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Best Kitchen Play Sets for Toddlers

How Creative Play and Arts & Crafts Help Kids Develop Key Skills

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Free Printable Checklist of Kid-Friendly Spring Cleaning Tasks

5 Ways to Upcycle Melissa & Doug Wooden Trays

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Career Day for Kids: Exploring Occupations through Play

Choosing Puzzles for Your Child

Toy Spotlight: Deluxe Double-Sided Tabletop Easel

Best Birthday Gifts for 1-Year-Olds

Toy Spotlight: Jumbo Burrow Bunny Stuffed Animal

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Unplug with Melissa & Doug: Fun Play Ideas for Global Day of Unplugging

FREE March Printables & Activities for Kids

Melissa & Doug Partners with National Nonprofit PCs for People to Recycle E-Waste and Close the Digital Divide

Kids Feeling Down? Here’s How Play Can Help

How Play Can Help Get Kids Moving

Indoor Fun Guide: How to Entertain Kids When They’re Stuck Inside

Easter & Spring Printables

The Best Toys to Encourage Talking, from a Speech-Language Pathologist

Activities & Toys to Help Development of Preschoolers’ Attention Spans

5 Ideas for the Best Indoor Playdates

Toy Spotlight: Top & Bake Pizza Counter

Toy Spotlight: Wooden Shape Sorting Grocery Cart

Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Kids

FREE February Printables & Holiday Activities for Kids

Melissa & Doug: The Story Behind Our Passion for Puzzles

3 Ways to Make Play Part of Your Daily Routine

Celebrating Lunar New Year 2023: The Year of the Rabbit

The Power of Pretend Play

The Power of Problem Solving Play

How Play Can Build Skills: An Age-By-Age Guide

10 Ways to Play with Puzzles by an Occupational Therapist
