1. All About Animals Gift Bundle

    Wildly fun for animal lovers, this gift pack features three safari animal-themed toys. Four soft, plush Zoo Friends Hand Puppets are a great way for kids and adults to interact. The eight-piece Zoo Animals Sound Puzzle helps little ones learn...
  2. The Power of Problem Solving Play

    This is the third in a series of blog posts on the skill-building power of different types of play. One of the many cool things about play is that it helps kids learn to become problem solvers. Think about children building block...
  3. Fun Activities for 2-Year-Olds

    Bye Bye Terrible Twos, Hello Thought-Provoking Activities for 2-Year-Olds  Ah, the wonders of turning 2 years old. Aside from quite literally having their entire life ahead of them, this is an exhilarating developmental stage where toddlers experience a tug between...
  4. Best Holiday Toys & Gifts for 2-Year-Olds

    If you’re looking for a few ways to inspire creativity and excitement with colorful, hands-on, and age-appropriate toys for the upcoming holiday season, we hope you’ll find this list of gift ideas for 2-year-olds helpful! We’ve chosen some of our favorite top toys...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. Toys that Grow with Your Child

    Everything seems to happen so fast these days, so it’s not unusual for kids to outgrow their toys in just a few months or perhaps even a few weeks. As a result, many parents find themselves collecting and storing toys...
  8. 10 New Toys for Your Holiday Shopping

    This year proved to be a big one in terms of new releases from Melissa & Doug. And with holiday shopping season fast upon us, it’s important to know what the hot new toys will be as we head into...
  9. Activities & Toys to Help Development of Preschoolers’ Attention Spans

    Preschoolers can go through activities at record speed, and every parent knows just how challenging it can be to hold their interest for an extended period of time.  And while it’s not always easy, finding ways to boost your toddler’s...
  10. The Best Dinosaur Toys And Gifts For Kids

    Does your child obsess over all things dinosaur? Dinosaur toys—check. Dinosaur gifts—check. Dinosaur chicken nuggets—of course! If you’re shopping for a dino-loving little one, we’ve got some playfully prehistoric dinosaur toys and gift ideas for you to wrap up for...

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