Fit Together Blocks

Thirteen maple blocks with nontoxic finish and large connectors for easy interlocking. Bright clear colors and weight and feel of wood offer an alternative experience to lighter weight plastic blocks. Dowel and plug connectors make Fit Together Blocks particularly useful for beginning builders. As child stacks one block atop another, the blocks fit together, reducing the frustration that comes from a previously stacked block being knocked off as child stacks another one.

US$36

Green Toys Block Set

Lightweight and stackable, Green Toys Blocks are made in the US from recycled milk jugs and are BPA, PVC, and phthalate free. Each 18 block set includes eight single blocks, four half blocks, two double blocks, two arch blocks and two triangular blocks. Particularly useful for beginning builders, connecting blocks reduce the frustration that comes from a previously stacked block being knocked off as child stacks another one.

US$25

Crystal Bead Blocks

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Blocks filled with colored beads invite exploration and manipulation. Child experiences shape, color, and sound while planning and constructing whatever comes to mind. Individual blocks may also be used as rhythm instruments. Four rectangles, four half circles, and four bead colors: red, yellow,green, blue. Wood frames around plexiglass enclosures.

US$30

Braille Alphabet Blocks

Twenty-seven alphabet blocks, each with a lower case letter and its Braille equivalent cut into top and bottom. European style font offers embossed letters easily traced by little fingers. Sides feature primary color upper case letters, numbers and sign language alphabet . Basswood 1 3/4" cubes. Not only useful for those who will learn Braille, but also as an introduction to the sighted of the way the blind read.

US$39

Braille Math Blocks

Sixteen blocks embossed on two sides, each with numbers and math symbols. Based on Nemeth code, the set features more than two sets of numerals: 1 - 9 and symbols: plus, minus, equals. Great companion to award-winning Braille Alphabet Blocks.

US$21

Wee Wedgits

First Wedgits. Five piece set of nontoxic, squeezy-soft poly-vinyl, stackable blocks with rounded edges. Graduated squares, from 2" to 5", topped off with a 2" wide octahedron introduce size and proportionality while the open centers encourage experimentation with stacking.

US$13 5-piece set

US$45 30-piece set
(six 5-piece sets in one box)

Wedgits Starter Set

Next Wedgits. Fifteen piece set of rigid plastic nested building blocks in bright primary colors and white offers open-ended exploration of color and size as children stack then progress to designing and building both vertically and horizontally. All pieces are non-choke. Limitless possibilities from simple to complex as skills allow. Includes design booklet.

US$23

Small octahedrons pose choke hazard to "everything goes in the mouth" child. Compatible with Wedgits Starter Set. Includes two design booklets. Wedgits Deluxe are available in original solid or newer translucent colors, ideal for use on a light table. The open-ended design of Wedgits stimulates perception and reasoning skills.

US$40

Wedgits Building Board

Two sided, mutli-level building board works with all Wedgits sets to expand building possibilities.

US$15

Hammers 'n More

Includes two hammers, 16 plastic pegs in four colors, an 1" X 11" thick foam work board and four double-sided cards offering pre-designed, progressively challenging activities. This toy is ideal for developing eye/hand coordination, color recognition, fine motor skills and sequencing for sighted children and for developing "hand memory" for blind children.

US$40

Lock Box Memory Game

Hide objects behind 10 doors that open to three compartments in hardwood box with brass-plated hardware and easy grip carry-along handle. Develops memory and fine motor skills as child explores ways to unlock and lock, open and close, and hide-and-seek. Measures 15" x 7" x &"H, excluding carry-along handle.

US$99

Little Lock Box

Develop fine motor and memory skills by exploring six ways to unlock and lock, open and close, and play hide-and-seek with this six door hardwood box with brass-plated hardware and easy grip carry-along handle. Compact size makes Little Lock Box ideal for itinerant special educators. Measures 11" x 7" x 7"H, excluding carry-along handle.

US$70

Tieramid Circle Set

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Open-ended and structured play possibilities encourage creativity, imaginative thinking, and problem solving, refine eye/hand coordination and motor skills and invite children to explore color and size relationships. Set includes 22 blocks and 52 multilingual pattern cards in three skill levels. Tieramid Circles invite play among diverse abilities, enhancing physical, sensory, communication, and cognitive skills.

US$60

Tieramid Pattern Cards

For use with Tieramid Circles, 52-card deck shows patterns for two and three dimensional configurations. Three skill levels. Multilingual cards.

