-on play! Check out the individual activities below and download the bundle for free here!
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Christmas Tree Craft:
Grab your leftover boxes from Holiday shopping and other recycled materials and create a Christmas tree! This activity practices creativity and fine motor skills.
Kids need fine motor skills to hold a pencil, use scissors, tie their shoes, and other everyday classroom tasks. Help them develop those little hand muscles with a festive create-your-own snowman activity! Plus, take it one step further and make up a story about the snowman to develop vocabulary skills!
Combine counting practice, number order, and fine motor development into one hands-on activity! Grab Playfoam or recycled paper (even that leftover tissue paper from gift wrapping), then shape into balls to match numbers!
Pick a template and Snowy Playfoam Pals™ characters to create festive pop-up cards for family and friends! Watch the included video for step-by-step instructions! click here to view video
Winter break is here, which means kids have a LOT of free time. It’s important for kids to maintain a routine or learning structure over break to keep their school skills sharp, so we put together a free bundle of activities for winter break!
The winter activity bundle includes SIX activities that you can do with materials you already have at home! Plus, each activity practices key learning-focused skills through hands-on play! Check out the individual activities below and download the bundle for free here!
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Christmas Tree Craft:
Grab your leftover boxes from Holiday shopping and other recycled materials and create a Christmas tree! This activity practices creativity and fine motor skills.
Kids need fine motor skills to hold a pencil, use scissors, tie their shoes, and other everyday classroom tasks. Help them develop those little hand muscles with a festive create-your-own snowman activity! Plus, take it one step further and make up a story about the snowman to develop vocabulary skills!
Combine counting practice, number order, and fine motor development into one hands-on activity! Grab Playfoam or recycled paper (even that leftover tissue paper from gift wrapping), then shape into balls to match numbers!
Pick a template and Snowy Playfoam Pals™ characters to create festive pop-up cards for family and friends! Watch the included video for step-by-step instructions! click here to view video
Good morning, parents, teachers, and play-enthusiasts! We’re big fans of using play to learn and spend time together, which makes it the perfect morning activity. To help kids start their days in the right mindset, confidence, and mood, we put together some of our favorite ways to wake up and play. From silly shenanigans to screen-free fun, keep your mornings playful!
Wake Up with Something Silly
Laughter can boost the immune system, energize the body, alleviate stress and depression, and even provide pain relief? Send them off to the office, home office, school, or makeshift classroom with a belly laugh—and all the benefits that come with it—using some of these great ideas from the experts in play at EI:
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1. Tell A Joke
Who doesn’t love a good joke? Jokes are a quick and easy way to get your family giggling in the morning and are also a great way to build vocabulary and reinforce linguistic sequence. Kids can laugh and learn with our grade-level-specific printable reading and vocabulary activities here. Also, find tons of kid-friendly jokes here.
2. Pull A Prank
Help your kids learn to laugh at themselves with one of the kid-friendly pranks from our April Fool’s Day blog—or gather everyone together to play a trick on your partner. Laughing together doesn’t just feel good—it also helps tighten your family bond.
3. Read A Story!
Turn breakfast time into story time—but make it a funny one! From Walter the Farting Dog to B.J. Novak’s (yup, that one, from The Office) The Book With No Pictures, or anything by Mo Willems, funny books are sure to have your family howling.
Wake Up with All Day Play
Spending time with your kids strengthens your family bond, encourages positive behavior, builds communication skills, boosts self-esteem, and so much more. Check out our recommendations for games, activities, and songs that spark more togetherness!
I Spy with My Little Eye
Snuggle up and see what you can see—together! Spy things that are big, small, short, tall, square, circular, soft, hard, objects that are certain colors, things with wheels or paws…you get the idea! This is a great way to build your little one’s vocabulary and introduce early math skills like shape and size.
The Sneaky, Snacky
Squirrel Game!
