Growing and Developing Kits

The music and gross motor bits are what sold me — my toddler marches around shaking the little instruments for a solid 20 minutes, which is basically a miracle. The blocks and cognition pieces are sturdy enough that I don't have to hover, and clean-up is easy since everything has its own spot in the

The fine motor pieces kept my two-year-old busy for almost an hour, which never happens. I also like that the cognition and dramatization parts work together so she can play pretend while figuring things out.

The blocks and music pieces are the ones my two-year-old keeps coming back to, and I've noticed his grip getting steadier with the smaller fine motor bits. It's rare that a kit actually covers this much ground without half of it sitting untouched.