Unleash creativity and inspire bold, empowered designs with 20 all-PINK magnetic tiles in our Pink Charity Pack. Bringing together a great selection of shapes, this limited-edition pack is the ultimate gift to share the magic of open-ended play and give something truly special to loved ones – a symbol of hope, support, and solidarity in building a future free of breast cancer. Entirely compatible with existing collections, combine this pack to add a fun pop of colour and creativity to your builds.

Evaluation comments:

“I really like these magnetic tiles. The magnets are fully encased for safety, and they have some ridges adding a bit of interesting texture to the tiles.”

“I love the many different sizes that are included in this pack. There are some really long pieces that I have not seen in other sets.”

“There are enough pieces to create some fun and interesting structures. The magnets are strong and the pieces hold together well. They are also compatible with other brands.”

“I actually really love that all the pieces are the same color. This sounds a bit odd, but there is something soothing about the uniform color instead of the chaos of the multicolor builds.”

“Both my daughter and son love the vivid pink color.”

“We love building things with these tiles, and we are really enjoying the unique shapes that we have not seen before in other magnetic tiles sets.”

“A portion of every purchase goes towards breast cancer research. What a wonderful idea.”

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AutiSpark is an educational program especially made for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with learning games tested and approved by special educators and occupational therapists. If you are struggling to teach basic concepts to your child, AutiSpark is a must-try for you. We offer a multitude of well-researched, engaging, and interactive learning games. Kids can learn to associate objects via their pictures, understand emotions, do sorting, recognize sounds and words, and do much more.

Evaluation comments:

“This app includes many activities such as matching (foods, numbers, letters, colors, animals), sensory play and social stories.”

“The games are fun, educational and will capture the attention of the children.”

“I like the variety of games, which include matching, sorting, vocabulary, letters, and receptive language.”

“The sensory play really captured my attention. There were several choices, and they included black screens with music such as one that sounded like space time. Children just need to touch the screen and move around, and they can make lines, shooting stars.”

“One of the games played calm music and when you touch the screen it appears like dusty colors moving around the screen-it was really calming.”

“The app includes short social videos such as wear a mask, talk to friends, welcome guests, no bite, no hit, and many other social stories. They are short, easy to watch and to the point.”

“This app really impressed me. The social stories can help children on the spectrum understand the various concepts. The games are educational and fun. My favorite is the sensory play- I think children could use this during challenging times such as in the doctor’s office or while waiting in line or anything when they need a sensory break.”

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Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful is the new 13-track children’s album by Mr. Jeff (Jeff Klemm), inspired by his preschool classroom and his kids. This high-energy collection features movement songs, social-emotional themes, and a heartfelt tribute to friendship—ideal for families! Mr. Jeff, a producer, multi-instrumentalist, former preschool teacher, and dad of three, is dedicated to making the world a better place through fun, engaging music for kids!

Evaluation comments from our Music Judge:

“Listening to this album, you can tell that Mr. Jeff (aka Jeff Klemm) is a talented musician. He wrote and performed the entire 13-track album as well as producing and engineering it. More importantly, there is an irresistible joy to the music that is exemplified in a song like the terrifically catchy “Popping Bubbles”. However, he was also a preschool teacher. And judging from his super fun, interactive tunes like “The Jellyfish Dances Like This”, “Mr. Jeff’s Number Song”, and the super-charged “Drivin’ In My Racecar”, he must have been a really cool teacher. One particularly highlight is “Loud In The Library, which not only a clever concept (who doesn’t want to be loud in a library?), but it also celebrates making music. While the album is packed with amusing moments, Mr. Jeff also offers up some thoughtful messages on tracks like “Lose The ‘Tude” and “Do What The Big Kids Do”; however, he gets his points across in relatable, entertaining ways. A delight from start to finish, this album certainly lives up to its title. Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful is filled with wonderful, wonderful, wonderful music.”

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Walking A Friend Home: A Practical Guide to Consciously Living & Dying is an empowering step-by-step guide that will inspire new awareness, important conversations, and deep connections by blending spiritual, holistic, and conventional methods to live a more fulfilling life and die with grace. The book answers fundamental questions (you might be afraid to ask), and provides tools, techniques, and resources to: Overcome your fears and foster honest communication; Efficiently plan for all phases — emotionally, physically, logistically, and spiritually.

