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2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Toddlers & Kids Under 10

The holiday season is filled with fun, but finding the best and most meaningful gift for all of the little ones in your life can...

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7 Ways to Create Invitations to Play through a Child’s Environment

7 Ways to Create Invitations to Play through a Child’s Environment

“Want to play?” These are magical words to children. An invitation to play is welcoming, inclusive, and suggests that fun is about to happen. Children learn through play,...

Grippies® are the ultimate STEM toys for toddlers

Grippies® are the ultimate STEM toys for toddlers

Unique in concept and design, Grippies sets are the best way to safely introduce toddlers to STEM principles through play. See first-hand how you can jumpstart toddler...

What Do the Grown-Ups Do During Child-Driven Play?

What Do the Grown-Ups Do During Child-Driven Play?

When we start to embrace child-driven, play-based learning, we have to ask: what are the adults supposed to do? If we are offering children open-ended materials and letting...

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Space for Possibility: Using Open-Ended Materials in Child-Centered Play

Young children are always at play. Their minds and bodies are wired to explore their world, no matter the location or context. In and around...

young boy playing with Guidecraft Little Bricks, a natural building toy that makes the perfect holiday gift for kids 3 and up

Unique Holiday Toys and Gifts for the Young Builders in Your Life

  If you are looking for unique Hanukkah or Christmas gift inspiration for the little builders in your life, you’ve come to the right place!...

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A Tribute to Guidecraft Founder Fred Fein

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Guidecraft’s beloved founder, Fred Fein. In 1966, he took his...