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Block play offers a rich opportunity for early math and science learning and the development of social, emotional, language, motor and cognitive skills. Kaplan offers a variety of unit blocks, hollow blocks, foam blocks, and cardboard blocks.

Wild Pines Wooden Train Set - 95 Pieces
Item: 302013
Status: In Stock
$130.95
3 years & up. Embark on a timber-filled adventure with the Timber Trails Wooden Playset! This set invites endless creativity, allowing little ones to build and design their own logging world while developing storytelling skills. Set also includes an engine and three carriages that transport 27 colorful small logs, a logging truck with 9 long magnetic timbers, and a loader vehicle that can pick up and load the logs using magnets. Explore the world of the lumberjack with a log pile featuring a sleepy bear, a serene lake with two magnetized boulders and a big bear, and a section of track blocked by three big fir trees that can be rotated to clear the path. The set also features four cut timber logs and a tree nursery with six trees in different stages of growth, making this the perfect environment for imaginative play.
Story Island Creative Playset
Item: 301421
Status: Out of Stock
$175.95
2 years & up. Ignite children's imaginations in group collaborative play with the stunning open-ended Story Island Creative Playset! Children can use the 3 islands individually or link them together by bridge or boat. Each island has a chalk-friendly surface allowing children to draw their own creations such as railways, roads, ponds, shops, and destinations. There are enough pieces to easily fill 3 islands, allowing Story Island to be split into 3 groups of children. The islands, mountains, and trees are made from FSC® Certified Plywood. All the other pieces are made from FSC® Certified Beech Wood. The 68-piece set includes 3 islands, 3 mountains, 2 bridges, 6 trees, 8 gender-neutral people, 12 house blocks, 2 cars, 1 boat, 1 train, and loads of blocks for all the vehicles for open-ended building. Islands each measure 18" x 18".
Brick, Blocks, and Rock Builders
Item: 30298P
Status: In Stock
$155.95 - $665.95
3 years & up. Build to new heights with this fantastic collection of realistic pretend bricks, blocks, and rocks! This set of lightweight foam builders stack easily for endless creative building projects. The foam construction is waterproof, but not UV-resistant; if kept outside for a long time, the colors will fade. Included: 20-piece Cinder Block Set, 25-piece Rock Wall Builder Set, 25-piece Brick Builder Set, and 25-piece Ice Brick Builder Set. Purchase individually or as a set of 4. Activity cards included.
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My Little World Farm Set - 38 Pieces
Item: 302139
Status: In Stock
$179.95
2 years & up. Bring the charm of the countryside to life with the My Little World Farm Set! This engaging 38-piece playset lets kids build their very own farm, complete with a barn, stable, vehicles, and a cozy family home. Friendly farm animals - sheep, cows, and more are ready to move in for endless imaginative play. Designed to encourage storytelling, sound imitation, and social interaction, this hands-on set helps children develop communication skills while they explore the daily life of a farmer. With detailed structures, realistic role-play elements, and high-quality, child-safe materials, this set is perfect for little hands and big imaginations. Get ready for farmyard fun where every day is an adventure!
Jumbo Foam Blocks - Natural - 36 Pieces
Item: 300569
Status: In Stock
$179.95
6 months & up. Enhance building possibilities with this easy-to-clean, lightweight set of Jumbo Foam Blocks. Children can strengthen their gross-motor skills while learning basic principles like patterning, stacking, and size relationships. Sized to be proportionate to traditional unit blocks, this set enhances block play and encourages young engineers to safely build and explore. A natural, wood-toned color palette coordinates beautifully with other blocks in the block play area.
Jumbo Foam Colored Blocks - 36 Pieces
Item: 300570
Status: In Stock
$179.95
6 months & up. Enhance building possibilities with this easy-to-clean, lightweight set of Jumbo Foam Colored Blocks. Children can strengthen their gross-motor skills while learning basic principles like patterning, stacking, and size relationships. Sized to be proportionate to traditional unit blocks, this set enhances block play and encourages young engineers to safely build and explore. A subdued color palette coordinates beautifully with other blocks in the block play area.
Wooden Rainbow Arches and Tunnels - 12 Pieces
Item: 33142
Status: In Stock
$152.95
2 years & up. The Colorful Wooden Rainbow Arches and Tunnels set is a vibrant addition to traditional block play. With 10 painted arches and 2 natural tunnels, children will love creating independent structures with these tunnels and arches, or incorporating them into their other blocks for endless building possibilities. Featuring rounded edges and smooth surfaces with a matte finish, these arches and tunnels are the perfect tool for enhancing early engineering skills and introducing concepts such as balance to children. Arches measure 11"W x 3"D x 5.5"H and tunnels measure 11"W x 11"D x 5.5"H. Set of 12.