Spin the day away with everyone’s favorite preschool game! Celebrating its 10th anniversary as one of Amazon’s best-selling preschool games, The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game! helps kids master colors while building fine motor and pre-handwriting skills.
Bean Bag Toss
Stand close together and see how many times you and your kid can toss and catch a bean bag or balled up sock. Make it more of a challenge by taking a step backwards every so often, taking turns tossing your bean bags into a laundry basket or mixing bowl, or by balancing a bean bag on your heads while you play. It’s fun AND builds gross motor skills!
Teacup Pile-Up
Relay race to teatime! Flip over an order card and build your teacup tower, relay race style, one teacup or saucer at a time. Whoever matches their card and rings the teapot bell first, wins! Practice key skills like matching, sequencing, fine motor skills, balance, coordination, and more with Teacup Pile-Up.
Sensory Bins
Preschool teachers use these bins to build their students’ brains, including developing nerve connections, building language skills, enhancing fine and gross motor skills, and encouraging problem-solving. Start by filling a large bin with Playfoam Pluffle, the mesmerizing, mixable, feel-good fluffy stuff that never dries out. Then, add a variety of objects for you and your little one to find, feel, describe, sort, match, and more.
Color
Who doesn’t love to color? Grab some printer paper and a new box of crayons and let your inner artists loose or print some of our free, downloadable coloring pages featuring your kiddo’s favorite EI characters. The trick here is that you need to color, too. Talk about the colors you’re using, give your creation a name, and make up a backstory—where does this creature live? What does it eat? What does it do all day?
Learn
Learning is more fun together! Our free, downloadable preschool packet includes colorful and engaging early literacy, math, and art activities perfect for sneaking some learning into your together time.
Sing Songs
Some of our favorites are: I’m a Little Teapot, 5 Little Monkeys, and Itsy Bitsy Spider, If You’re Happy and You Know It.
Wake Up with Screen-Free Fun
You know that too much time on screens can slow language development, stifle creative thinking, interfere with social skills, and contribute to eye strain and headaches—not the best way to start your preschooler’s day! Luckily, the Play Experts at EI are here with easy screen-free ideas for starting your kiddo’s day slowly, calmly, and sanely. Try one of the games or activities we’ve already mentioned or check out one of these:
1. Snuggle Up
Your little one may not be ready to spring right out of bed, so take a few minutes to cuddle with your kiddo before you start your day. Snuggling is sweet and physical touch also provides a sense of calm and relaxation, improves muscle tone and circulation, lowers stress, and provides pain relief for everyone involved!
2. Read a Story
Looking at words and pictures and listening to a parent’s voice creates a naturally calming atmosphere. Plus, reading to your kid is one of the best ways to build their language skills, including learning sounds, words, and early literacy skills.
3. Take a Walk
In addition to providing exercise, taking a walk also helps kids feel calmer and happier, improves their ability to concentrate and focus, and encourages a sense of independence and freedom. Even a 10-minute trip around the block together will reap myriad benefits
4. Tackle a Chore
Chores help kids—even preschoolers—learn responsibility, build a strong work ethic, and foster respect for the work you’re doing to keep your home running smoothly. Help your child build confidence—and get a little help around the house—by trusting them with a morning chore. Let your little one choose their chore, then congratulate them each time it’s complete!
Wake Up with Backwards Day
Sticking to a consistent schedule can help children transition through their days more comfortably, but the ability to go with the flow is also an important skill to teach early on. The Play Experts at EI are sharing five fun ways to help teach flexibility by turning your family’s day upside down!
1. Movie Night in the
Morning
Surprise your kids with a morning movie! This is just the kind of switch in routine that shows kids that change can be fun. Don’t have time for an entire movie? How about reading some of our favorite books here?
2. PJs All Day
While getting dressed signals the shift from downtime to work time, relaxing the rules for just one day can be a fun treat, and running errands together in your jammies is a great way to build your family’s bond.
3. Breakfast for
Dinner
Who doesn’t love bacon and eggs before bed? Use this tasty time to talk through your day; chatting with your kiddos helps them learn to decipher words through context clues and demonstrates the natural flow of language.
