1. Best Holiday Toys & Gifts For Kids By Interest

   Is the child in your life obsessed with a particular toy, topic, or play pattern? If you’re a parent or caregiver looking for the perfect holiday gift for kids with all sorts of interests, Melissa & Doug has got you...

2. Toy Spotlight: Wooden Deluxe Standing Art Easel

   It’s critical to foster creativity in kids starting at a young age, because creative play helps kids develop key skills that will be important for school and beyond.  That’s one of the reasons that Melissa & Doug specializes in creative...

3. Sustainability Day (Oct. 25): Celebrate with Our Top Wooden Toys

   It's Sustainability Day (October 25)! At Melissa & Doug, we're on a journey to make the world a better place, which you can read more about here. As the #1 preschool brand for wooden and sustainable toys,1 we believe in supporting responsible forest...

4. 10 Beloved Classic Toys Perfect for the Holidays

   The holidays mean different things to different people, but one aspect we’re all familiar with is the feeling of nostalgia that the holidays inspire—it’s impossible not to think about the past when we get together with friends and family to...

5. The Best Toys to Encourage Talking, from a Speech-Language Pathologist

   The moment your child utters his or her first word is a highly anticipated and magical event.  For some children, learning to talk is fairly effortless. For others, it’s a struggle. For most children, we can do more to help...

6. Best Holiday Toys & Gifts for 3-Year-Olds

   Preschoolers love pretend play and we are here for it! There’s nothing better than watching kids get engaged and immersed in playing with our favorite top toys for 3-year-olds. These holiday gifts are ones kids will love, and you’ll feel...

7. Top 10 Wooden Toys & Gifts for Kids

   Wooden toys are classic for a reason: They're made to last, and built to inspire a child’s imagination. At Melissa & Doug, wood is in our roots! Our first hit product was the Fuzzy Farm wooden puzzle, and we continue...

8. Top Toys Every Grandparent Should Have

   Whether you’re a grandparent who provides child care on a regular basis or one who sees the grandkids a couple times of year, it’s important to have a select number of engaging toys on hand when they come to visit....

9. How Creative Play and Arts & Crafts Help Kids Develop Key Skills

   Our friend and blog contributor Kristi Nguyen, OTR/L, a licensed occupational therapist who’s the owner/executive director of Connecticut-based OT-Kids, LLC, shares her insights on how creative arts & crafts play can positively impact your child’s overall development. In a world that seems...

10. Sustainability Snapshot: Our Commitment to a More Playful Planet

    At Melissa & Doug, we’re on a journey to make the world a better place and nurture healthy imaginations, and that’s why we’re committed to nurturing our environment.  Increasingly, parents and caregivers seek out sustainable products and services, and we do...

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