Evaluation comments:

“This book is a spiritual and compassionate guide to help readers support loved ones at the end of their lives.”

“The author approaches the topic of death with a gentleness and meditative intention. She talks about it being the inevitable event.”

“I like that the book is divided into vignettes- personal stories of the author’s experiences as well as experiences of her friends who helped a friend or family member at the end of life (“walking a friend or loved one home”).”

“The author talks about the spiritual world, people’s energy field and her awareness of this energy. The stories are inspirational and encourage the reader to get to know their loved ones while they are still alive and to not be afraid of death.”

“There is practical advice of mindfulness and self-care as one takes care of their dying loved ones and how to move through the grief after their loved one’s death.”

“This book is beautifully and gently written to support the reader.”

“The stories written in this book are easy to read and follow.”

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Emotional Support Flowers are the flower plushies with individual expressions – they’re the perfect way to cheer up a friend, partner, parent, or loved one! As cute as the person you’d share them with, these blooming beauties are perfect for snuggling up with, and sure to bring joy!

Evaluation comments:

“These are supper soft, well made, and cute “flowers” made from material similar to stuffed animals.”

“This is definitely innovative, I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s a thoughtful gesture that you can send a friend or family member if you want to send well wishes, and it can also act as cute décor for a kids room.”

“I like that the flowers are soft, and that unlike real flowers, they don’t require the upkeep and maintenance of watering to keep them around!”

“These are fun and cute and can make for a fun decoration in a play room or a kids room.”

“This plush vase with plush flowers is a fun idea to bring cheer without worrying about the flowers eventually dying and needing to be thrown out.”

“Each flower is a different color and has a different happy face. There is a little card attached to the vase that introduces you to each flower by telling you its name and a little bit about its personality.”

“It’s fun and interactive, and my daughter is enjoying them.”

“My daughter loves most things plush and all things girly, so she was naturally drawn to this. It’s cute to watch her tend to the flowers and also pass them around. They do indeed bring cheer to the recipient! I haven’t seen a plush like this, and I think it’s a very cute idea.”

“I like the fun and novelty of these.”

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Follow a thoughtful little girl named Jisel in the heartfelt true story, Jisel’s Gifts: An Inspiring True Story of Empathy, Kindness, and Giving Back to the Community, as she discovers there are children less fortunate than she is and embarks on a mission to do something about it. She even convinces her friends and peers to donate and get involved. Jisel’s story demonstrates the incredible impact small acts can have on a community. Young readers can’t help but learn, grow, and find a cause of their own.

Evaluation comments:

“This book is great for social-emotional learning”

“Does a nice job showing how kids can make a big difference in the world.”

“I like the message of helping others and of kindness.”

“I like that it’s based on a true story.”

“The illustrations are wonderful and diverse.”

“A sweet and inspirational story.”

“I like the inspirational message and the diversity of the illustrations.”

“This is a positive book for young children.”

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Discover joy with Joeydolls’ Asian Cultural Doll Collection—an ideal, educational gift. Representing diverse Asian cultures, these 18″ dolls promote self-love, heritage pride, and respect. Meticulously crafted for cultural accuracy, they offer comforting companionship, sparking essential conversations and fostering inclusivity. Our initial collection features 6 dolls, representing Chinese, Filipina, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, and Indian cultures. More than toys, they break monolithic narratives, combat discrimination, and celebrate the rich tapestry of diversity.

Evaluation comments:

“This doll is the best! I had heard about a company that was making different kinds of Asian dolls, and I was hoping to receive the Chinese doll since I am Chinese (and Taiwanese). I did in fact receive the Chinese one and was excited to give it to my daughter.”

“The doll itself is so so very cute. It’s a nice large size and the clothing is exquisite. The doll is wearing a beautiful qipao–a traditional Chinese dress–in a bold red color with gold accents. The stitching is perfect on both the doll and her clothes. It’s fun that the dress is fully removable so you can dress and undress the doll. It adds another element of play.”

