My Little Toolbox

My Little Toolbox Welcome to My Little Toolbox. Toolboxes of purposeful toys and products for kids 0-12 months
🧰 F My name is Nicole. I wanted to share a little bit about myself.

I have a background in pediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) which has taught me a lot about child development, feeding development, and the importance/key role of caregiver support/interactions. I am also a mom of a beautiful girl, who I had at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being on maternity leave was not what I imagined. Yet, it has led to more one on one time with my little one, where

I found myself striving to be more creative in order to keep her engaged in play from morning to night. Since Madeline was born, family and friends have been purchasing various toys/items for her. However, the more and more I would interact with these toys, the more I realized that only a handful of these toys had a purpose. Given my OT background, I have always been trying to use toys as tools to promote Madeline’s development. I found myself gravitating to certain toys that were purposeful and targeted various areas of development. The rest…well…they were cute, but I didn’t find that there was any functional purpose to enhance my daughter’s skills. Like in any job, we all have “tools” or products (hard/soft) to enable us to do what we do and guide our practice. In a child’s world-- toys are the “tools” where they can interact, explore, and learn new skills which in turn leads to meeting various milestones to promote their overall development. As such, I wanted to create a “toolbox” of purposeful and meaningful toys/products that would facilitate various skills to promote different areas of child development. Each toy and item have been thoughtfully placed in the toolbox to target different skill areas.

Between the nap schedules, nursing/feeding, new transitions, and minimal sleep, we are taking a pause from social media....
03/29/2022

Between the nap schedules, nursing/feeding, new transitions, and minimal sleep, we are taking a pause from social media.

We are happy to continue to fulfill orders & answer any questions! Send us a DM or email to [email protected]

Thank you for understanding!!

What is "cognitive" development??? Cognitive (or brain development) includes the following key skills: ✔️ thinking✔️ rea...
03/24/2022

What is "cognitive" development???

Cognitive (or brain development) includes the following key skills:
✔️ thinking
✔️ reasoning
✔️ learning
✔️ memory

Children develop these key "cognitive" skills through PLAY. So HELP them, ENCOURAGE them, and PROVIDE opportunities for them to explore!

All of the items in our toolboxes enable and encourage the skills listed above. Please reach out if you have any questions ⁉️


We are loving how this little guy is grasping our wooden rattle 😀Did you know that our wooden rattle offers different ar...
03/22/2022

We are loving how this little guy is grasping our wooden rattle 😀

Did you know that our wooden rattle offers different areas for little hands to grasp in order to work on various grasp patterns ✅


✨WHY DO YOU NEED A TOOLBOX? 👇🏼⁠⁠✔️ because...all of your little one's first essential toys are together within one toolb...
03/15/2022

✨WHY DO YOU NEED A TOOLBOX? 👇🏼⁠
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✔️ because...all of your little one's first essential toys are together within one toolbox.⁠
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We did the research so that you don't have to. All of the toys within the toolboxes have been thoughtfully placed there so that your little one has the right "tools" to kickstart their development. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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WHY DO YOU NEED A TOOLBOX? 👇🏼⁠⁠✔️ because...all of your little one's first essential toys are together within one toolbo...
03/15/2022

WHY DO YOU NEED A TOOLBOX? 👇🏼⁠
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✔️ because...all of your little one's first essential toys are together within one toolbox.⁠
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We did the research so that you don't have to. All of the toys within the toolboxes have been thoughtfully placed there so that your little one has the right "tools" to kickstart their development.

✨Madeline is 2️⃣ today!⁠⁠Madeline has always been the inspiration behind My Little Toolbox. She has taught us so much o...
03/14/2022

✨Madeline is 2️⃣ today!⁠
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Madeline has always been the inspiration behind My Little Toolbox. She has taught us so much over the past 2 years. We love watching her grow, learn, develop, and love watching the world through her eyes. Thank you for being you 🥰

Madeline is 2️⃣ today!Madeline has always been the inspiration behind My Little Toolbox...
03/14/2022

Madeline is 2️⃣ today!

Madeline has always been the inspiration behind My Little Toolbox...

⭐NEW: Mini Rattle ToolboxThis mini toolbox will target those early fine motor skills in a fun and playful way!This toolb...
03/11/2022

⭐NEW: Mini Rattle Toolbox

This mini toolbox will target those early fine motor skills in a fun and playful way!

This toolbox comes with:
✔️ Wooden rattle
✔️ Ring rattle
✔️ Wire rattle
✔️ Fine motor skills guide
✔️ Activity / play cards

Get yours today at www.mylittletoolbox.com or send me a DM to inquire.


This little man doesn't know it yet... but he is working on his through playing with our wire rattle 😜⁠⁠We also love t...
03/10/2022

This little man doesn't know it yet... but he is working on his through playing with our wire rattle 😜⁠
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We also love that:⁠
✔️ He is using two hands together ⁠
✔️ He is working on his grasp patterns⁠
✔️ He is working on his visual skills⁠
✔️ He is exploring new tactile input as this rattle offers bumps & ridges on some of it's parts ⁠
✔️ He is working on his cognitive skills as he is curious about the different parts of the rattle ⁠
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Can we give a high five to this superstar! 🖐🏼⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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This little man doesn't know it yet... but he is working on his *fine motor skills* through playing with our wire rattle...
03/09/2022

This little man doesn't know it yet... but he is working on his *fine motor skills* through playing with our wire rattle 😜

We also love that:
✔️ He is using two hands together
✔️ He is working on his grasp patterns
✔️ He is working on his visual skills
✔️ He is exploring new tactile input as this rattle offers bumps & ridges on some of it's parts
✔️ He is working on his cognitive skills as he is curious about the different parts of the rattle

Can we give a high five to this superstar! 🖐🏼

⭐Early fine motor skills are so important as they prepare our children for:✔️ Dressing skills: doing zippers, putting sh...
03/08/2022

⭐Early fine motor skills are so important as they prepare our children for:

✔️ Dressing skills: doing zippers, putting shoes on/off, tying laces, putting a hoodie on/off, etc.
✔️ Colouring, drawing, writing, painting, etc.
✔️ Self-feeding: using a spoon, fork, cup, etc.
✔️ Playing & manipulating various toys: stacking blocks, turning pages of a book, doing puzzles, etc.
✔️ Self-help skills: open/closing lunch containers, ziplock bags, backpack, etc.

"Children learn as they play. More importantly, in play, children learn how to learn." - O. Fred Donaldson ...
03/05/2022

"Children learn as they play. More importantly, in play, children learn how to learn."

- O. Fred Donaldson


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