1. Best Toys and Gifts for Easter

   With the calendar set to bounce into spring, that means Easter is almost here for those who celebrate. At Melissa & Doug, we’re reimagining the season and rethinking the Easter basket. Candy and chocolate bunnies make for sweet treats, but...

2. Market Basket Fill & Spill

   
   Add a fresh twist to playtime with touchable, tactile farmer’s market play food favorites delight the senses! Fill the mesh mini-grocery tote with a squeaking carrot, chiming milk bottle, rattling tomato, and crinkling lettuce, all featuring sweet, friendly faces. Pull...

3. Fold & Go Stable

   
   It's a natural! With a decorative green "shingled" roof, this wooden stable provides a happy home for four plastic horses. When open, your little farmer or equestrian has easy access to the hayloft, with its wooden ladder and four bales...

4. The 10 Best Toys for Holiday Travel

   With the holiday season fast approaching, families will be hitting the road a lot more to visit friends and family and take seasonal vacations. Holiday travel, especially with babies, toddlers, and young children, is no easy feat. There are several things...

5. Why Babies Love Mirror Toys

   As any parent knows, babies just LOVE to see themselves in their mirror toys. What could be more interesting and relatable to babies than another baby reflected back at them—who looks, feels, and moves just as they do? Sure, babies...

6. 5 Fundamental Skills You Can Teach Kids Through Play

   Board certified behavior analyst Erin Ross shares her tips for skill-building play Not sure what to do with your little one during playtime? Many parents say they aren’t good at playing with their young children, that it’s boring, or they...

7. Toy Spotlight: Jumbo Burrow Bunny Stuffed Animal

   In this Toy Spotlight blog, our featured toy really takes the (carrot) cake—it’s the Melissa & Doug Jumbo Burrow Bunny Plush Stuffed Animal, and just in time for Easter, too! The Easter Bunny has captured the hearts and imaginations of...

8. Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for Kids

   Here are some sweet Valentine’s Day gift ideas for the children in your life, whether they are babies learning how to explore their world or curious kids using their imaginations. Let this Valentine’s Day Gift Guide help you answer the...

9. The Magic of Independent Play in Toddlers & Preschoolers

   Engaging with our children during playtime can create joyful memories and strengthen bonds. It’s a unique time to enter their world and see it through their eyes.  However, the importance of independent play in toddlers cannot be overstated. Free, unstructured,...

10. Celebrate National Popcorn Day with a FREE Printable Activity for Kids & More

    The history of popcorn dates all the way back to Indigenous American, Central American, and South American peoples, who have been eating it and using it as clothing decoration for over 5,600 years. According to the online Farmer’s Almanac, popcorn,...

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