Education & Inspiration

Project Spotlight: Really Big Origami Paper

Fold perfect origami ornaments or use as wrapping paper! The R15208 Really Big Origami Paper designs are beautiful and ornate, doubling as festive paper for this holiday season! The sheets are perfect squares at 12 x 12″ (30 x 30 cm) making … Continue reading

Educational Light Cube: Sorting Manipulatives

Getting students to sort manipulatives is a double-duty task. While they sort and differentiate between the objects in front of them, students get to exercise their fine motor skills, too! On the R59601 Educational Light Cube, sorting gets so much … Continue reading

Christmas Tree Heart Mosaics

Christmas is a month away, but what better way to get into the holiday spirit than to build your own tree on paper using our R15367 Heart Mosaics! Age: 4+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Layer multiple pieces together. Identify biggest to smallest … Continue reading

Project Spotlight: Straws and Connectors

What’s so great about our Straws and Connectors? Besides the colors, the simplicity of combinations, and the potential for lessons about geometric structure? Learn more below! There are two simple components in the Straws and Connectors pack: the straws, which … Continue reading

Light Cube: Math Straws

Explore mathematics on the Light Cube using simple items you can find at your local department store or dollar store! The Light Cube will focus students’ attention as they manipulate the materials to build skills in early numeracy! In this … Continue reading

Project Spotlight: Paper Globes

Make beautiful paper globes with colorful paper designs, pre-cut and scored for easy assembly! Hang the globes up on a Christmas tree or decorate one of our mobile bases with the globes. The R83459 Paper Globes feature 8 different color … Continue reading

Cassie Stephens uses our Japanese Carp Wind Sock Kit!

This art teacher helps infuse so much inspiration and creativity into her students’ work… it’s zany!! We LOVE the Japanese Carp Wind Socks Mrs. Stephens’ class made and we’d want you to have a look and share in the wonder! The … Continue reading

Educational Light Cube: Dimensional Art by Twins at Play!

The awesome sensory and light play blog Twins at Play delivers a new post about our Educational Light Cube! Check out this great combination of our Light Cube Building set and Constructa Clips on a beautiful illuminated surface and the … Continue reading

Project Spotlight: Cross Weaving Mats

Honour the memory of our veterans’ sacrifices on Canada’s Remembrance Day, November 11, with the R16005 Cross Weaving Mats!  Weaving mats help to encourage fine motor development through the act of passing the weaving strips under and over each of … Continue reading

Educational Light Cube: Sorting Colorful Plastic Circles

View the beautiful effects of colorful mylar shapes on the Light Cube!Today’s lesson was to experiment with different printed shapes and colors that can be overlapped to create new appearances. These mylar shapes were made from tinted transparency sheets. You can find … Continue reading