
The connection schema: putting things together and taking them apart
Toddlers love discovering how objects fit together and come apart. Discover 5 ways to support this type of play.
Toddlers love discovering how objects fit together and come apart. Discover 5 ways to support this type of play.
Traveling can present opportunities for learning and bonding through stretches of focused playtime together. Help make your vacation a little easier (and brainier) with these toys and activities for traveling with children.
Introducing a spoon promotes your baby's independence, motor skills, sensory perception, and speech. Try our tips to help them learn to use it.
Understand how toddlers typically use crayons and tips for coloring success.
Try these recommended developmental activities to help your child practice balance, experiment with gravity, try out their communication skills, and more.
Try these simple activities for rich sensory play that helps your 9-month-old practice their developing skills.
Emptying is the first part of an important kind of play called containerizing. Learn ways to support container play.
Learn how the Sliding Top Box builds your baby's working memory along with their complex problem solving, lateral movement, and fine motor skills.
It’s easy to feel frustrated when your baby dumps over a bowl of snacks or pulls board books off a shelf. But destructive play actually teaches important lessons.
Babies typically develop the pincer grasp between 10 and 12 months. Learn a few activities to practice this skill with your baby.
Between 9 and 10 months, many babies start learning how to release, or drop, objects from their grip in a controlled way. Read our tips on supporting voluntary release.
A yes space is an enclosed area where your baby can play without being told 'no.' Learn how to create a safe and interesting yes space.
Here are Lovevery's favorite Valentine's Day crafts, treats, and activities—all with important skills practice—to share with your favorite toddler or preschooler.
Your baby is learning to use a pincer grasp to pick up objects. Learn why self-feeding can be your baby's favorite way to practice their new motor skills.
Earth Day is a time to celebrate nature and the environment. Teach your children how to take care of the earth with these fun activities, crafts, and books.
Incorporating color into these fun DIY activities stimulates your toddler's senses and deepens their learning.
We compiled this expert guide to help you know what to expect for your baby's growth and month-by-month development.
Lovevery Playthings take on new meaning as your child grows. Reintroduce a beloved toy from a past Kit, and your two-year-old will find new ways to play.
Conservation is a logical thinking ability children develop between 4 and 11 years old. Being able to conserve means knowing that a quantity doesn’t change if it’s been altered.
When you're short on time, try these 15 simple play ideas for spending time at home with your toddler.
Running out of new activities for your baby during quarantine? Don't worry! Here are 14 of our favorite simple play ideas for spending time at home.
After play studies, weeks of in-home testing, and thousands of customer surveys, we are excited to announce our updated Play Kits for one-year-olds.
Using glue to stick items together may not sound like cognitive development, but it is. Try these activities with your toddler to practice.
Pom poms are a fun way to help develop fine motor skills and dexterity, and a great addition to sensory play. Try these quick and easy activities with your child.
Problem solving and fine motor work are key to releasing the trapped toys in this fun DIY play for your baby.
Balls and muffin tin activity | Lovevery
Why are blocks so foundational to childhood? Block play supports language development, STEM concepts, visual spatial skills, and more.
Washing their hands is an important and practical skill for your child. Here's how to break it down into manageable steps.
The pincer grasp isn't just for babies. Toddlers need to continue strengthening this coordination and dexterity for future tasks.
Puzzles build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving strategies. Here is the progression of puzzle solving for babies and toddlers.
Our Montessori Ball Drop Box can help your baby develop coordination, balance, and other motor skills. Here's how you can help your baby get the most from it.
Blocks unlock powerful learning for babies, but child development experts recommend limiting the number of blocks you give yours. Learn why in our post.
The Lovevery Wood Cup and Egg teach your baby how to use both sides of the body at the same time, essential for learning future tasks like getting dressed.
With a few simple supplies, you can create fun DIY activities that help your toddler safely enjoy the benefits of playing with small objects.
Keeping your baby clean matters to most parents, but getting messy can teach important skills. Here are some fun ideas for messy sensory play.
Consider these fun and safe ways to include your toddler in your real kitchen before you buy a new toy kitchen.
Pom poms are a fun way for your toddler to develop their fine motor skills. Try these ideas for at home or on the go.
Develop your toddler's fine-motor skills and concentration in a fun new way with items you probably already have at home.
Sensory exploration of colors, shapes, and textures with your child doesn't have to be complicated. Here are a few simple science activities for toddlers.
Learn why practicing the pincer grasp can help your child succeed in school and beyond by developing their fine motor skills and hand strength.
Open cups help babies build the muscles in their mouths used to form sounds (and lessen drooling). Learn how to introduce an open cup to your baby.
Pull toys may seem old-fashioned, but they promote many aspects of toddler development: problem-solving, whole-body coordination, and fine motor strength.
Lovevery's experts share 10 techniques you can use to protect and grow your infant's developing brain.
More than anything, toddler art is a sensory exploration involving fine and gross motor movement. Here are the stages of toddler drawing development.
Try these four simple ways to support your baby as their ability to see in color and three dimensions develop.
Babies can understand language before they can speak. Here are ways to communicate with your baby before they say their first recognizable words.
The Magic Tissue Box is a great way for your baby to learn about emptying—and later filling—containers.
Passing an object between two hands is a skill your baby will work toward for months, and it's a stepping stone for dressing, eating with utensils, and more.
Learn when your baby should start reaching, grasping, and mouthing objects—practices that build fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.