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Finding Your Smile
$20.95
Our Arched Weaving Looms are made from a variety of solid hardwoods and measure about 3 1/2" wide and 11 1/2" long (these measurements will vary slightly based on how the wood wants to bend). They can be used for a variety of weaving activities based on the skill and age of the user. …
$10.95
Bean Bags are a great open-ended toy that kids will find engaging and use often. They can be used in games, sensory and manipulative play, block play, and dramatic play. Our Bean Bags measure about 3" square and are made of rip-stop nylon, but they are not filled with beans--we use new p…
Two Tone Bean Bags are a great open-ended toy that kids will find engaging and use often. They can be used in games, sensory and manipulative play, block play, and dramatic play. Our Two Tone Bean Bags measure about 3" square and are made of rip-stop nylon, but they are not filled with b…
$12.95
Branch Beads are hand cut from reclaimed hardwood branches that were once headed for the landfall. Beads range in size from about 1 1/4" to 2" in diameter from about 1/2" to 1 1/2" in height. They have a 1/4" hole and each 36-piece set comes with two 1/8 inch lea…
$17.95
Branch Blocks are an environmentally-friendly product that promotes play-based learning. They are an imagination-inspiring addition to traditional unit blocks and an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic blocks. Children will find these blocks engaging and adults will appreciate th…
$15.95
We took small branch slices (about 1 1/2" long and an inch or so across) and embedded powerful 1 inch long rare earth magnets in them to create Branch Magnet Blocks. These blocks are real attention grabbers that engage kids and adults. &…
$4.85
Dancing Ribbons are a fun way to encourage small children to get up and move to the music, exercising large muscles in the arms and legs as well as the smaller muscles of the hand and wrist. Children will enjoy making the colorful rip-stop nylon streamers flutter and fly though the air as the…
$14.75
Our Domino Blocks were designed to be toppled after standing them on end in long twisty rows, but the children in our family child care program quickly found other uses for them. These Baltic Birch plywood blocks are about 3" tall, 1 1/2" wide, and 3/8" thick. They will wi…
$1.25
We have used Hardboard Blocks in our child care program for years and the children are always finding new ways to play with them. They are about 11 1/2" long, 4" wide, and 1/4" thick. They are a big hit in the block are and the dramatic play area. We have found them to…
$11.95
Hefty Planks are cut from a variety of reclaimed urban woods and tumble finished to remove rough edges, but they retain bandsaw and chainsaw markings as well as some bark so each plank is unique. They range in length from about 8 inches to about 12 inches, are 2-4 inches wide, and about one inch …
Hunk Blocks are cubes of wood--roughly 2-4 inches across--cut from a variety of reclaimed urban woods. They are tumble finished to remove their rough edges, but retain bandsaw and chainsaw marks that give them an interesting texture. These blocks are each unique--no standardized sizes. …
Human brains crave novelty and our Hunk Magnet Blocks are pretty novel. Blocks of wood are not supposed to stick to refrigerators or pick up paper clips. They are sure to engage and amuse kids and adults. Hunk Magnet Blocks are simply blocks of reclaimed urban wood (about 1 1/2" x 1" x …
We grew tired of how quickly kids bent up store-bought cardboard lacing cards—they became dog-eared and tattered from use way too quickly--so we decided to make our own. Our Lacing Cards are durable enough to stand up to years of use by curious kids. They are 6" square and mad…
$7.45
Lacing Hunks are a natural alternative to mass-produced plastic lacing toys. Each one is unique, they are roughly 4-6 inches cubes and cut from a variety of reclaimed urban hardwood. Clic…
$6.95
Lacing Logs are a very tactile play-based way to help small children hone small muscle skills and hand-eye coordination. This toy is also good for build problem solving skills and develops pre-reading and pre-math skills. Younger children enjoy UN-lacing the leather lace from the many h…
$2.95
Lacing Slabs are an engaging item that help kids develop small muscle skills, hand-eye coordination and other pre-math and pre-literacy skills. The saw marks and bark also make them a very tactile toy. …
$18.95
We sliced a bunch of branches ranging in diameter from 1/4" to 3/4" so they were all under 1 1/2" long and dumped them into a plastic tote thinking they would be fun manipulatives for the children in our family child care program. We were right. The children love to drive cars …
Log Arch BlocksTM are an environmentally-friendly product that add a new dimension to block play. This set of 10 blocks is fun on its own or with other types of blocks. They make great tunnels for toy cars and arches for block palaces. They are also engaging dramatic play props. Log Arch…
$32.00
We wanted a safe way for busy little brains and fingers to play with magnets. After some trial and error, we came up with Magnetic Bean Bags TM. Children will&…
$16.95
$8.95
Our buddy Iris introduced us to Magnetic Hematite stones in 2009 at a child care conference in Idaho. If you don't know about them they are a naturally magnetic iron ore that look like that liquid metal dude from the Terminator movies when polished. Iris told me the kids in her child car…
Our Mini Branch Beads TM are good for craft projects like necklaces and bracelets. They are also good for children’s small muscle development and hand-eye coordination--the smaller pieces and smaller holes present a bigger challenge. Beads are less than an inch in length and diame…
$5.95
Mini Hardboard Blocks TM are a smaller version of our Hardboard Blocks TM and a less expensive version of our Plank Blocks TM. They are good for building towers, roads, bridges, and other structures. These blocks are also flexible and fun dramatic play props. They are made from 1/4" thick te…
Mini Hunk Blocks are the little brothers and sisters of our Hunk Blocks. They are roughly 1 inch cubes and cut from a variety of reclaimed urban woods. They were first made for sensory play, but we soon found that they are also great additions to art projects, dramatic play, water play, and other…
$6.29
Our Mini Launcher is a great way to send balls of aluminum foil, small blocks, rocks, toy cars, doll heads, milk jug lids, and other potential projectiles sailing across the room. Just place your shot of choice on one end of the launcher and slam your hand down on the other end. Kids and adult wi…
Plank Blocks are a great addition to any block area. Kids will find all kinds of way to build with them and integrate them into their play self-directed play scenarios. These blocks are about 1 1/2" wide, 1/4" thick, and 7" long and made from solid maple. They come in a set of six.…
$8.50
Scrap Stack is a fun game that helps small children build valuable physical and thinking skills. Each set comes with a wooden base and a variety of oddly shaped lumber and branch pieces salvaged from the scrap pile of the Explorations Early Learning Toy Shop. To play, each person takes tu…
$4.95
Streamer Launchers are simply a loop of elastic sewn to a ribbon of rip-stop nylon, but simple things are often lots of fun. Launch them by looping the elastic over their thumb, pulling back on the ribbon, and letting go--just like shooting a rubber band. Unlike rubber bands, Ribbon Lau…
A Tree Lacer will encourage hand-eye coordination and the development of small muscle skills in young children. You will find it a great alternative to cardboard lacers because it is long lasting, unique, and engaging—and it is much more durable. Curious children will find many ways to…
$3.55
A hardwood Weaving Card is a great way to promote creativity while developing hand-eye coordination and small muscle skills. Children can weave yarn, string, beads, and other materials. Click Here for Icon Definitions …
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