Toys That Teach: Holiday Gifts

12 months & up. Introduce children to different colors, animals, and shapes with the Magnetic Hide & Seek Farm Animal Puzzles! Designed with infants and toddlers in mind, these puzzles offer an engaging hide-and-seek experience. Each piece has a smaller, identical piece within it. Take all of the small pieces out, and encourage the children to match the small pieces with the big pieces based on characteristics such as color and shape. Magnets hold all of the animals together, and each parent… More »

18 months & up. Calin Maria is the perfect "my first baby doll" for your little one to cuddle. This adorable brown-eyed, 12-inch baby doll has a bean-filled body that allows children to pose her just like a real baby! Dressed in a pink top with floral ruffles, floral pants, and matching pink and floral headband, this beautiful doll is ready for all occasions. Features a soft vanilla scent for added delight.

Birth & up. Awaken babies to the world of their senses with the Teethimal Pop Pals and Spin & Rattle Teether. The Pop Pals provide interesting teethable textures for babies to explore, and they have popping bellies that are sure to captivate babies' attention. The Spin & Rattle Teether is fun to shake and easy to hold, and its softly textured petals are perfect for teething. It's never too early to introduce babies to their senses, and these toys are a great way to spark sensory exploration!

Multi-colored beads cascade through the clear tube creating fascinating visual tracking opportunities while enhancing listening skills. Measures 16.46"H.

12 months & up. Little ones can dance (and splash) to the beat of their own drum with the Octodrum 3-in-1 and Dingray Xylophone Water Toys! Part drum, part tambourine and part handheld maze, the Octodrum can float or suction to surfaces to maximize water play fun. The Dingray also floats on water and features 5 colorful, rust-resistant keys for endless creative fun. Musical instruments can be played both in and out of water. Dingray measures 8.5" x 7.5" x 1.75". Octodrum measures… More »

Birth & up. Make tummy time fun with a Musical Inchworm. At 24" long, this soft, colorful toy encourages children to discover colors and explore sounds and textures. In addition to its rattles and crinkles, this toy softly plays a musical tune.

2 years & up. Perfect for water exploration! Let children experiment with these fun water color changing tablets. Set of 20 colorful tablets and 2 animal dispensers with safety caps to keep the tablets secure. Tablets are nontoxic, non-staining, and easy to clean. (Additional tablets sold separately, 300457)

2 years & up. Perfect for water exploration! Let children experiment with these fun water color changing tablets. Set of 40 colorful tablets which are nontoxic and non-staining. Can be used alone or with the Color Buddie dispensers that are sold separately. (Kaplan item, 300456)

3 months & up. The bright colors of the Lots-of-Loops Activity Teether are sure to stimulate baby's senses! Chewing on the soft, flexible loops will help little one's relieve the discomfort of sore and tender gums. The tactile loops of tubing are spun into a shape that is easy for baby to grasp and shake, creating a fun rattle sound. Easy to clean, simply wipe with a damp cloth and mild soap. Teether measures 5"L x 5"W x 7.5"H.

10 months & up. Give babies fun, flexible toys with this Pully and Plungy set. These toys move in a variety of directions to accommodate the many ways that babies move. Little ones can squeeze them inward, pull them outward, roll them - the possibilities are endless! The plungies even suction to surfaces like tables, so babies will have early exposure to a fascinating scientific phenomenon. Set includes 2 pullies and 2 plungies made of silicone. When extended, the Krumples Pully measures 8.5"… More »

2 years & up. Magnetic drawing boards can be a fun and engaging tool for children's education in a so many ways. Little learners can really shine creating cool artwork with included pen and stamps with no mess.  This portable drawing board is great for strengthening fine motor skills! Children can also practice writing letters and numbers.

18 months & up. Help this lovely ladybug become more colorful! This fun toy's pegs come in a variety of colors and will fit into the holes in the ladybug's shell. When children put the pegs in the holes, the ladybug transforms into something vivid and new! The variety of colors will strengthen color recognition, and the numbers on each peg will bring counting into playtime.

6 months and up. These Soft Stack Baby Bricks are the perfect way to introduce infants to blocks. Infants can interact with these bricks in all kinds of ways because their soft outer material and firm, plastic construction make them both pleasant to hold and able to withstand the rigors of infantile sensory exploration. The bricks also connect to one another very easily, so infants may even build something while they play! Includes a zip bag for easy cleanup and storage. Set includes 32 blocks.