4. Nighttime Stroll
Fresh air and exercise before bed will help your whole family sleep better and walking at night provides kids an opportunity to observe and discover nature in a completely different setting. Take a look at some walk activity suggestions here.
Schedules can keep things running smoothly but looking for opportunities to shake things up every now and then is a great way to build resilience and help your family learn to go with the flow.
Make your mornings playful with a game and laugh or flip your whole day upside down! What’s your favorite way to wake up and play?
Good morning, parents, teachers, and play-enthusiasts! We’re big fans of using play to learn and spend time together, which makes it the perfect morning activity. To help kids start their days in the right mindset, confidence, and mood, we put together some of our favorite ways to wake up and play. From silly shenanigans to screen-free fun, keep your mornings playful!
Wake Up with Something Silly
Laughter can boost the immune system, energize the body, alleviate stress and depression, and even provide pain relief? Send them off to the office, home office, school, or makeshift classroom with a belly laugh—and all the benefits that come with it—using some of these great ideas from the experts in play at EI:
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1. Tell A Joke
Who doesn’t love a good joke? Jokes are a quick and easy way to get your family giggling in the morning and are also a great way to build vocabulary and reinforce linguistic sequence. Kids can laugh and learn with our grade-level-specific printable reading and vocabulary activities here. Also, find tons of kid-friendly jokes here.
2. Pull A Prank
Help your kids learn to laugh at themselves with one of the kid-friendly pranks from our April Fool’s Day blog—or gather everyone together to play a trick on your partner. Laughing together doesn’t just feel good—it also helps tighten your family bond.
3. Read A Story!
Turn breakfast time into story time—but make it a funny one! From Walter the Farting Dog to B.J. Novak’s (yup, that one, from The Office) The Book With No Pictures, or anything by Mo Willems, funny books are sure to have your family howling.
Wake Up with All Day Play
Spending time with your kids strengthens your family bond, encourages positive behavior, builds communication skills, boosts self-esteem, and so much more. Check out our recommendations for games, activities, and songs that spark more togetherness!
I Spy with My Little Eye
Snuggle up and see what you can see—together! Spy things that are big, small, short, tall, square, circular, soft, hard, objects that are certain colors, things with wheels or paws…you get the idea! This is a great way to build your little one’s vocabulary and introduce early math skills like shape and size.
The Sneaky, Snacky
Squirrel Game!
Spin the day away with everyone’s favorite preschool game! Celebrating its 10th anniversary as one of Amazon’s best-selling preschool games, The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game! helps kids master colors while building fine motor and pre-handwriting skills.
Bean Bag Toss
Stand close together and see how many times you and your kid can toss and catch a bean bag or balled up sock. Make it more of a challenge by taking a step backwards every so often, taking turns tossing your bean bags into a laundry basket or mixing bowl, or by balancing a bean bag on your heads while you play. It’s fun AND builds gross motor skills!
Teacup Pile-Up
Relay race to teatime! Flip over an order card and build your teacup tower, relay race style, one teacup or saucer at a time. Whoever matches their card and rings the teapot bell first, wins! Practice key skills like matching, sequencing, fine motor skills, balance, coordination, and more with Teacup Pile-Up.
Sensory Bins
Preschool teachers use these bins to build their students’ brains, including developing nerve connections, building language skills, enhancing fine and gross motor skills, and encouraging problem-solving. Start by filling a large bin with Playfoam Pluffle, the mesmerizing, mixable, feel-good fluffy stuff that never dries out. Then, add a variety of objects for you and your little one to find, feel, describe, sort, match, and more.
Color
Who doesn’t love to color? Grab some printer paper and a new box of crayons and let your inner artists loose or print some of our free, downloadable coloring pages featuring your kiddo’s favorite EI characters. The trick here is that you need to color, too. Talk about the colors you’re using, give your creation a name, and make up a backstory—where does this creature live? What does it eat? What does it do all day?
