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Baby Sprinkles: baby showers with a twist

At Uncle Goose, we noticed that people were coming to our site in search of “baby sprinkle gifts.” Which made us wonder: what’s a baby sprinkle?

Behind the Scenes: Making Toys that Make History

While Women Who Dared is a widely beloved block set, people have often asked why we selected the women we did. Answer: it wasn’t easy! Let's go behind the scenes to find out how we made this hit toy and puzzle.

Fun with Anagrams and Block Play

Moving blocks around to form anagrams can help children better visualize and conceptualize word formation. Plus - playing with anagrams can be fun!

Why don’t Uncle Goose blocks cost more?

Sometimes, we’ll get the question “Why do your blocks cost so much?” But it’s the wrong question. A better question is “Why don’t Uncle Goose blocks cost more?”

Celebrating the Year of the Rat

The Chinese New Year begins on Saturday, January 25, 2020. This year marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat.

Create a time and place for unstructured play

Unstructured play, or free play, is when children play for fun. There’s no specific learning objective. There’s minimal or no adult guidance or coaching. Free play is a key part of developing executive function in children.

Object Permanence: Why You Continue To Exist During Peekaboo

Even though something is out of sight or reach: it still exists. That's object permanence, and it's a key part of developing the capacity for symbolic thought.

It’s a New Year and a New Decade: but is it a New Era?

When people say "it's the start of a new era" - you can relax. They aren't speaking geologically!

What makes it OK to take time off to play?

After handcrafting and packaging toys all year, we deserve some time off! Here are three factors that makes us feel good about taking time off from work: