1. Durable Artist's Smock

   
   Creative kids can stay neat and clean in this durable art smock! Features a write-on chest pocket to personalize with dry-erase marker, an easy-clean apron surface and roomy storage pockets. Adjustable straps mean one size fits all!

2. The Best Drawing Pads For Kids To Bring Imagination To Life

   Painting and Drawing Bring Imagination to Life Painting, drawing, and coloring let your child bring their wildest, most creative imaginings to life on paper. We all love seeing the final results, but let’s be honest: the mess and cleanup can...

3. Create a Child’s Art Studio in 6 Easy Steps

   Even before children are able to express their ideas and feelings with words, they have the natural ability to express themselves through art. The simplicity and accessibility of drawing, painting, molding clay, and other artistic activities provide kids with creative...

4. Toy Spotlight: Deluxe Double-Sided Tabletop Easel

     Certain learning toys are an absolute must-have for kids who want to explore their creative side, and that’s why we’re shining the Toy Spotlight this month on our Deluxe Double-Sided Tabletop Easel, the perfect creative early learning toy, especially...

5. 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...

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. Career Day for Kids: Exploring Occupations through Play

   It's Career Day for Kids, with great ways to explore occupations! "What do you want to be when you grow up?" That’s a question all children seem to hear. Think about all of the exciting adult careers you wanted to...

8. Easel Activities for Kids

   For preschoolers, easel art combines the best of all worlds into one fun activity. It pairs creative and cognitive skill development with physical movements, allowing your little one to strengthen their fine motor skills, planning abilities, hand-eye coordination and so...

9. 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...

10. The Ultimate Melissa & Doug Father's Day Daddy-Daughter Playdate!

    When I was a kid, we celebrated Father’s Day by leaving dad alone. Don’t get me wrong—we woke him up at 5 a.m. with homemade breakfast in bed (that he graciously choked down), showered him with DIY gifts we’d made...

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