1. Pattern Blocks and Boards

   
   Get ready for lots of matching and mosaic fun! The Pattern Blocks and Boards classic wooden toy lets kids explore shapes and colors hands-on as they fill wooden backgrounds with colorful wooden pieces. The set features 120 bright and bold...

2. Beginner Pattern Blocks

   
   This Classic Toy is a perfect first manipulative for kids! The Beginner Pattern Blocks set includes five two-sided wooden boards with 10 recessed design templates, and 30 bright and bold geometric shapes. Each template depicts a whimsical, colorful scene, and...

3. Magnetic Pattern Block Set

   
   Designed for hours of play and ideal for travel, this wooden magnetic board includes 120 colorful geometric magnets. Younger children will enjoy using the shapes to replicate the 12 geometric pictures included, while older children will enjoy creating mosaic patterns...

4. School Time! Classroom Play Set

   
   Open the box and the school day begins! With a drop-down teacher desk on one side and a student desk on the other, this innovative set allows kids to realistically play both roles! The exciting array of supplies--including 2 double-sided...

5. Top 20 Preschool Classroom Supplies

   At Melissa & Doug, we are always being asked: “What supplies do I need for homeschooling?” or “As a teacher, what preschool classroom supplies do I really need to stock-up on?” So, we asked our Blog Ambassador Allison McDonald (No...

6. 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...

7. Best Holiday Toys & Gifts for 2-Year-Olds

   If you’re looking for a few ways to inspire creativity and excitement with colorful, hands-on, and age-appropriate toys for the 2023 holiday season, we hope you’ll find this list of gift ideas for 2-year-olds helpful! We’ve chosen 10 of our...

8. Our 2023 STEAM Toys: The Experts' Stamp of Approval

   When children play, their natural curiosity drives them to explore and dive into new experiences. Adults are often in awe of how kids can freely dismantle things and put them back together, generate new ideas, and problem-solve all while having...

9. 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...

10. Playing with Babies: Setting the Stage for Imagination

    Babies are more brilliant than any artificial intelligence program a tech company can develop. Why? Because they are taking in so much information, through so many channels, and constantly working to blend that information with what they already know. They...

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