2024 Holiday Gift Guide

We love these cooperative games by Peaceable Kingdom. High quality materials. Great for introducing children to board games or for stretching skills of cooperation and shared problem solving.   

ThinkFun makes such clever games! Many can be played alone or with others. These games encourage visual-spatial skills, problem solving, and can introduce  STEAM concepts to children.

These huggable friends come in a variety of sizes and designs. They are washable, durable, and have the most wonderful soft and squishy texture.  

Melissa & Doug makes high-quality pretend play and learning toys. They are durable and beautiful. We particularly love the food items and costumes. 

The most satisfying texture and resistance! Nee-Doh makes a variety or simple and fancy squishy fidgets, even cats and dogs! 

For the advanced puzzler, these 1000 piece puzzles have beautiful artwork, excellent piece quality, and a surprise to put together when the puzzle is complete. We've put together several!

These simple games are silly and provide the anticipatory excitement of a random startling element. They can hold the attention of children who struggle to stay attentive to games. Get ready for some giggles!

Castles, Superheroes, Dinosaurs and more! Imaginext makes extremely durable toys. Characters have accessories, and the castles and supervillain hideouts have moving parts and sound effects. We cannot count the number of hours we've played with these toys over the years!

These time-tested toys are perfect for little hands. A great introduction to symbolic play characters. Characters can be used with any of the little people vehicles or settings. 

These card games and board games are great for kids who enjoy clever games and strategy play.  They are beautiful and fun to play again and again. Our favorites include Sleeping Queens and Forbidden Island. 

A leader in magnetic play, Magna-Tiles provide endless possibilities for creative constructions. Follow a pattern or create your own structure!

These sturdy beginner bikes help children learn how to balance and steer without having to navigate tricky pedals.  

Piplo's mission is to help children and families connect and recover after stressful or traumatic events by using story, clinical psychology, and cute characters. We love their books. "Once I Was Very Very Scared" is a favorite. 

These delightful books by Mo Willems are great for newer readers. The art is fun and the content is consistently good. We particularly love "Waiting is not Easy!"

Mona Delahooke is a brilliant pediatric psychologist dedicated to supporting families through a developmental, relationship-based lens.