A child cannot have enough blocks!  Blocks have been shown to encourage cognitive, language, creative, math, and even early reading skills--the perfect toy!

These blocks help to promote better motor skills through building as well as help children learn pretend play. They are colorful and soft, making them safe for toddlers (read on)...

Students become city planners with the new Town Developers Set. With an assortment of basic bricks, windows, and roof pieces, students can plan and build a town, complete with homes, office buildings, a hospital, and more.

Who doesn't love legos?  Boys and Girls, no matter their interests, all love legos.  This is a great set and makes a wonderful gift.  Teaches children basic concepts, vocabulary, math skills, etc.  Legos make excellent toys!

These are a variation of the classic brick blocks that are a stable of every child's play room.  Excellent toy to encourage creative play. 

Kids will spend hours building life-size castles and fortresses with these study blocks. Constructed of lightweight corrugated cardboard, if the blocks tumble, no one gets hurt!

Build creepy, crawly, buggy-eyed creatures that MOVE with this 100-piece Oogly Googly Gears set!

I just purchased this toy for our clinic.  Children love gears and watching things move and work.  In this jungle-themed set, monkeys fly through the palm trees by their tails, then spin, twist and turn....

This toy is lots of fun.  Young children can learn to imitate early sounds such as "aaaaaaa" for airplane, 'beep beep' for the car, etc.  Toddlers can put on dramatic play schemes and act out a busy airport scene.  I use this toy specifically for children who aren't talking yet to encourage sound play and imitation.  Read on...

This toy may appear simple, but it packs a big punch for both language, speech, and fine motor skills.  Encourage your child's first words by playing with the telephone.  Encourage fine motor skills with the shape sorter side.  The little bear pops up, so babies learn the early skill of cause and effect.  Teach your child basic concepts such as "in" and "out" with the shapes.  So many ways to play.

Interactive electronic mat jump-starts active learning! Mat teaches children about colors, shapes and animal sounds while strengthening gross motor skills and developing deductive reasoning abilities.

Teach children through music.  I have worked closely with musical therapists and learned a lot from them.  Parents can encourage early imitation by modeling how to play with the toys and then encouraging the child to imitate (excellent for children with autism).  Read on...

Children use magnetic wands to guide metal balls through the maze, selecting their own path to their destination...

If your child has a shorter attention span, this is a good shape sorter for them.  Because it is more interactive with the child, it can keep the child's attention better than your average simple shape sorter.  It is essential to encourage a good attention span for little ones, as early as possible.  Children must be able to first pay attention to something in order to digest and learn it.