“Children must master the language of things before they master the language of words.” —Friedrich Froebel Manipulatives were first introduced into children’s educational curriculum in 1837 by Friedrich Froebel, the father of Kindergarten. Froebel developed a variety of maneuverable objects, which he called Froebel Gifts, to aid his students in recognizing patterns and geometric forms. Long […]
See first-hand how you can jumpstart toddler STEM skills in this 1 minute video featuring a young family opening their first box of Grippies and discovering the joys of building! Who will your toddler be? The latest addition to our STEM building toy systems, Grippies® Builders, is uniquely designed for toddlers’ hands to easily grasp to begin to […]
Guidecraft is proud to announce that its first STEM toy for toddlers, Grippies® Builders, has received five awards from four distinguished toy review organizations. Grippies® Builders is uniquely designed for toddlers’ hands to easily grasp to introduce them to the basic concepts of magnetism, engineering and geometry at a very early age. The Tillywig Brain […]
Manipulatives were first introduced into children’s educational curriculum in 1837 by Friedrich Froebel, the father of Kindergarten. Froebel developed a variety of maneuverable objects, which he called Froebel Gifts, to aid his students in recognizing patterns and geometric forms…
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 young builders to take their favorite new building blocks with them while on the go.IO Blocks Minis are a quarter-sized miniature version of their recent forerunner and original STEM toy in the IO Blocks..
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 open-ended construction toy. We sent each of them a tub of IO Blocks along with a handful of building cards and tracker pads to use with our free IO Blocks interactive building app. We couldn’t have hoped for a better response. Here is what just a few of them said about IO Blocks.