US$10

Bumpity Blocks

Bumpity Blocks are a weighted foam alternative to classic blocks. The extra weight and unique texture provide increased motor control. The non-standard shapes encourage creativity in building. 8 blocks in 4 distinct shapes and 4 bright colors. Game booklet included!

US$30

Tall Stacker Pegs Building Set

Children enjoy pegs and pegboards, and this set adds the fun and challenge of building. While playing with Tall Stacker Pegs, children improve essential hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills and learn to sort, count, add, subtract and create colorful designs. Building Set extends and enhances those early learning experiences as children build towers using different color, shape, and size tower mats. This first building set stimulates creativity, imagination, and problem solving as children learn to plan ahead while setting pegs for the next tower. Set includes 100 easy-grip Tall Stacker Pegs, one large 100 hole crepe rubber pegboard, and 17 crepe rubber shape, size, and color tower mats.

US$45

Thera Bolly

This 28-piece building set allows children to connnect pieces with suction. Gently squeeze and release to connect the pieces or attach pieces to any smooth surface. Use a dry erase pen to draw on the pieces, then wash clean with soapy water. Pieces also work well for hand exercises. Packed in its own elephant shaped container.
Occupational therapists rave about Thera Bolly. They're soft, easy to squeeze and release, and so engaging that children naturally want to play with them.

US$70

Magna-Tiles Clear Colors

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - This product contains magnets and small parts. Swallowed magnets can stick together across intestines causing serious infections and death. Seek immediate medical attention if magnets are swallowed or inhaled. Not for children under 3 years.
Magna-Tiles Clear Colors are sized just right and magnetically connect! For young minds, taking flat pieces and constructing 3-D objects with them is a new and exciting discovery. Children explore geometric shapes and symmetry and develop patterning and motor skills. Can be used for guided activities or free play. The tiles are transparent and great for light tables so the colors really shine!

US$55 32-pc set

US$125 100-pc set

Stacking Rainbow Pyramid

Six hardwood stacking squares feature inset colored plexiglass for stacking, sorting, building, sequencing and creating imaginative, colorful constructions! Doubles as a stand-alone manipulative or an addition to hardwood block construction. Hardwood frames, rounded corners and edges. Acrylic plexiglass is inset at a different depth on either side allowing alternate stacking methods.

US$20

See Saw Sorter

Magnatiles Working Truck

Top dimensions from small to large:
1 1/4", 1 3/4", 2 1/4", 2 3/4", 3 1/4"

Bottom dimensions from small to large:
1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 3", 3 3/4"

Stacker

Lightweight Green Toys Stacker includes eight pieces for stacking without a center post. Graduated pieces allow children to explore relative size as they stack and re-stack pieces in whatever order they choose. Made in the US from recycled milk jugs. BPA, PVC, and phthalate free.

US$15

Transportation Peg Set

Five thick foam rubber transportation shapes range from 4 1/2" to 5" long. Twenty thick plastic, easy-to-grip stacking pegs. Crepe rubber board grasps pegs well. Particularly useful tactile feedback for totally blind child. Limited number of holes, from one to five per board, encourages success in this eye/hand coordination task. Size makes this an excellent choice for itinerant special educators.

US$16

Creative Rainbow Curve Set

Set of six different-sized curves in rainbow colors invites play and encourages creativity. Place curves upright to create arches and tunnels. Lay curves flat and create designs. By combining two sets children can create a concentric circles puzzle or line up six different circles and compare sizes.

US$25

Double Rainbow Stacker

Wooden blossom and star shapes take on a rainbow effect when stacked on the twin stacking base. Unique placement of the center opening allows children to mix shapes on either post. This award winning stacker enhances fine motor, cognitive, and language development.

US$20

Squeeze-A-Lot Blocks

Six soft stackable blocks for squeezing and squeaking, stacking up and knocking down. All sides feature raised pictures including two in full color, providing tactile differences and language learning. Phthalate-free.

US$18

Rocky Color Cone

Made in the USA, this classic wooden stacker was first introduced by Holgate in 1938, and remains popular today. Its uniform dowel encourages experimentation by allowing a child to stack rings in any order. One ring falling in place atop another produces a "klacking" sound. The rounded wood base is a trademark design. Children delight in giving the cone a push and watching the cone rock, spin and topple over, spilling the rings. Measures: 4" diameter x 5-1/2" high. Introduces color and size and develops hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills.

US$20