Toys That Teach: Holiday Gifts

3 years and up. Make an imaginary forest with the Woodland Trail Treehouse & Woodland Trail Accessory Set. This fun playset places an entire ecosystem at children's disposal. Children can use the Woodland Trail Accessory Set to make a multilayered forest in the Treehouse, or they can use the Woodland Trail Accessory Set to create an expansive forest with trees, animals, toadstools, and more! No matter what, this set will cultivate creativity and inspire imagination.

3 years & up. Help your child relieve anxiety, hyperactivity, and stress by encouraging them to bounce and balance on the Bouncy Board. Jumping and balancing in different positions on a Bouncy Board releases excess energy, boosting focus. Therapeutic sensory relief from purposeful movement is beneficial to all children who need to decompress and relax, including those with ADHD, autism, and sensory needs. Versatile, lightweight, and easy to carry, the Bouncy Board is perfect for home or in the… More »

2 years & up. Toddlers join Peppa and her family for a ride to the grocery store with the LEGO® DUPLO® Peppa Pig Supermarket! Children become one of the family as they drive to buy food in the iconic red car from the famous TV show. Packed with accessories, this set includes 4 figures; Peppa Pig, George, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig. Also included are items from a real-world grocery store, such as the self-scan checkout, shopping cart, and freezer. Set includes 70 pieces. The supermarket… More »

3 years & up. Scandinavian design will move into the children's play kitchen with this modern Coffee & Tea Wooden Playset! The comprehensive play set for two people includes cups, plates, coffee spoons, a sugar bowl, a milk jug, and lots of toy foods such as coffee cream, a tea bag, blueberries, muffins, and drink discs made of wood. The integrated magnet function encourages active role play, as does the tray on which all of the yummy treats can fit. With this robust coffee and tea accessories… More »

3 years and up. Give dolls and dogs a home with the My First Toy Pet Stroller. This stroller will enable children to take dolls, stuffed animals, or other treasured friends on a walk around the neighborhood, from one room to another (in style!), or to any other place they want to go. The removable carrier also enables children to ditch the stroller and carry them up and down stairs. Measures 15.25"W x 24"H x 22.75"D.

3 years and up. Go camping without leaving the classroom! This Home on the Range Camping Set takes children to a place in the great outdoors where they can build a fire, roast hot dogs, or even chop wood. The set also comes with a cooking pot where children can prepare delicious fish and corn on the cob. The play experiences that this set provides will help children develop a deep appreciation for nature.

3 years & up. Who will accompany Ida the Hedgehog on the "Groovy Beats" Piano? This sturdy, electronic wooden piano makes a great impression with its great sound quality and cheery design. With a combination of natural wood, modern blue tones, and child-friendly motifs, this piano is an absolute eye-catcher. The included stickers can be stuck on the keys to support young musicians with their first songs. The absolute hit for young pianists! This children's piano promotes an understanding… More »

2 years & up. A doll wheelchair can help normalize the presence of disabilities in everyday life and foster acceptance and inclusivity from a young age. It shows children that everyone, regardless of physical ability, can be part of their imaginary world. Children are naturally curious about the world around them, and many want their toys to reflect the diversity of real life. Not only will the Wheelchair for Dolls enhance playtime, but it will also serve as a valuable educational tool, promoting… More »

3 years & up. Multiply making with this 62-Piece Set of MAGNA-TILES®. This set combines classic tiles and microMAGS tiles to give children different size options for their designs. Although it has a new twist, this set will still develop a host of important skills including building skills, spatial awareness skills, and shape recognition skills while captivating children with eye-catching colors and sharply contoured shapes - just like MAGNA-TILES® have been doing for almost 3 decades!

