Fine Motor Development

12 months & up. Spark creativity and build essential skills with the Chunky Soft C Rings Manipulative Set - designed specifically for little hands and big imaginations! These brightly colored, easy-to-grasp links connect from any direction, encouraging open-ended building and early engineering exploration. Perfect for fine motor development, sensory play, and early spatial awareness, this versatile set is ideal for toddlers just beginning their building journey. The soft, chunky design ensures… More »

18 months & up. Help this lovely ladybug become more colorful! This fun toy's pegs come in a variety of colors and will fit into the holes in the ladybug's shell. When children put the pegs in the holes, the ladybug transforms into something vivid and new! The variety of colors will strengthen color recognition, and the numbers on each peg will bring counting into playtime.

2 years & up. Encourage creative play, tactile exploration, and open-ended building using the PolyForm Star Connectors set. Children can easily fit the unique pieces into each other, building horizontally or vertically and creating exciting new shapes. Manipulating uniquely shaped objects requires children to use their fingers and hands in precise ways. The varied shapes also challenge children to adapt their grip and movement, further enhancing their dexterity. The vibrant pieces will help… More »

18 months & up. Integrate early STEM learning into playtime with the Twisty Tools Nuts and Bolts Set. This set comes with 84 pieces that children can connect to one another in lots of interesting ways. To fit the nuts onto the bolts, children must figure out which nuts and bolts have matching patterns and designs. This quest will strengthen children's matching skills, shape recognition skills, and pattern recognition skills. Largest piece measures 1.7"L x 4"W. Smallest piece measures… More »

2 years & up. Encourage color and shape recognition while building fine motor skills. In this class set, children connect bolts to cards by matching a bolt's shape and color with the corresponding shape and color on the card. Children then fasten the bolt to the card with the nut. As children get the hang of it, they can continue to challenge themselves because the set comes with cards that have higher levels of difficulty. Bolts measure 2.75".

18 months & up. Toddlers and preschoolers learning the basics of self care and refining grasp and hand-eye coordination have met a cuddly match for their emerging skills! Adorable plush bear Teddy Wear comes clad in a removable outfit packed with closures -- perfect for testing a little one's growing problem-solving and motor skills. Buttons, zippers, self-stick tabs, buckles, and laces will keep fingers working on a number of different levels, offering a beneficial mix of encouragement and… More »

18 months & up. Combine loose parts activities and numeracy skills with the Loose Parts Number Trays. Made from easy-to-clean plastic, these trays are the perfect addition to any loose parts play environment. The trays' see-through plastic keeps items visible, accessible, and organized while also encouraging sorting, seriation, counting, and more! Introduce an additional layer of sensory exploration by shining a light source through the clear plastic. Smallest tray measures 6"L x 1.4"W… More »

18 months & up. Encourage creative play, tactile exploration, and open-ended building using the Snap and Stack Thistle Block set. Children can easily fit the durable plastic bristles together to create satisfying connections and construct anything their imagination can inspire. A variety of pieces will help children develop color and shape recognition as well as size relationships and pattern building. This 220-piece set allows for large builds independently or collaboratively.

12 months & up. Use your imagination and get creative with Waffle Blocks. This 42 piece set is made of safe, bendable material with a unique waffle shape that fit together easily. Pieces are easy to stack, build, connect, twist and snap together. Comes in its own container for easy clean up and storage. Each piece is brightly colored and measures 3.7".

2 years & up. These tactile stones offer an engaging, multi-sensory way for young children to practice correct letter formation. Each stone is carefully engraved to provide important sensory feedback. Starting at the green dot children will enjoy tracing each letter shape with their finger - over and over again - building important motor-memory skills. The set contains 26 letter stones, 3.5" - 6" long, and an activity guide.

2 years & up. Children can maneuver magnetic balls through intricate, nature-inspired mazes. The Nature's Paths Magnetic Leaf Mazes each feature organic shapes, and authentically-inspired routed paths. Use the attached magnetic wand to navigate the maze's twists and dips while practicing hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Encourage deeper problem solving and critical thinking while solving all three different mazes. Wooden construction and shatter-resistant, clear-view tops make this… More »

12 months & up. Help children learn to stack with the Montessori Flower Tower. Inspired by the Montessori educational approach, this tower has 5 pieces that increase in size and fit on top of each other. To correctly stack the pieces, children must figure out how to arrange them from smallest to largest. As they build the tower, children will develop important sorting and patterning skills.

