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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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Why Manipulatives?

Why Manipulatives?

“Children must master the language of things before they master the language of words.” —Friedrich Froebel Guidecraft Beehive Lace[/caption] Manipulatives were first introduced into children’s...

Guidecraft’s PowerClix® Magnetic Toy System Wins Top 2015 Oppenheim and Parents’ Choice Awards

Guidecraft’s PowerClix® Magnetic Toy System Wins Top 2015 Oppenheim and Parents’ Choice Awards

  Guidecraft is delighted to announce that its magnetic building toy system, PowerClix®, has earned top 2015 toy awards from two distinguished toy review organizations.  PowerClix®...

Guidecraft Celebrates 50 Years of Making Toy Systems for Change

Guidecraft Celebrates 50 Years of Making Toy Systems for Change

50 years ago a young man named Fred Fein started a business making small, wooden figures in a one room shop in Garnerville, New York....

IO Blocks Minis Make the Perfect Summer Travel Toy!

IO Blocks Minis Make the Perfect Summer Travel Toy!

Just in time for summertime traveling fun, IO Blocks Minis have arrived! Each set comes in a handy portable canister, making it even easier for...

Happiness is…an IO Blocks building party

Happiness is…an IO Blocks building party

During the month of May, 100 families and teachers all over the US threw building parties with children and students eager to discover a new...

Interview with Ethan Wadsworth, 16-year-old PowerClix® Explorer Series Artist for Guidecraft

Interview with Ethan Wadsworth, 16-year-old PowerClix® Explorer Series Artist for Guidecraft

GC: Your artwork is so amazing and intricately detailed. When did you get seriously interested in drawing?  Ethan: I became really interested in drawing in...