Learn
Learning is more fun together! Our free, downloadable preschool packet includes colorful and engaging early literacy, math, and art activities perfect for sneaking some learning into your together time.
Sing Songs
Some of our favorites are: I’m a Little Teapot, 5 Little Monkeys, and Itsy Bitsy Spider, If You’re Happy and You Know It.
Wake Up with Screen-Free Fun
You know that too much time on screens can slow language development, stifle creative thinking, interfere with social skills, and contribute to eye strain and headaches—not the best way to start your preschooler’s day! Luckily, the Play Experts at EI are here with easy screen-free ideas for starting your kiddo’s day slowly, calmly, and sanely. Try one of the games or activities we’ve already mentioned or check out one of these:
1. Snuggle Up
Your little one may not be ready to spring right out of bed, so take a few minutes to cuddle with your kiddo before you start your day. Snuggling is sweet and physical touch also provides a sense of calm and relaxation, improves muscle tone and circulation, lowers stress, and provides pain relief for everyone involved!
2. Read a Story
Looking at words and pictures and listening to a parent’s voice creates a naturally calming atmosphere. Plus, reading to your kid is one of the best ways to build their language skills, including learning sounds, words, and early literacy skills.
3. Take a Walk
In addition to providing exercise, taking a walk also helps kids feel calmer and happier, improves their ability to concentrate and focus, and encourages a sense of independence and freedom. Even a 10-minute trip around the block together will reap myriad benefits
4. Tackle a Chore
Chores help kids—even preschoolers—learn responsibility, build a strong work ethic, and foster respect for the work you’re doing to keep your home running smoothly. Help your child build confidence—and get a little help around the house—by trusting them with a morning chore. Let your little one choose their chore, then congratulate them each time it’s complete!
Wake Up with Backwards Day
Sticking to a consistent schedule can help children transition through their days more comfortably, but the ability to go with the flow is also an important skill to teach early on. The Play Experts at EI are sharing five fun ways to help teach flexibility by turning your family’s day upside down!
1. Movie Night in the
Morning
Surprise your kids with a morning movie! This is just the kind of switch in routine that shows kids that change can be fun. Don’t have time for an entire movie? How about reading some of our favorite books here?
2. PJs All Day
While getting dressed signals the shift from downtime to work time, relaxing the rules for just one day can be a fun treat, and running errands together in your jammies is a great way to build your family’s bond.
3. Breakfast for
Dinner
Who doesn’t love bacon and eggs before bed? Use this tasty time to talk through your day; chatting with your kiddos helps them learn to decipher words through context clues and demonstrates the natural flow of language.
4. Nighttime Stroll
Fresh air and exercise before bed will help your whole family sleep better and walking at night provides kids an opportunity to observe and discover nature in a completely different setting. Take a look at some walk activity suggestions here.
Schedules can keep things running smoothly but looking for opportunities to shake things up every now and then is a great way to build resilience and help your family learn to go with the flow.
Make your mornings playful with a game and laugh or flip your whole day upside down! What’s your favorite way to wake up and play?
Happy Thanksgiving! This year (and every year), we’re thankful that we get to make toys and games that help kids learn and grow! Help your family express what they’re thankful for with this quick and simple DIY Thanksgiving Placemat activity using things you already have, created by Sahad Rivera Sonda, one of our Product Managers and expert on all things cute!
Cut out a rectangle from your recycled box or bag. It should be big enough to be a placemat
Write “I am thankful for:” across the top. Draw a line underneath for your kid to fill in.
Draw the outline of leaves, turkeys, or other fun fall items. We chose leaves!
Have your kid write what they’re thankful for in the space provided.
Shape your Playfoam Naturals to fit the outlines and decorate!
Use crayons or markers to decorate the rest of the placemat or use scissors to round the corners. Now you have a fun, festive placemat for Thanksgiving dinner!
