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. Best Holiday Stocking Stuffers & Small Gifts for Kids

   Although stocking stuffers may be small and inexpensive, they can still make the biggest memories for kids. Plus, they’re great to have on-hand if you get surprise visitors throughout the holiday season.  Here, we’ve compiled 10 of our favorite Melissa &...

3. 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...

4. Melissa & Doug Turns 35: A Look Back at Three-Plus Decades of Open-Ended Play

   When any company reaches its 35th anniversary, that’s a cause for celebration. When that company happens to be Melissa & Doug, then you can expect A TON of open-ended celebrating throughout the year! This year marks our 35th year making...

5. Top Birthday Party Themes for 2-Year-Olds

   Parents and caregivers, never worry about planning a kid birthday party ever again! The play experts at Melissa & Doug have come up with a series of blog posts designed to make party planning stress a thing of the past....

6. Top Birthday Party Themes for 3-Year-Olds

   Parents planning a birthday party for their children generally fall into one of two distinct categories: “Can’t wait to do it!” versus “Can somebody else do it?” But party planning for kids’ birthday parties doesn’t have to be a stressful...

7. Toy Spotlight: Super Smile Dentist Play Set

   Brush Up on Pretend Play It's National Dentist Day on March 6! Polish kids' imaginations with our Super Smile Dentist Play Set! Pretend play makes great practice for when kids face real-world situations, so if your kiddo gets anxious about...

8. Holiday Shopping: Best Seasonal Favorite Toys for Kids

   For some families, the Christmas decorations come out before the Halloween decor has even been packed away.  No judgments here—it’s the most wonderful time of the year for a reason. In fact, Melissa & Doug offers a special selection of...

9. Celebrate Mother’s Day with Favorite Play Tips from Melissa & Doug Moms

   In honor of Mother's Day, we’re asking some of the moms at Melissa & Doug to share their favorite play and toy tips with you.  If there’s one thing all the moms we surveyed agreed upon, it was their favorite travel toys: Water...

10. Celebrate National Popcorn Day with a FREE Printable Activity for Kids & More

    The history of popcorn dates all the way back to Indigenous American, Central American, and South American peoples, who have been eating it and using it as clothing decoration for over 5,600 years. According to the online Farmer’s Almanac, popcorn,...

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