1. Toy Spotlight: Super Smile Dentist Play Set

   Brush Up on Pretend Play It's National Dentist Day on March 6! Polish kids' imaginations with our Super Smile Dentist Play Set! Pretend play makes great practice for when kids face real-world situations, so if your kiddo gets anxious about...

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

   [EDITOR'S NOTE: For more on learning through play, visit our Skills at Play page for more information about this initiative, which labels our website and toy packaging with skills-based callouts designed to help parents and caregivers easily identify which skills our various developmental and learning...

3. Top 10 Wooden Toys & Gifts for Kids

   Wooden toys are classic for a reason: They're made to last, and built to inspire a child’s imagination. At Melissa & Doug, wood is in our roots! Our first hit product was the Fuzzy Farm wooden puzzle, and we continue...

4. Top Toys Every Grandparent Should Have

   Whether you’re a grandparent who provides child care on a regular basis or one who sees the grandkids a couple times of year, it’s important to have a select number of engaging toys on hand when they come to visit....

5. The Power of Pretend Play

   Open-ended play is essential for children’s healthy growth and development. It’s so important, pediatricians are even writing prescriptions for it! That’s why at Melissa & Doug we are so excited to be partnering with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an...

6. Enjoy a FREE National Cookie Day Printable Activity for Kids

   Get ready for a social media holiday to celebrate a beloved worldwide phenomenon: Monday, December 4 is National Cookie Day—mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate with your favorite cookie treat!!  According to a blog published by gourmet cookie...

7. How to Scale Back Screen Time Over School Breaks

   When school and extracurricular activities are on hiatus, kids may have an abundance of unstructured time on their hands. Normally, that’s a gift because most children don’t get enough downtime these days. One of the greatest skills we can foster...

8. Blast off with FREE National Astronaut Day Printable Activity for Kids

   The sky’s the limit for creative learning fun this #NationalAstronautDay on Friday, May 3. To mark the out-of-this-world milestone, Melissa & Doug offers up a FREE printable activity for your creative kiddos: a silly self-portrait of themselves as an astronaut...

9. The Best Ocean Toys And Gifts For Kids

   Is your child an underwater explorer, friend to sea creatures near and far? We've got toys for that! These special aquatic toys, crafts, and pretend play activities are sure to transport kids to ocean worlds and inspire their seaside adventures....

10. 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...

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