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The Playroom: Create a Space that Mirrors your Child

Children don’t switch learning on and off with the school bell. In their early years, children are like sponges, absorbing the world through every sense. Where...

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Mud Play = The Perfect Screen Break – Lauren’s Learning Lab Featuring Rusty Keeler

Mud Play = The Perfect Screen Break – Lauren’s Learning Lab Featuring Rusty Keeler

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, mom, architect and teacher, Lauren Magee is joined by author, educator and natural playscape designer, Rusty Keeler. Together, they work to design...

Risky Play Leaps

Risky Play Leaps

Why do we stop our kids from engaging in risky play? We don’t want them killed! We want to keep them safe and intact. That’s...

Guidecraft Partners with Martha Stewart and Marquee Brands to Debut The Martha Stewart Living and Learning Kids’ Collection

Guidecraft Partners with Martha Stewart and Marquee Brands to Debut The Martha Stewart Living and Learning Kids’ Collection

Guidecraft®, celebrating 50 years of developing innovative educational and home learning environments, is teaming up with Martha Stewart and Marquee Brands to launch the Martha Stewart™...

Daily Routines While Distance Learning – Lauren’s Learning Lab

Daily Routines While Distance Learning – Lauren’s Learning Lab

In this episode of Lauren’s Learning Lab, Lauren Magee shares how she creates daily routines and a schedule that her children can look forward to to avoid...

Introducing Block Science

Introducing Block Science

Introducing a new kind of block play: Block Science. Our entire Block Science system, which debuts this year, is created around physics to harness the energy...

Better Builders Emotions Wins 2016 PAL Top 10 Award

Better Builders Emotions Wins 2016 PAL Top 10 Award

Play On Words, the award-winning speech therapy company, announced that Guidecraft’s Better Builders® Emotions received their 2016 PAL Top 10 Award for School Age Toys....

Toddler STEM Toy, Grippies®, Wins Multiple Industry Awards

Toddler STEM Toy, Grippies®, Wins Multiple Industry Awards

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®...

Why Manipulatives?

Why Manipulatives?

“Children must master the language of things before they master the language of words.” —Friedrich Froebel Guidecraft Beehive Lace 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®...