Unit Blocks - Basic Classroom Sets
Item: 13904P
Status: In Stock
$150.95 - $921.95
3 years & up. Bring an architectural element to block play with these wonderful Durable Wooden Unit Blocks for Building and Block Play. Children will love building up structures and knocking them down to create more! Encourage your children to use their imagination to build unique structures or to recreate their favorite buildings. Have them identify the familiar shapes as they build. This set promotes fine motor skills, strategic thinking, collaborative play and creativity. Made of hardwoods with sanded smooth, beveled edges and are available in different sizes and shapes.
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60 Standard Unit Blocks
Item: 18627
Status: In Stock
$104.95
3 years & up. Sixty natural finished, smooth-sanded hardwood blocks are packaged in a handsome, wooden storage crate for easy storage. Ideal for building and introducing the relation of part to whole. Great value! Dimensions: 5.25" x 12.5" x 15" Packaged
Wood and Acrylic Unit Window Block - 24 Pieces
Item: 303363
Status: In Stock
$124.95
2 years & up. Bring a whole new level of light, color and design to the classic unit block system with this set of wooden blocks and colorful acrylic pieces. Window cutouts in blocks allow for customization and control over creations. 24-piece set includes 12 wooden blocks in 3 shapes and 12 acrylic blocks in 3 shapes and 10 colors.
LEGO® Friends Horse Stable and Riding Academy - 42688
Item: 144916
Status: In Stock
$116.95
7 years & up. Saddle up for hours of creative fun with the LEGO® Friends Horse Stable and Riding Academy. This 735-piece set lets children play out every stage of horse care as Liann and Aliya take lessons with instructor Cindy. Saddle the horses, jump over obstacles, transport hay, and feed and clean the animals. After a busy day, the minidolls can enjoy a sleepover in the cozy beds above the stables. Packed with accessories including a horse blanket, jumps, wheelbarrow, hay boxes, carrot, whiteboard, trophies, books, and more, this set sparks endless pretend-play adventures.
LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Construction Site and Vehicles - 10476
Item: 144873
Status: In Stock
$108.95
3 years & up. Spark toddlers' imaginations with the excitement of a construction site! Little builders can create and recreate their favorite construction vehicles, from bulldozers and dump trucks to cranes, and even design structures for their vehicles to navigate. The set also includes 2 figures who can drive, operate, and direct the machinery, helping toddlers bring their construction adventures to life. Set includes 84 pieces.
LEGO® City Heavy-Duty Recovery Tow Truck with Crane - 60467
Item: 144883
Status: In Stock
$116.95
8 years & up. Young truck enthusiasts can take charge of roadside rescues with the LEGO City Heavy-Duty Recovery Tow Truck with Crane! This action-packed set features a giant rotating crane, stabilizing outriggers, and a rear lifting system with a powerful winch to safely load broken-down vehicles. Kids can also tackle a dump truck with a spilled boulder, using realistic crane controls and hydraulic-style lifting mechanisms, plus accessories like traffic cones, a walkie-talkie, a wrench, and a warning triangle. Three worker minifigures bring the scene to life, encouraging imaginative storytelling and hands-on problem solving. Set includes 793 pieces.
Wooden Transportation Set - 24 Pieces
Item: 30981
Status: In Stock
$104.95
3 years & up. Empower children to become pilots, drivers, and sailors with our Wooden Transportation Set. This set has a variety of vehicles that travel on the road, in the air, and in the water, so children can go to any destination they want. As they play, children will also develop valuable creative-thinking and fine-motor skills. The durable, wooden vehicles have rubber tires and measure from 2.125" to 5.125" long. Set of 24 wooden vehicles.
Soft Oversized Blocks - 12 Pieces
Item: 33032
Status: In Stock
$129.95
Birth & up. Our softline collection provides colorful, thoughtful transition pieces that assist children in acclimating to and mastering their surroundings. Soft, oversized Toddler Blocks allow for a variety of building and color exploration experiences. The 12 soft cubes are in six, bright natural colors, perfect for stacking, sitting, and sorting. Place these blocks in any educational area for hands-on learning activities or let children bring them to dramatic play spaces for additional building pieces. Easy to clean surface - simply wipe clean with a damp cloth. Each cube measures 5.5" x 5.5". One year warranty.
