Importance of Sub-skills

We often think of learning an ability as mastering a single skill.  However, most abilities are complex, that is they consist of several sub-skills which combined constitute the given ability. This is particularly important to keep in mind when teaching young children. For example the ability to read consists of many sub-skills: Letter recognition Letter […]

Piggy Banks Teach Kids about Saving Money

A reporter asks us… “Other than a savings account, how can you teach children about saving money?” Managing money can actually be fun, if you’re five years old and it’s your own piggy bank. Wooden Pig Bank from TAG Toys To help teach children about saving money, one of the very earliest, easiest, and probably […]

Halloween Arts and Crafts are Childhood Keepsakes

We are asked… “Do you have any products that can bring together families for the holidays?” We have hundreds of toys that make great Holiday Gifts for children of all ages, but fall is a particularly great time of year for connecting socially with children over arts and crafts.  From school science projects to holiday […]