10 months & up. This magnetic, circular mirror tray is a versatile addition to any play space, offering endless opportunities for sensory exploration and creative discovery. Perfect for heuristic play, treasure basket activities, and messy play, it encourages children to investigate reflections, experiment with cause and effect, and engage in open-ended learning. The magnetic surface adds an extra layer of interactivity, allowing young children to explore magnetism while arranging and manipulating… More »

12 months & up. Spark creativity with the Montessori Colorful Pegboard! This pegboard encourages children to practice patterning by stacking and sorting 16 colorful pieces: 4 each in green, yellow, red, and blue. With an ergonomic design, these pieces are easy to handle and stack in endless ways, inspiring imaginative play and fine motor skill development.

Ages 2 years & up. Foster multifaceted problem-solving with the Wooden Cube Puzzle featuring familiar pets. Each side of the cube has a different animal puzzle, and children need to match the design to solve the puzzle. There are 6 total puzzles, and working to solve them will improve critical-thinking and cognitive development.

Birth & up. Provide even the youngest learner with a safe toy set that stimulates their senses during play. The Rattle and Roll Sensory Ball set are just the right size for little hands. As they begin to feel, roll, and shake each ball, they will be able to explore different sounds, weights and textures. A subdued, nature-inspired color palette is pleasing to the eye, while the transparent ball creates contrast for newborns and infants.

12 months & up. This oversized board features colorful counting discs for sorting onto stationary pegs. Double-sided wooden squares show numbers 0 through 9 on one side and corresponding dot patterns on the other. The removable counting discs offer versatile opportunities for matching, counting, and practicing addition and subtraction, both on and off the board. Measures 15.75"L x 3.5"W x 4"H.

2 years & up. This is an assortment of either Mrs. Potato Head or Mr. Potato Head®. These are the classic face-changing friends for kids! Comes with lots of accessories for mix and match play. Extra accessories store in a compartment built into the potato body. Gender will vary.

12 months and up. The Jumbo Hexagon Manipulative Set is the ideal early STEM toy! This set of 48 jumbo hexagon pieces feature knobs that can easily snap into place to form imaginative structures. Little ones will explore color and shape recognition, spatial relations and early engineering concepts. Sized perfectly for little hands, set comes inside of a stackable storage bin with locking lid. Pieces come in 6 bright colors; red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and purple. Hexagon pieces each measure 4" x 4".

18 months & up. Children will be sorting, counting, adding, subtracting, patterning and sequencing in no time with the Geo Pegs Classroom Set! Ideal for developing fine motor skills, this set is large enough for multiple children and includes 4 large peg boards, 144 colorful pegs, 12 laces and 12 double-sided activity cards for inspiration. The 4 peg boards can be used individually, or be joined together to create a larger work space. Each peg board measures 8.5" x 8.5". WARNING: Strangulation… More »

2 years & up. This set of six Tongs are great for developing and refining fine motor skills. Children will learn how to control their hand muscles while they grasp, hold, move, and release items. These tongs help develop small hand muscles and finger strength that's needed for handwriting and cutting with scissors. Experimenting and playing with tongs encourage children to explore and investigate, while they develop motor skills and even build nerve connections in the brain. Tongs are 6" long.

2 years & up. Silly-looking eyedroppers and safe for toddlers! Perfect for experiencing cause and effect and fine motor development in the water table or discovery area.

12 months & up. Ideal for imaginative play. Extra-chunky jumbo star connectors are easy to connect from any direction. Stack, build, connect, twist and snap the Jumbo Star Connectors together. The jumbo-size shapes are ideal for small hands. A great set for fine motor and manipulative areas and for the young architect who is just starting to build. Easy to clean and sanitize. Includes its own container for storage. Set contains 24 pieces in 5 different colors. Each piece measures 4.75" in diameter.

12 months & up. The Stretch Tubes & Connectors Set is the ideal early STEM toy! This assortment of connectors and stretchy flexible tubes easily snap together, or into the holes on the connectors vertically, horizontally, or any angle imaginable, to create fantastic creations. Children will feel a real sense of accomplishment as they discover how to fit the tubes into the holes, or snap them together. Made of durable, safe plastic; stretch tubes and connectors come in a plastic stackable… More »