Happy Thanksgiving! This year (and every year), we’re thankful that we get to make toys and games that help kids learn and grow! Help your family express what they’re thankful for with this quick and simple DIY Thanksgiving Placemat activity using things you already have, created by Sahad Rivera Sonda, one of our Product Managers and expert on all things cute!
Cut out a rectangle from your recycled box or bag. It should be big enough to be a placemat
Write “I am thankful for:” across the top. Draw a line underneath for your kid to fill in.
Draw the outline of leaves, turkeys, or other fun fall items. We chose leaves!
Have your kid write what they’re thankful for in the space provided.
Shape your Playfoam Naturals to fit the outlines and decorate!
Use crayons or markers to decorate the rest of the placemat or use scissors to round the corners. Now you have a fun, festive placemat for Thanksgiving dinner!
Finding a stocking filled with small surprises is one of the most exciting parts of the holidays! To help parents make the most of these tiny treasures, Experts at Play at Educational Insights are here with 10 small gift ideas guaranteed to bring big smiles, spark lasting joy, and keep kids’ interest well into the new year.
Playfoam Pals Holiday Ornaments – Give the gift of holiday spirit with this 2-in-1 craft set! Kids decorate the ornaments with the included stickers and hang them on the tree, then sculpt the Playfoam inside into the perfect pretend play props for the Snowy Pals figurine hidden in the Playfoam! When they’re done, squish the Playfoam flat and begin again—Playfoam never dries out, so the fun never ends!
Playfoam Build-a-Snowman – Kids can squish and squash these packs of Playfoam into their very own no-melt snowmen, then accessorize them with the included hat, scarf, carrot nose, arm branches, eyes, and buttons. This set of three kits is perfect for spreading across sibling stockings, too!
Playfoam Putty 4 Pack – Stimulate sensory play all season long with Playfoam Putty! A uniquely textured putty is perfect for squishing, squashing, and sculpting, and makes a crackle sound with every squeeze! Perfect for screen-free ASMR play. Plus, all that squeezing and squashing builds fine motor skills.
Playfoam Pals Snowy Friends – Inspire hours of pretend-play fun! Each special-edition snow globe pod contains a snowy mix of Playfoam perfect for sculpting a squishy, squashy, play world, and a hidden mystery Pal to play in it! Kids will want to collect them all!
Playfoam Shape & Learn 4 Pack– Slip some learning into their stockings! This pack contains four sets of sculptable Playfoam, each with a set of shape, letter, number, or counting cards. Kids shape the Playfoam to match the object on each card, practicing critical preschool skills the creative way!
PaperCraft Doll Fashion Party – Encourage creativity with this set of four PaperCraft booklets, each featuring extra-large, stick-on (and off, and on again) dolls and fashions for endless mix and match outfits and hours of creative play. And with four sets you can spread them across other sibling’s stockings or give as small gifts to other friends and family.
GeoSafari Jr. Dino Discovery – Turn Christmas day into a prehistoric party with a real dino dig packed with surprises! Kids scoop and dig in the reusable dino dirt to find and excavate Triceratops or T-Rex bones, then assemble the bones to create a complete skeleton. Kits also include fossil molds and a volcano carry case!
GeoSafari Jr. Kidnoculars – Kids can scope out everything from Santa’s sleigh to the first buds of spring with this set of focus-free binoculars featuring 2x magnification and extra-large eyepieces! Perfect for nature walks, sky gazing, and more.
Design & Drill Robot – Tis’ the season for STEM learning and this DIY robot is the perfect introduction for preschoolers! Kids snap the pieces together, then use the included screwdriver and colorful bolts to decorate their rockin’ robot pal. When they’re done, it’s time for robot-themed pretend play
Make the most of your stocking stuffers! The right small gifts for the holidays can surprise and delight kids for months to come.
Finding a stocking filled with small surprises is one of the most exciting parts of the holidays! To help parents make the most of these tiny treasures, Experts at Play at Educational Insights are here with 10 small gift ideas guaranteed to bring big smiles, spark lasting joy, and keep kids’ interest well into the new year.
