Lizzie Assa

Lizzie Assa is the Founder of The Workspace for Children, an inspiration source for living a play based life with kids. Lizzie has a Masters in Education from Bank Street College of Education and taught nursery school in NYC prior to becoming mom to three kiddos, now ages six, nine and eleven. Combining her passion for play, art, and parenting, Lizzie offers tips and resources to parents, teachers and caregivers through her blog and social channels. 

This collection of toys is near and dear to my heart.  We either have the items listed, or they are something on our wishlist.  The one common thread throughout is that these are toys that can be cherished throughout childhood and passed on through siblings and cousins. I am picky about what materials come into our home, and everything on this gift list makes the cut.