Toys That Teach: Holiday Gifts

2 years & up. Children will be more than ready to hit the road with this Eco-Friendly RV Camper Set with Truck & Sport Boat! Made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic milk jugs, this 3-in-1 playset features a pick-up truck, spacious camper, and sport boat with it's very own trailer. Play with them individually, or link them all together for two feet of fun! Playset also includes two characters, two chairs, a picnic table, and camping stove. Set includes 10 pieces and is ideal for indoor… More »

2 years & up. The Let's Roll - Seasons Dough Rollers are easy for children to use when creating patterns and prints in dough, sand, dirt, paint and more! This set includes a total of 24 seasonally themed rollers; Spring, Summer, Autumn/Fall, and Winter. Each roller measures almost 3" long, sized perfectly for small hands. Rollers are made of a durable stone mix that is easy to clean. Roll to create a pattern and then stamp a corresponding season theme throughout to create a tactile work of art. Includes 24 rollers.

Birth & up. Enhance imaginative play with this set of 4 Eco-Friendly Animal Hand Puppets! Children will act out scenes by making these puppets walk, run, dance, and more. Puppets provide opportunities for children to build their language skills and hand-eye coordination through collaborative play. Each puppet is designed with a soft, comforting material made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles. Embroidered eyes for safety. Hand wash only with warm, soapy water and let air dry. 12"L.

2 years & up. The Let's Pretend Tool Belt with 6 Plastic Tools allows your toddler to play creatively, using their imagination while building fine motor skills. Playset comes complete with plastic tools to help keep children active and engaged. All tool accessories have been designed with the perfect size and weight for children's hands. Encourage your children to build and do repairs alongside you! Set includes a play hammer, pliers, wrench, screwdriver with bits, and a level. Tool Belt and… More »

12 months & up. Babies will love the Little Tikes® Baby Builders™ Explore Together Blocks™! This set includes 16 large blocks, perfectly sized for little hands to build and play. Building set features many tactile activities for little ones; a bee slider, door that opens and closes, butterfly with movable wings, clock with movable hands, dial that makes noise and more! The fun animal designed package doubles as a storage container, allowing for fast and easy clean up. Building… More »

12 months & up. The Lights & Sounds Animal Choo Choo Train is the ideal toy for children who love animals, music, or trains! This multi functional musical Choo Choo Train features 4 buttons that make unique train sounds and 5 additional buttons that make different animal sounds, all while the smoke stack lights up! Lights & Sounds Animal Choo Choo Train features a volume control and an easy-to-carry handle for little ones. Requires 3 AA batteries, included. Choo Choo Train measures 11.4"… More »

2 years & up. The dramatic play opportunities are endless with the My First Dinner Ware Kitchen Playset - 21 Pieces. Children will love pretending to cook, wash dishes, pour drinks, eat food and more! My First Dinner Ware Kitchen Playset includes: 1 drainer, 5 plates, 2 tea cups, 1 milk cup, 4 kitchen utensils, 6 pieces of cutlery and 2 pots. Made of thick, high quality, durable, non-toxic, BPA free plastic - perfectly sized for little hands. No sharp edges!

Birth & up. What began as a simple errand to the laundromat becomes a desperate journey as the entire family joins together to rescue Trixie's Knuffle Bunny. This charming Knuffle Bunny set features your very own Knuffle Bunny plush and Mo Willems classic book, "Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale." Hang tightly onto your Knuffle Bunny as you read. You don't want to lose him. Hardcover. 40 Pages. Plush size: 12.25"H.

12 months & up. Bundled exclusively by Ditty Bird for customers here at Kaplan Early Learning, these musical books will brighten any day! Follow Ditty Bird on many musical journeys with 6 of his favorite instrumental songs and 6 of his favorite classical songs. Through these two musical books, children will discover great composers and classic children's songs. Songs include 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', 'Fur Elise', 'Ode to Joy' and many more. Each book comes with… More »

2 years & up. Need something fixed? Call in your little builder! With the Fisher-Price Drillin' Action Tool Set, little ones can screw the "wood" pieces together with their very own drill that actually works! This lean, mean, drillin' machine works in forward and reverse, makes realistic drilling sounds, and comes with interchangeable drill bits, so preschoolers can choose the right one for the job. And everything stores easily within the toolbox, making cleanup a breeze! Your little… More »

Birth & up. Help bring the Velveteen Rabbit to life through love as you read his story and snuggle him close. This magical book and plush will ignite your little one's imagination and help show them the power of love. Book features classic, colorful illustrations from the original Velveteen Rabbit story. Plush features shimmery velveteen coat, pink satin ears, button-thread whiskers, a soft chenille tail, and hand-stitched details. Book is hardback and 33 pages long. Plush measures 10"H.

2 - 5 years. Children gain a feeling of safety and security as they learn to balance and glide on the Mini Cruiser Lightweight Balance Bike! This no-pedal bike is perfect for children ages 2 - 5. The ultra-lightweight balance bike weighs only 4.9 lbs and is extremely tough! Balance Bike is manufactured from fiberglass reinforced nylon (polyamide) and can be left outside without the worry of rusting. Height adjustable seat. Handlebar height: 20". Seat height: 12.6" - 16.1". Length:… More »

12 months & up. Watch your whimsical animal friends twirl to the sounds of a sweet lullaby! The Friends Melody Box features adorable animal figurines that dance and spin on the magnetic surface to the tune of a soothing lullaby. Turn the key underneath the box to let the magic unfold. Figures are removable and safe for children. Made from quality wood, plastic, and metal. Music played is "Lullaby",by Franz Schubert and lasts approximately 2.5 minutes. Box measures 4.7" x 2.3".

2 years & up. Children can prepare a European-style appetizer that's guaranteed to impress their guests with this Cheese & Charcuterie Board Play Set! Set features 2 pickled cucumbers, 2 strawberries, 2 crackers, 1 block of brie cheese, 2 slices of gouda cheese, 1 sliceable roll of salami, 1 knife, 1 sauce cup, 1 spoon, and 1 cutting board. Made in Thailand using chemical-free rubberwood, organic pigments, and water-based dyes. Cutting board measures 4.9"L x 8.5"W x .4"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 »