Junior Hollow Block Set - 16 Pieces
Item: 40967
Status: In Stock
$179.95
3 years & up. This scaled-down version makes it easy to handle these hollow blocks. They will last through toddlers' building explorations! Smooth finish and rounded edges for safety. Contains 16 pieces consisting of 1 double ramp (16" x 4" x 8"), 1 single ramp (8" x 4"x 8"), 2 large doubles (16" x 4" x 8"), 4 small doubles (8" x 4" x 8"), 4 small singles (8" x 4" x 4"), 2 large singles (16" x 4" x 4"), and 2 bridge boards (16" x .75" x 4").
Unit Rocks®
Item: 82395P
Status: In Stock
$159.95 - $375.95
18 months & up. Unit Rocks® have unique design to help children develop cooperation, patterning, creativity, cognitive development, fine motor, and mathematical skills. Built to withstand years of tough play, this set is for building enthusiasts. Each block is hand-carved with deep textured grooves and an organically colored rustic appearance for great sensory play. Encourage children to be creative and build a variety of structures. Use these blocks in a lesson about shapes, and have children create the shapes you discuss. Available in sets of 50 and 100.
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Discovery Rainbow Arches and Tunnels - 10 Pieces
Item: 37903
Status: In Stock
$199.95
$189.95
2 years & up. Enhance traditional block play with this new, colorful spin on the classic arches and tunnels component of block building. Made from thick, resilient, translucent plastic, this 10-piece set of Discovery Rainbow Arches and Tunnels can withstand rugged play indoors and outdoors. The vibrant color palette and matte texture provide children with new opportunities for light and sensory exploration while they build and create.
Timber & Crosscut Builders - 30 Pieces
Item: 32146
Status: In Stock
$169.95
3 years & up. These realistic timbers and crosscuts offer children endless building possibilities. The ten 12" timbers, ten 3.5", and ten 6.5" crosscuts are made of foam and are perfect for indoor or outdoor use but not meant to be left outside. Activity card(s) included.
Jumbo Animals Set of 18 - Farm, Jungle, & Pets
Item: 89550
Status: In Stock
$139.95
2 years & up. What fun children will have as they discover the world we live in through the eyes of the many animals in this jumbo animal set. Children can imagine watching the lion roar through the jungle, riding a horse on the farm, or taking care of the many pets they have at home. The Largest animal measures 15" H x 8"L.
Big Branch Block Builders - 125 Piece Set
Item: 37463
Status: In Stock
$179.95
3 years & up. Children can experience a nature-inspired, tactile building experience indoors and outdoors with Big Branch Block Builders. Real branches in various lengths feature notched sides for perpendicularly stacked builds. Special parts create window frame and roof details. The unrefined wood and real branch material wears over time, revealing cause and effect behaviors and natural evolution to children. Authentic marks, spots and imperfections in the wood pieces provide a natural appearance that strengthens organic connections to nature during play. Shortest branch measures 2.25", longest branch measures 13.75". Set includes 125 pieces and 10 double-sided build cards.
Giant Polydron Giant Gears
Item: 32885
Status: In Stock
$174.95
2 years & up. Encourage children to explore their creativity as they build and discover basic engineering skills. Assemble structures using squares and triangles and add gears by simply pushing them into place. Once connected, turn one gear and see the rest of them rotate! Contains 58 durable, lightweight plastic pieces suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Includes: 24 squares, 4 triangles, 10 square gear panels, and 20 gears. Made of 86% recycled plastic.
Jumbo Animals from the Jungle, Zoo and Farm - 24 Pieces
Item: 89558
Status: In Stock
$186.95
2 years & up. What fun children will have as they discover the animal kingdom through the eyes of the many animals in this jumbo animal set. Children can imagine the lion roaring through the jungle, riding a horse on the farm, visiting the animals at the zoo or taking care of the many pets at home. Animals measure between 3.75"H x 7.5"L to 13"H x 11"L and are made out of durable BPA free, non-toxic plastic.
Jumbo Animals Including Pets, Jungle Animals, Farm Animals and Ocean Animals - 24 Pieces
Item: 89091
Status: In Stock
$179.95
3 years & up. What fun children will have as they discover the world we live in through the eyes of the many animals in this jumbo animal set. Children can imagine watching the lion roar through the jungle, riding a horse on the farm, swimming with the dolphins, or taking care of the many pets they have at home. Activity guides provide facts about each animal and early science discussion starters. Animals measure between 7.5"L x 3.75"H to 8"L x 15"H. Made out of durable BPA free, non-toxic plastic. To clean, wipe with a damp cloth, do not immerse in water.