1. 12\\ Easel Paper Roll Bundle (2 Pack)

   
   Use these replacement paper rolls to refill your Tabletop Paper-Roll Dispenser or just unroll a few feet across a table or the floor! Each roll holds 75 feet of premium heavyweight bond paper that's ideal for crayons, markers, colored pencils,...

2. 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...

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

   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 her insights on how creative arts & crafts play can positively impact your child’s overall development. In a world that seems...

4. Throw a Melissa & Doug Pizza and Ice Cream Party at Home!

   Pretend play can help prepare kids for real-world situations — even fun ones like pizza and ice cream parties! On Saturday, November 4, we'll be celebrating our 35th anniversary with a pizza party at the CAMP Store Columbus Circle, featuring...

5. 5 Ideas for the Best Indoor Playdates

   Are you getting ready for winter’s long haul, trying to come up with creative ways to keep your kids entertained while they’re indoors? Hosting playdates can be a great solution. Playdates for toddlers and kids provide opportunities for little ones...

6. Be Road Trip Ready with This List of 40 Ideas for Backseat Fun

   A long car ride can be ideal for quality family time, interesting conversations, and entertaining activities—if you make it a screen-free trip! The most important tip to keep in mind when embarking on a road trip: Don’t be afraid of...

7. Kids Feeling Down? Here’s How Play Can Help

   We had a few rough years. I’m hearing from a lot of friends and patients’ parents that they are burned out and overloaded. Many have seen signs of this same exhaustion and crankiness in their kids as well — maybe you...

8. 4 Ways to Support Creative Play (even when you’re not feeling creative!)

   I know creative play is important, but I’m not a creative person! What should I try? Ironically, as I was starting to write this blog, I was feeling particularly un-creative. Staring at a laptop screen often does that to me...

9. 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...

10. 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...

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