Playfoam Pals Holiday Ornaments – Give the gift of holiday spirit with this 2-in-1 craft set! Kids decorate the ornaments with the included stickers and hang them on the tree, then sculpt the Playfoam inside into the perfect pretend play props for the Snowy Pals figurine hidden in the Playfoam! When they’re done, squish the Playfoam flat and begin again—Playfoam never dries out, so the fun never ends!
Playfoam Build-a-Snowman – Kids can squish and squash these packs of Playfoam into their very own no-melt snowmen, then accessorize them with the included hat, scarf, carrot nose, arm branches, eyes, and buttons. This set of three kits is perfect for spreading across sibling stockings, too!
Playfoam Putty 4 Pack – Stimulate sensory play all season long with Playfoam Putty! A uniquely textured putty is perfect for squishing, squashing, and sculpting, and makes a crackle sound with every squeeze! Perfect for screen-free ASMR play. Plus, all that squeezing and squashing builds fine motor skills.
Playfoam Pals Snowy Friends – Inspire hours of pretend-play fun! Each special-edition snow globe pod contains a snowy mix of Playfoam perfect for sculpting a squishy, squashy, play world, and a hidden mystery Pal to play in it! Kids will want to collect them all!
Playfoam Shape & Learn 4 Pack– Slip some learning into their stockings! This pack contains four sets of sculptable Playfoam, each with a set of shape, letter, number, or counting cards. Kids shape the Playfoam to match the object on each card, practicing critical preschool skills the creative way!
PaperCraft Doll Fashion Party – Encourage creativity with this set of four PaperCraft booklets, each featuring extra-large, stick-on (and off, and on again) dolls and fashions for endless mix and match outfits and hours of creative play. And with four sets you can spread them across other sibling’s stockings or give as small gifts to other friends and family.
GeoSafari Jr. Dino Discovery – Turn Christmas day into a prehistoric party with a real dino dig packed with surprises! Kids scoop and dig in the reusable dino dirt to find and excavate Triceratops or T-Rex bones, then assemble the bones to create a complete skeleton. Kits also include fossil molds and a volcano carry case!
GeoSafari Jr. Kidnoculars – Kids can scope out everything from Santa’s sleigh to the first buds of spring with this set of focus-free binoculars featuring 2x magnification and extra-large eyepieces! Perfect for nature walks, sky gazing, and more.
Design & Drill Robot – Tis’ the season for STEM learning and this DIY robot is the perfect introduction for preschoolers! Kids snap the pieces together, then use the included screwdriver and colorful bolts to decorate their rockin’ robot pal. When they’re done, it’s time for robot-themed pretend play
Make the most of your stocking stuffers! The right small gifts for the holidays can surprise and delight kids for months to come.
It’s almost time to send the kids back to school. Whether yours are super excited or a little bit nervous, you can let them know you’re thinking of them on the first away with these sweet (and sometimes silly!) notes of encouragement from some of their very favorite EI friends!These adorable, easy-print notes are perfect for stashing in little lunchboxes and backpacks, sticking to bedroom doors and bathroom mirrors, and sliding into pockets as you say goodbye. Inspirational messages from Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, ARTIE Max - The Coding Robot, and the Zoomigos, will put a smile on your sweetie’s face and send the message loud and clear that they’re in your heart, even when you’re not together.
It’s almost time to send the kids back to school. Whether yours are super excited or a little bit nervous, you can let them know you’re thinking of them on the first away with these sweet (and sometimes silly!) notes of encouragement from some of their very favorite EI friends!These adorable, easy-print notes are perfect for stashing in little lunchboxes and backpacks, sticking to bedroom doors and bathroom mirrors, and sliding into pockets as you say goodbye. Inspirational messages from Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, ARTIE Max - The Coding Robot, and the Zoomigos, will put a smile on your sweetie’s face and send the message loud and clear that they’re in your heart, even when you’re not together.
