Calling all explorers!
In collaboration with the National Park Foundation, we’re launching a new collection of fun, nature-inspired toys for kid-powered play at home! Melissa & Doug is proud to support the National Park Foundation with a million-dollar commitment over three years to protect and preserve the national parks for present and future generations. Read the full press release here.
3 Ways You Can Support the Parks through Play
You can feel great about your purchase!
It’s a natural team-up for both organizations, and makes perfect sense given Melissa & Doug’s commitment to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable play for generations to come. The wood and paper in Melissa & Doug's National Park Foundation (NPF) collection are FSC®-certified as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability. (FSC C156584)
You can set the stage for real-life adventure!
These toys can inspire children to develop a lifelong love of nature and inspire families to explore our national parks. This collection gives young children an early start on appreciating the great outdoors through open-ended, child-led play that starts at home.
You can help kids learn all about the parks and their animals and plants!
Taking cues from the vast natural wonders within the national parks, Melissa & Doug designed these puzzles, pretend play sets, and arts & crafts activities to inspire and educate kids on all that the national parks have to offer. The details, illustrations, and fun facts included with each product were painstakingly researched to ensure accuracy and faithfulness to our national parks and their inhabitants.
Here’s an overview of the collection
Yellowstone National Park Grizzly Bear Games Play Set
Kids can test their skills to see if they can catch and throw like a bear with this hilarious outdoor adventure set! Strap on the bear paw gloves and bear heads and have a game of catch with the stick-and-release accessories—or just role play like a wild bear and go a little wild!
Grand Canyon National Park Hiking Gear Play Set
Inspire kids to explore outdoor adventures with this fun and colorful pretend play set, which features a pair of pretend binoculars that lets kids look at scenes on disk. This play set also includes a safety whistle, flashlight, first aid kit, wooden granola bar, map, and trail guide, plus an adjustable belt for easy storage.
National Parks Alphabet & Animals Cube Puzzle
Kids can assemble three different 24-block puzzles featuring national parks scenes from the Everglades, Arches, and Yellowstone, and use the blocks for stacking, building, sorting, and matching.
National Parks Picture Matching Magnetic Game
Featuring scenes from the Everglades, Arches, Acadia, and Mammoth Cave National Parks, this matching picture game features 60 magnets to recreate each scene, but can also be used for open-ended play and storytelling, too.
Yellowstone National Park Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle - 24 Pieces
This 24-piece wooden jigsaw features a majestic scene from Yellowstone National Park for kids to assemble and an animal and plant ID guide and search-and-find activities.
National Parks Reusable Stickers - Park Animals
Perfect for on-the-go creative fun, this spiral-bound sticker book features 5 national park scenes: Denali, Everglades, Biscayne, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon. Kids can choose from 100+ reusable cling-style and puffy stickers to tell stories and embellish each scene.
National Parks U.S.A. Map Floor Puzzle - 45 Pieces
Kids can play seek-and-find games, or just explore this great country of ours in this 45-piece cardboard jigsaw puzzle, which features over 60 national park locations and prominent features.
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