“The yarn used for the doll’s hair adds lifelike detail. The stitching that makes up the face, i.e. eyes, nose, mouth, etc. is lovely, and I like that there are no added beads, so this doll is safe even for small babies.”

“The quality is top notch through and through here. There’s a card on it that introduces the doll as Mei–that’s my mom’s name! We are fans of this adorable doll!”

“I think this doll is especially useful when talking to my kids about their background and culture. The market was saturated with the same looking dolls for too long, so these ones representing different Asian cultures is a breath of fresh air.”

“I love how these dolls celebrate the many different Asian cultures. They are adorable, but also great learning tools and conversation pieces.”

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FluffyWeight is a therapeutically weighted stuffed animal designed to ease anxiety, soothe meltdowns and help with sleep. Its cozy body and big fluffy paws embrace you with a calming, comforting hug proven to reduce stress. Our products are unique in that they are a “prescription-strength” size & weight, but so cute they don’t look like a therapy device. They are as effective as they are lovable. Backed by science. Created by a mom. Therapist approved. Kid adored.

Evaluation comments:

“We received the FluffyWeighted Cat and my daughter was instantly in love. It is fluffy, adorable, and larger than life.”

“My daughter has occasional night terrors and is starting to show some sensory processing attributes before bedtime so I was excited to see if this helps soothe and clam her down.”

“I’m impressed with the quality of this product. It’s gently weighted with a soft and cozy washable cover. The cover is tight fitting and takes some muscle to get off but it was easy to put back on after washing. The material held up well in the wash but lost some of its fluff in the dryer so I’d recommend hang drying. I like that they used natural latex for the filling instead of plastic beads that could be a choking hazard if released. It’s also naturally mold and dust resistant.”

“After trying it for a few weeks, I can confidently say that this stuffed animal reduces the amount of time my daughter goes through a night terror. She used to cry for upwards of 20 minutes and if I have her hug the FluffyWeight she starts to calm down right away. It’s the perfect size for her to wrap her arms around and it puts light pressure on her chest so she can start to fall asleep. When she goes through these, she’s not fully awake. When I go to hug or touch her she starts screaming louder. If I have her hug the FluffyWeight, she has the opposite reaction. It also helps calm her fidgeting before bed. She gets a burst of energy as we’re doing our bedtime routine and sometimes she can’t stop jumping around and moving her legs. Cuddling with the FluffyWeight sometimes helps bring the excess energy down while we’re reading books.”

“A great product to help kids with sensory processing and neurodivergent behaviors. It’s also a cute, fuzzy stuffy that’s the perfect size for cuddling.”

“So glad we have this as part of our bedtime routine.”

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Mightier is a game that improves the emotional health of children who struggle with their emotions. This includes anger/aggression, irritability, feelings of frustration, anxiety, or a diagnosis like ADHD, ODD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. The clinically validated program was developed by clinicians at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and helps children practice coping skills by playing biofeedback games. Over time and routine practice these skills will become more automatic even when kids face real world challenges.

Evaluation comments:

“This is a wonderful tool for families that have a child/children with special needs such as Autism, ADHD, ADD, emotional outburst or children that have difficulty managing their emotions (tantrums, aggression, etc.).  The set comes with a tablet, a heart monitor (with a small and a large band), charging materials and a squeeze heart.  Once the tablet is set up (Wi-Fi, Mightier app downloaded, information about the child inputted), the child wears the heart monitor while playing games on the tablet. When their heart rate rises and they need to “calm down” the game stops and reminds them to take some deep breaths and pause so they can “cool down” and slow down their heart rate. The child, over time learns to use this technique in real life situations such as in the classroom.  The practice should be done consistently 3 times a week for 15-20 minutes for 90 days so that the behavior of taking deep breaths and calming down becomes natural. The parent app is connected to the program so parents can check their child’s progress.”

“I like that the parents can monitor the child’s progress on their own app so that the child can use the tablet independently and build self confidence along with the skill to pause and calm down when necessary.”