18 months and up. Facilitate social-emotional learning through play with these Eggxpress Yourself Match & Learn Eggs. Each egg has a different emotion and a different shape inside it, so children can explore different emotions while also developing shape-recognition skills. Additionally, the bus that holds all the eggs will exercise children's gross-motor skills as they move it around the room.

9 months and up. Increase the potential of playtime with this bundle of Triblox Rainbow Silicone Triangle Blocks and Over the Rainbow Bright Silicone Stacking Arches. Children can stack these blocks and arches to make eye-catching vertical structures or lay them out to make captivating flat structures. They can also combine the blocks and arches to make more complex structures. All the blocks and arches have patterns on them, so children can both incorporate those into their designs and benefit… More »

Birth and up. Invite infants into a sensory wonderland with the Fisher-Price® Simply Senses Activity Gym. This play gym includes a self-discovery mirror, a goose rattle, a hedgehog crinkle, and 3 other movable toys that will stimulate infants' senses and captivate their imaginations. The gym also comes with a soft play mat that matches the visual and conceptual themes of the toys to reinforce infants' sensory experiences.

6 months and up. These Soft Stack Baby Bricks are the perfect way to introduce infants to blocks. Infants can interact with these bricks in all kinds of ways because their soft outer material and firm, plastic construction make them both pleasant to hold and able to withstand the rigors of infantile sensory exploration. The bricks also connect to one another very easily, so infants may even build something while they play!

18 months & up. Turn the gears in children's brains with Insect Friend Geo Blocks & Gears. This engaging toy has 3 interconnected gears that rest on the same wooden platform. To build the gears, children must match each gear with its 2 toppers (a shape and an animal). Once they do, children will observe how moving one gear moves all three and learn an important principle of movement.

12 months & up. Little fingers and ears will be engrossed by the Wooden Sensory Blocks Set! Children will enjoy discovering the different textures, sounds, and colors. The eight wooden blocks each have a different sensory experience including a jingly bell, a mirror, a viewfinder, an optical prism, scratchy felt, a cylinder squeaker, and rattle balls. Tots' senses are stimulated through touch, sight, and sound - the sensory blocks are made from smooth wood and child-safe lacquers, making them… More »

2 years and up. Introduce children to the creatures that roamed the earth long ago. This collection of prehistoric teeth and activity cards gives children an in-depth look at prehistory. The teeth enable children to see and feel the anatomy of ancient animals, and the cards locate the teeth in their contexts by showing children what the animals looked like, how big they were, and what they ate.

2 years & up. Original and unique, the Translucent My First Octoplay Class Set will challenge creative minds. The translucent-colored textured surfaces make the shapes very tactile and incorporate sensory play. Connecting the pieces is simple and easy for small hands. Transform this set into animals, flowers, people, and more! The poles can be used for both, building more intricate models, and also for storing the pieces when not in use. All pieces are made from 100% recycled material. Made… More »

12 months and up. Introduce toddlers to the animal kingdom with this set of Wildlife Finger Puppets. Depicting both small and large animals, these puppets provide fertile ground for endless creative play. Adults can use them to tell a story, or toddlers can use them to unlock their imaginations and begin to formulate their own stories. Each puppet is 6"L.

9 months & up. The Over the Rainbow - Bright Silicone Stacking Arches is an ideal toy for open-ended play! Layer them, explore what shapes can be made standing up and on their side, nestle together, or balance on top. Each arch has a unique pattern relating to the garden. Press into playdough to reveal the shapes and create your own garden scene and story. Add to bath time, sensory play fun, or in the dirt. Made with super soft food-grade silicone, pieces are BPA-free, PVC-free, latex-free,… More »

9 months & up. The Triblox Pastel Silicone Triangle Blocks include 9 blocks made from toxic-free silicone that little ones can use to build, stack, and learn. Perfect for open-ended play, each colorful block features a number and corresponding illustration on the other side for added learning opportunities. Each block features a hollow design, perfect for scooping during sensory play and bath time. Triblox can be cleaned using a sterilizer, placed in a dishwasher, or washed with warm soapy water.