1. Best Toys and Gifts for Easter

   With the calendar set to bounce into spring, that means Easter is almost here for those who celebrate. At Melissa & Doug, we’re reimagining the season and rethinking the Easter basket. Candy and chocolate bunnies make for sweet treats, but...

2. How Play Can Help Kids Build Problem-Solving Skills

   Mister Rogers once said “Play is the work of childhood.” I’m guessing children don’t see it as work, but from an adult point of view, it is true that play is the main childhood activity that results in growth and...

3. STEAM Toys: Learning Through Play

   Anyone who has watched kids play can see their natural curiosity as they explore and try new things. It’s in their nature to take things apart and put them back together, design their own contraptions, and solve problems – all...

4. 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...

5. Celebrate National Pizza Day with FREE Printable Activity for Kids & More!

   Pizza may be an Italian creation, but it’s been adopted by the entire world: Pizza sales are forecast to generate almost $192 billion worldwide in 2023. You can buy a lot of pizza pies with that many billions! It’s no...

6. FREE National Pasta Day Printable Activity for Kids

   Here’s a fun fact: Americans collectively eat six billion (!) pounds of pasta every year, which averages about 20 pounds per person annually. No wonder there’s a National Pasta Day to celebrate—mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 17. To help...

7. 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....

8. Celebrating National Taco Day with Pretend Play Fun!

   Now here’s a social holiday with a ton of crunch: Wednesday, October 4, marks National Taco Day, and Melissa & Doug is ready to celebrate! If you’re a parent or caregiver with kiddos that crave tacos, National Taco Day is...

9. The Power of Developmental Play

   This is the second in a series of blog posts on the skill-building power of different types of play. Shape sorters and stackers….Activity centers that have kids pushing, pulling, pounding, flipping, and turning…“Manipulatives” that can be moved around to explore cause-and-effect. These...

10. 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...

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