Innovating Block Play: Explore More, Build More, Play More
Keeping Caroline Pratt's main goals of totally open-ended, child-directed play at its heart, we at Guidecraft took on the challenge of innovating on her beautiful 100-year-old unit block system.
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...
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...
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...
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®, 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
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 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
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
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®...