The first day of school is a magical moment for students and parents alike. Capturing your child’s picture on the first day of each school year is a fun way to document not only their enthusiasm and excitement but also their physical growth and changes at a consistent point each year.
Our free, printable, back-to-school signs are a great way to keep track of which photo goes with which school year – just print the appropriate sign for your child’s grade and have them hold it for a few fun snaps on the way out the door
So, strap on that backpack, hand over the lunchbox, and grab your phone or camera on the way out the door! Remember, bright, contrasting colors make for a more interesting photo and you always want to fill the whole frame – the front of the school or marquis are great locations, as is your own front door, which does double duty as a year-to-year measuring stick if you take your BTS shot there every year.
The first day of school is a magical moment for students and parents alike. Capturing your child’s picture on the first day of each school year is a fun way to document not only their enthusiasm and excitement but also their physical growth and changes at a consistent point each year.
Our free, printable, back-to-school signs are a great way to keep track of which photo goes with which school year – just print the appropriate sign for your child’s grade and have them hold it for a few fun snaps on the way out the door
So, strap on that backpack, hand over the lunchbox, and grab your phone or camera on the way out the door! Remember, bright, contrasting colors make for a more interesting photo and you always want to fill the whole frame – the front of the school or marquis are great locations, as is your own front door, which does double duty as a year-to-year measuring stick if you take your BTS shot there every year.
Kiddos don’t want the play to end — and neither do we! Whether you’re looking to keep busy during summer break, improving school readiness for back-to-school, or just want some screen-free fun, Spark More Play ensures that the learning-based fun keeps going.
Spark More Play provides free downloadable activities and worksheets that are an extension of all your favorite toys and games from Educational Insights, so that kiddos can keep playing, learning, and creating! Our experts in play have hand-picked some of our favorite Spark More Play activities and created bundles by subject area that are easy to download! Check them out!
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Math Bundle
The Spark More Play Math Bundle combines early math concepts like counting or tracing numbers with hands-on, sensory fun! Kiddos can use Playfoam or Playfoam Sand to shape numbers, learn to count, and do simple math, all while improving fine motor skills. Plus, they’ll be engaged in sensory-stimulating fun that keeps little hands and little brains busy.
Little learners will fill in missing letters, practice key letter sounds, and match pictures to words in this bundle. These practical concepts are perfect for kindergarten or school readiness, or for kindergarten classroom worksheets. Add a hands-on aspect to your language learning!
The Nature Bundle combines hands-on learning activities with critical thinking, arts & crafts, creativity and exploration! Become a backyard explorer or insect observer with nature-themed activities that bring the outdoors to you!
School readiness isn’t all about learning ABCs and 123s…it’s also about social and emotional learning (SEL). Practice identifying emotions and understand feelings with toy-centered learning activities. SEL development helps kids manage and regulate emotions, build relationships, and express themselves so they can be the most authentic version of themselves!
It keeps getting better! Spark More Play activities go perfectly with your favorite Educational Insights products like Playfoam, Playfoam Sand, Kidnoculars, and more! If you don’t have any learning toys on hand, don’t worry! You can use household arts & crafts items like crayons, markers, pom poms, and more to start the learning-based play. Spark more Creativity with how you play!
Kiddos don’t want the play to end — and neither do we! Whether you’re looking to keep busy during summer break, improving school readiness for back-to-school, or just want some screen-free fun, Spark More Play ensures that the learning-based fun keeps going.
Spark More Play provides free downloadable activities and worksheets that are an extension of all your favorite toys and games from Educational Insights, so that kiddos can keep playing, learning, and creating! Our experts in play have hand-picked some of our favorite Spark More Play activities and created bundles by subject area that are easy to download! Check them out!
