Toys That Teach: Holiday Gifts

3 years & up. Encourage your little one to put their crafting skills to the test with the Compact Wooden Workbench with Tools! This compact sized wooden workbench helps children develop sensory, cognitive, and fine motor skills while hammering, sawing, and turning screws! As an added bonus, children can even help assemble the bench. Fixed storage spaces for the tools and accessories allows for quick clean up. Made of high quality materials, this eco-friendly wooden workbench was built to last.… More »

4 years & up. Bringing numbers to life for kids in a fun, exciting way! This fast, fun and clever number game by Mobi is a thrilling way to bring little kids and their families together through mathematics. Spread the tiles out on any flat surface and race to create simple math equations in crossword style grids. See who can make the best equation "pods" and connect all of their tiles first to win the game. Perfect for beginners. Included: 162 Colorful Tiles, Whale-shaped Storage Pouch, and Instructions.

3 years & up. Introducing the first-of-their-kind, magnetic dinosaurs only from Magna-Tiles®! These large magnetic dinosaurs have oversized play potential and are a great addition to your existing Magna-Tiles® collection, or play with them on their own for some dino-mite fun! Includes dinosaurs; T-Rex, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and Pteranodon. Made of food-grade ABS (BPA Free) plastic - free of phthalates and latex.

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".

Birth & up. This cozy blanket has big personality! Featuring knotted corners, the reverse side of this blanket has a soft ribbed pattern while the front side features a fun lamb print and attached lamb friend. Knotted corners and ribbed backing provide baby tactile stimulus. Lamb is embroidered for safety measures. Blanket is machine washable and measures 10" x 10".

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.

3 years & up. Your little helper will love pretending they are helping with jobs around the house using the My First Vacuum Cleaner with Realistic Lights & Sounds! My First Vacuum looks just like a modern vacuum cleaner and features custom realistic lights and sounds for pretend play. Has on/off power button with two fun power settings. This realistic toy features a simulated cyclone tube with colorful balls, so you can watch it working and includes an additional attachment for pretend detailed… More »

3 years & up. This Wooden Emergency Response Kit is the perfect playset for children who enjoy role playing as a doctor, nurse, or EMT! The all-in-one rescue backpack features adjustable straps and plenty of realistic tools used in the medical field. The double zipper and elastic insert slots in the backpack provide order and quick access to the emergency equipment made of premium wood. Highlights™ of the kit are the blood pressure gauge with a pump ball, the otoscope with a real magnifying… More »

4 years & up. Our best-selling, classroom-favorite Robot Mouse is now rechargeable! Keep the fun coding without the waste and inconvenience of frequent battery changes. Recharge the mouse with a simple USB cord (included) for hours of play. The race is on to build hands-on coding skills. Build your maze and then use the coding cards to create a step-by-step path for Colby, the rechargeable mouse. Program the sequence of steps, then watch Colby find the cheese. Colby lights up, makes sounds,… More »

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 »

3 years & up. Promote community awareness and role-play with this set of Rescue Vehicles. Children will enjoy zooming down the streets in hot pursuit or putting out fires with these detailed diecast Fire and Police emergency vehicles. Encourage children to learn about each vehicle's importance and their roles within their communities. Includes an ambulance, fire truck, helicopter, police car, tow truck, and more!

3 years and up. Get acquainted with Richard Scarry's Busytown through this Seek and Find Game. In this game, players must draw a card and find the item on the game board that matches their card. If the player finds the item, they get to keep the card. The first player to collect 5 cards wins the game.

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.

3 years and up. Ready for a day on the farm? A tractor, lots animals and fun details await your child for an entertaining activity! Find the farm animals in this 24-piece cardboard puzzle. The pieces are suitable for the hands of children from 3 years old, for easy handling! A fun way to develop young children's memory and dexterity. This puzzle comes with a poster as a template, so you can put the puzzle together at your own pace!

3 years and up. Bring a classic to your classroom with the Hopscotch Play Mat. Children have loved hopscotch for decades, and this mat gives you the chance to introduce it to a new generation of children. Playing hopscotch will help children develop gross-motor skills, balance, coordination, and other valuable skills. Additionally, the soft, interchangeable tiles have numbers on them that promote number recognition.

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.

3 years and up. Learn about the weather without interrupting playtime. This set of Explore the Weather Counters depicts 6 different weather patterns (lightning bolt, snowflake, cloud, raindrop, wind, and sun) for children to investigate. The child-sized pieces are perfect for small hands, and each weather pattern has a different surface pattern to spark sensory stimulation. As they play, children will gain valuable scientific knowledge about the world around them.

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!