5 years & up. Young vehicle lovers can build and customize their own vehicles with the LEGO® Classic Creative Vehicles set! Use the easy-to-follow instructions to build a police car, ice-cream truck, ATV, front loader, truck, limo, off-roader, and station wagon. An inspiration guide is also included with 10 imaginative ideas to encourage children to try out their own builds with different designs, cool details, and colorful decorations. Set features 900 pieces, including 52 wheels. The limo… More »

3 years & up. This Color Crystal Block Set with Activity Cards can help children learn to fit shapes together and expand their understanding of spatial relationships, geometric vocabulary, and color recognition. This transparent acrylic block set features 17 different regular and irregular shapes in 5 translucent colors. These manipulatives will also spring to life when used with a light panel or in front of a sunlit window. The blocks create colorful streams of light and eccentric shadows.… More »

3 years and up. Send children off to a fun destination with the BRIO® Starter Travel Train Set. In addition to an engine car and a passenger car, this set includes classic wooden pieces that make a figure-8 track and a bridge and tunnel intersection. The set also comes with 2 figures (a conductor and a passenger) that will permit children to act out countless travel scenarios.

3 years & up. Facilitate STEM skill development with the Colorful Magnetic Tiles Geometry Pack. Featuring hexagons and triangles with a unique bevel design in 8 different hues, this pack encourages exploration of geometric concepts such as shapes, lines, angles, dimensions, and fractions and STEM concepts such as magnetism and color. Add this pack to other magnetic tile collections to create patterns, pyramids, dodecagons, mandalas, and so much more!

3 years & up. Picnicking can be done anywhere! This high-quality Picnic Basket Playset with foldable handles and a matching picnic blanket is the perfect companion for a trip to the countryside or the garden at home. Thanks to the tightly knit weaving, the basket is very robust, and the place settings for two picnic participants, picnic utensils, and toy food are all made out of sturdy wood. The orange and croissant are held together with hook-and-loop pieces. The inner lining is removable.… More »

3 years & up. The fire brigade is here! With this Fire Brigade Backpack Playset in emergency colors and adjustable shoulder straps, young fire rescuers are always on the scene when needed. The double zippers ensure that the backpack opens up wide, and the rubber tool slots in the backpack provide neatness and fast access to the equipment made of robust wood! The two additional click buckles on the backpack allow for the attachment of additional accessories. The complete set includes a wooden… More »

3 years & up. Want to play like in a real supermarket? Then this Grocery Cash Register Playset belongs in every well-stocked play store! The stick-on scanning surface can be applied to an existing play store or another play surface. Playing "checkout" with this cash register trains the use of money, amounts, and prices. The 15 money pieces are designed to be used to practice beginner math problems. The 5 double-sided food product cards also encourage kids to learn to count and do math.… More »

3 years & up. The beauty salon is open! Children can style themselves however they want and look at themselves in the tilting mirror with this Retro Make-Up Table. Various wooden make-up and hair-care accessories complete this set and can be stored in the drawer divided into three compartments in order to save space. With its compact size, this make-up table will fit in almost any child's room. With only eight screws, it can be quickly assembled.

3 years & up. Enable children to take their building to the next level with the Magnetic Base Plate Pack. Featuring numerous magnetic points, these Base Plates feature a unique bevel design and increase the potential of magnetic tile play by giving children a foundation upon which they can build bigger ball runs, taller towers, and more! Includes 1 blue plate and 1 green plate. Each plate measures 12"L x 12"W.

4 years & up. Children can build 6 colorful houses with different designs, heights, and shapes with the LEGO® Classic Creative Houses! Allow the creative fun to continue by adding different bricks to make the houses taller and swap doors, windows, roofs, gardens, and more to change each house's design. For even more possibilities, check out the idea guide for inspiration on 8 additional builds! Building set includes 850 pieces and features different styles of windows, doors, trees, flowers… More »

Ages 3 years & up. Little learners will let their imaginations and creativity soar while building with this unique set of blocks. This set features a selection of 25 smooth beechwood building blocks and 14 translucent acrylic cubes in 7 colors. These blocks are carefully designed for open-ended play. The colorful translucent acrylic cubes fit inside many of the building blocks for added sensory experiences. Size of largest block: 1"W x 3.9"L x 3.9"H. Size of tray: 10.7W x 10.7"L x 1"H.

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.

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 »

Introduce the wonderful beings of the prehistoric era with these Jumbo & Soft Realistic Dinosaur Set. These lifelike creatures inspire hands-on exploration, nurturing fine motor skills as children move and manipulate the figures. Watch as they craft stories of ancient landscapes and interactions, fostering creativity and imaginative play. Encourage children to share and play together, strengthening social skills like cooperation and communication. The set includes 15" Stegosaurus, 18"… More »