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A basket for a daily hour of solo play in their room.
Boredom gives way to creativity, and parents get an hour.
Start with 15 minutes and build up. Use a timer or a Yoto.
Beautiful wood blocks in a modern palette. They look nice enough to leave out in the living room, which is half the battle for getting kids to play with blocks.
Honest drawback: Non-magnetic, so towers topple more easily than with Tegu's magnetic line. Some kids find that frustrating, others find it more satisfying.
Proper unit blocks, the kind every good preschool classroom has, made from reclaimed rubberwood. PlanToys says they use formaldehyde-free glue and water-based dyes.
Honest drawback: Fifty blocks is a starter set. Classrooms use hundreds.
The most underrated travel item there is. Peekaboo for babies, a tablecloth picnic for toddlers, a magic trick for 5-year-olds, and it weighs nothing.
Honest drawback: They're white, so they get loved and dirty fast. Toss them in a lingerie bag to wash.