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Social Thinking Methodology is based on strategies to help kids, starting at age 4, improve their social competencies through self-regulation and social-emotional learning and problem solving. This series of products are created to reinforce these strategies either at home or in the classroom.

The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-Regulation and Emotional Control

A framework and easy-to-use curriculum for teaching strategies for emotional and sensory self-management to children, students, and clients ages 4+. Rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, The Zones uses four colors to help social learners identify how they are feeling in the moment given their sensory processing, emotions, and level of alertness and guides them to metacognitive strategies to support regulation. $54.99, ages 4+, socialthinking.com

The Road to Regulation & The Regulation Station: Understanding and Managing Feelings & Emotions

Comprised of two sequential, illustrated storybooks for children ages 5-11+ explain The Zones of Regulation® and teach practical strategies and tools to engage children in learning to manage their feelings & emotions at home and school. $44.99, ages 5-11, socialthinking.com

The Road to Regulation Poster

Adapted from The Regulation Station storybook. This 24” x 18” poster is a flexible, real-time reminder of the four steps needed to (1) recognize your feelings, (2) identify your Zone, (3) choose a tool, and (4) use the tool to help regulate your feelings experienced across different situations. Use it at home, school, or clinic to review information with children while reading the 2-storybook set & to support lessons from the curriculum. $9.99, ages 5-11, socialthinking.com

Tools to Try Cards for Kids: Regulation Strategies to Focus, Calm, Think, Move, Breathe, and Connect

A choice-rich, portable, strategy card deck to help kids explore and practice more than 50 self-regulation tools at home, in school, or in therapeutic and community settings. The two-sided strategy cards are divided into 5 categories that describe strategies to focus, calm, think, move, breathe, and connect developed from lessons in the popular The Zones of Regulation book. Each strategy card displays a visual graphic on one side that illustrates how to use the tool and, on the reverse, describes concrete steps for using the tool effectively. $19.99, ages 5-10, socialthinking.com

Tools to Try Cards for Tweens & Teens: Regulation Strategies to Focus, Calm, Think, Move, Breathe, and Connect

A multi-sensory strategy card deck to help students explore, choose, and practice 50 self-regulation tools at home, in school, or in therapeutic and community settings. The 2-sided cards are divided into 5 categories that describe strategies to focus, calm, think, move, breathe, and connect. These visually accessible, 4”x6” strategy cards feature a relatable tween-teen character performing a strategy on one side and a how-to-do-it description on the reverse, along with a teen-focused Why to Try? and self-reflection. This hands-on metacognitive tool supplements The Zones of Regulation curriculum. $19.99, ages 11+, socialthinking.com

Evaluation comments:

“The cognitive behavior approach is familiar to educators and they will find this curriculum book to be well thought out and easy to utilize.”

“I think the poster is a great visual to have in the classroom to help the students remember the program.”

“This would be a great tool for a special education teacher or any teachers dealing with students who are having a hard time regulating their emotions.”

“The story books can be read to a class or a small group of students or at home with the family. They are filled with great examples of all the feelings one goes through on a daily basis- from being tired, nervous about missing a bus, scared of being called on in school, etc. The books explore the zones and the tools that the students can use to help them regulated their emotions and work through them to get through the daily routines.”

“A great tool to help elementary students understand the emotions/feelings that they are going through each day and to learn about the zones (Blue- lower energy- down, tired, bored, etc.: Green-calm energy-focused, ready to learn; Yellow- more energy, feelings are strong-excited, silly, worried; Red- big energy- angry, panicked, super excited) and tools to deal with them. The books are easy to read and have great suggestions for facilitators.”

“Both sets of cards include a variety of ways to support students to regulate their emotions and to explore how various actions make them feel. There are cards to connect (smile at someone); “Do It” (be a helper); Feel it (Mindful listening); Move it (tense and relax); Think it (Embrace mistakes).  The tween/teen set have similar, age-appropriate suggestions in the same categories. These tools to try cards are to be used as a supplement to the curriculum book. They can also be used by students individually to explore on their own.”

“I like these cards; they are a very concrete regulations strategies for students 5 through teens. The cards are a supplement for the curriculum and teachers and support staff should be familiar with the curriculum in order to use them with their students.”

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