Document
Math Bundle
The Spark More Play Math Bundle combines early math concepts like counting or tracing numbers with hands-on, sensory fun! Kiddos can use Playfoam or Playfoam Sand to shape numbers, learn to count, and do simple math, all while improving fine motor skills. Plus, they’ll be engaged in sensory-stimulating fun that keeps little hands and little brains busy.
Little learners will fill in missing letters, practice key letter sounds, and match pictures to words in this bundle. These practical concepts are perfect for kindergarten or school readiness, or for kindergarten classroom worksheets. Add a hands-on aspect to your language learning!
The Nature Bundle combines hands-on learning activities with critical thinking, arts & crafts, creativity and exploration! Become a backyard explorer or insect observer with nature-themed activities that bring the outdoors to you!
School readiness isn’t all about learning ABCs and 123s…it’s also about social and emotional learning (SEL). Practice identifying emotions and understand feelings with toy-centered learning activities. SEL development helps kids manage and regulate emotions, build relationships, and express themselves so they can be the most authentic version of themselves!
It keeps getting better! Spark More Play activities go perfectly with your favorite Educational Insights products like Playfoam, Playfoam Sand, Kidnoculars, and more! If you don’t have any learning toys on hand, don’t worry! You can use household arts & crafts items like crayons, markers, pom poms, and more to start the learning-based play. Spark more Creativity with how you play!
Self-confidence and a positive attitude can lead to better performance at school, smoother social connections, and healthier, happier kids overall. Whether your kiddo is super excited to head back to school or feeling a little bit nervous, parents and teachers can play a big part in setting the tone for a positive, productive school year.
Believe in Yourself
[ Click to download PDF: Believe In Yourself | Be Awesome ] You can help build your students’ confidence and create an inspiring learning environment at home and at school with our free mini-posters! Simply click images to download and print these posters to hang in the classroom, bedroom, living room, or kitchen. Then, talk your kids through each inspiring phrase, making sure they understand what it means. Favorite EI friends like Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, ARTIE MAX™, and the Playfoam® Pals, with colorful, engaging designs bring each sentiment to life! We hope they help build the self-esteem and excitement students need to succeed in school.
[ Click to download PDF: You Are Enough | Be A Unicorn ] And, don’t forget, playtime is a great way to help kids relax and unwind after a long day of focused learning at school. Reward their positive attitudes and best efforts with a round of The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game®!, release their inner creativity and imagination with squishy-squashy Playfoam®, or let them code their very own, cool creations with ARTIE MAX – the Coding Robot.
[ Click to download PDF: Be Kind | You Can Do It ] Get your kids excited about this school year and release their totally unique, totally awesome inner potential, with love, support, and a little help from EI!
Self-confidence and a positive attitude can lead to better performance at school, smoother social connections, and healthier, happier kids overall. Whether your kiddo is super excited to head back to school or feeling a little bit nervous, parents and teachers can play a big part in setting the tone for a positive, productive school year.
Believe in Yourself
[ Click to download PDF: Believe In Yourself | Be Awesome ] You can help build your students’ confidence and create an inspiring learning environment at home and at school with our free mini-posters! Simply click images to download and print these posters to hang in the classroom, bedroom, living room, or kitchen. Then, talk your kids through each inspiring phrase, making sure they understand what it means. Favorite EI friends like Sneaky Snacky Squirrel, ARTIE MAX™, and the Playfoam® Pals, with colorful, engaging designs bring each sentiment to life! We hope they help build the self-esteem and excitement students need to succeed in school.
[ Click to download PDF: You Are Enough | Be A Unicorn ] And, don’t forget, playtime is a great way to help kids relax and unwind after a long day of focused learning at school. Reward their positive attitudes and best efforts with a round of The Sneaky Snacky Squirrel Game®!, release their inner creativity and imagination with squishy-squashy Playfoam®, or let them code their very own, cool creations with ARTIE MAX – the Coding Robot.
[ Click to download PDF: Be Kind | You Can Do It ] Get your kids excited about this school year and release their totally unique, totally awesome inner potential, with love, support, and a little help from EI!
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