1. Giddy Buggy Tunnel

   
   Giddy Buggy is happy to invite active kids to crawl through a rainbow of color in this bright tunnel. Giddy's smiling face covers one end, making it extra fun to hide and seek in this nearly five-foot-long tube. Made of...

2. Cutie Pie Butterfly Tunnel

   
   Indoors or out, your child will love crawling through this pink, butterfly-themed tunnel! Cutie Pie's sweet and smiling face covers one end, making it extra fun to hide and seek in this nearly five-foot-long tube. Made of durable wipe-clean materials,...

3. Deluxe Multi-Vehicle Activity Rug

   
   Create a world of endless adventures with the Deluxe Multi-Vehicle Activity Rug! Use the four train cars, 13 on-road road vehicles, helicopter, and boat to visit the train station, firehouse, school, market, hospital, recycling center, lake, and more on the...

4. Take-Along Railroad

   
   Built-in tracks, colorful scenery, and fun play pieces let kids take their imaginations for a spin . . . and take playtime anywhere they want to go! Unfold the sturdy wooden case to create an illustrated play surface with built-in...

5. Winter Indoor Play Ideas from a Kindergarten Teacher

   If you have ever been stuck inside for multiple days in a row with a child, you know how hard it gets to find ways to keep them busy and off of their screens.  The winter months are especially hard...

6. Take-Along Town

   
   Built-in tracks, colorful scenery, and fun play pieces let kids take their imaginations for a spin . . . and take playtime anywhere they want to go! Unfold the sturdy wooden case to create an illustrated play surface with built-in...

7. 6 Tips for Buying Birthday Gifts for Kids

   Need some ideas for birthday gifts for the kids in your life? We asked some of our co-workers for their favorite, go-to birthday gifts for kids of all ages. These are the tried-and-true gift ideas that have worked for them...

8. 35 Ways to Bring More Screen-Free Fun to Your Child's Life

   Melissa & Doug marks its 35th anniversary this year, and in honor of that noteworthy milestone, we’re celebrating throughout 2023 in all kinds of ways! As champions of open-ended, imaginative, and screen-free play for babies, toddlers, and kids since the very...

9. Screen-Free Week: Our Favorite Screen-Free Ways for Kids to Play

   Here at Melissa & Doug, we’re celebrating Screen-Free Week (May 6-12)!  We see Screen-Free Week as a great time to assess the quantity and quality of our children’s play. How can we encourage kids to gravitate to active, engaged types...

10. 10 Ways to Play with Puzzles by an Occupational Therapist

    Just in time for National Puzzle Day on January 29, 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 a personal story about her family’s love for puzzles, and how...

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