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Fine Motor & Manipulatives

Support creative explorations, fine motor skills, and dramatic play with our selection of engaging manipulatives. From diverse play sets and wooden stackers, to squeezable animals and eco-friendly blocks, Kaplan has everything you need to create rich, hands-on environments for your littlest learners.

Magnetic Monorail Deluxe Block Set - 66 Pieces
Item: 303193
Status: In Stock
$220.95
3 years & up. The Magnetic Monorail Deluxe Block Set is a groundbreaking STEAM toy that turns learning into a hands-on adventure. Featuring five interchangeable cubes, it lets kids design and build dynamic three-dimensional courses for a mini train to navigate. The magnetic connections make assembly simple and safe, while encouraging problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and creativity. With endless track combinations, children can experiment with twists, turns, and loops, exploring cause-and-effect as their train races through their designs. Durable and easy to store, the Magnetic Monorail Deluxe Block Set is perfect for home, classroom, or travel, inspiring innovation and imaginative play every time it's on track.
SmartMax® Power Vehicles
Item: 303227
Status: In Stock
$43.95
3 years & up. Power up playtime with the SmartMax® Power Vehicles Max Set! This 25-piece magnetic construction set lets children build a whole fleet of vehicles, including a fire truck, forklift, tow truck, pick-up, van, and more. Strong magnetic bars and metal balls easily connect, making it simple for little hands to design, build, and rebuild endless creations. All pieces are compatible with other SmartMax® sets, expanding the possibilities for imaginative play. Perfect for young builders, this hands-on set encourages creativity, problem-solving, and early STEM learning through fun, interactive exploration.
SmartMax® Build XXL - 70 Piece Set
Item: 303228
Status: In Stock
$142.95
1 year & up. Boost your child's creativity and early STEM skills with the SmartMax Build XXL! This engaging set includes 70 magnetic pieces; 38 medium bars, 12 long bars, and 20 metal balls, along with a durable storage box and easy-to-follow instructions. Both the lid and base of the container feature unique building grids, plus colorful guides, to inspire endless original structures. Designed for little hands, the strong, oversized pieces let children safely explore magnetism while developing fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and imaginative play. With SmartMax, building fun and learning go hand in hand!
Froggy Feeding Count & Sort
Item: 303246
Status: In Stock
$35.95
3 years & up. Hop into learning fun! These hungry frogs can't wait to catch some flies. Roll the dice and see which tasty treats they'll gobble up next. As children play, they'll jump into colors, numbers, counting, and sorting, all while strengthening their fine motor skills. The set comes with 2 durable rubber frogs, 60 colorful flies, 1 number cube, 1 color cube, and an activity guide filled with ideas for extended learning and play.
MAGNA-TILES® Rail Racers
Item: 303237P
Status: In Stock
$29.95 - $105.95
3 years & up. Spark creativity and high-speed building fun with the MAGNA-TILES® Rail Racers sets! The Rail Racers Deluxe 90-Piece Set lets children design exciting racetracks, ramps, bridges, and towers using patent-pending clear rails and microMAGS pieces that snap together easily, no prongs or connectors required. Children can launch included balls down their custom tracks while exploring concepts like speed, momentum, and cause-and-effect through hands-on STEM play. To expand the action, the Rail Racers 8-Piece Rail Pack provides additional clear rails, allowing builders to create longer runs, larger ramps, and more dynamic designs. Perfect for extending existing builds or starting new ones, both items encourage creativity, problem-solving, and imaginative construction.
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LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Dinosaurs on Wheels - 10451
Item: 144907
Status: In Stock
$89.95
3 years & up. Bring fun to playtime with the LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Dinosaurs on Wheels. Packed with creative play possibilities, this learn-through-play dinosaur toy comes with a range of colorful bricks to create 3 pairs of creative models. The 108 bricks and pieces in this set assemble in three different ways: as Diplodocus and T. rex, Triceratops and Stegosaurus, or Pteranodon and Parasaurolophus. Toddlers can add fun to their dinosaur figures by giving them a moving neck, articulated tail, flapping wings, or mouths that open and close. Preschool children can build their dinos on a wheelbase, adding an extra creative challenge. This 3-in-1 set has lots of opportunities for playful learning. It comes with easy-to-handle blocks that re simple to pull apart, teaching toddlers perserverance, focus, and imagination skills as they endlessly build and rebuild their dinosaurs. 108 pieces.
LEGO® DUPLO® Fire Truck with Hose and Firefighter - 10473
Item: 144903
Status: In Stock
$35.95
2 years & up. Fuel fun rescue pretend play with the LEGO® DUPLO® Fire Truck with Hose and Firefighter. This emergency vehicle is packed with features, including a flexible hose, a tree, a firefighter figure, an axe, a wrench, a squirrel figure, a hinged ladder, and a transparent brick water tank. Budding firefighters can build empathy as they imagine what it is like being a brave firefighter working hard to help others. Toddlers can also develop fine motor skills, transforming the fire truck so that its trailer becomes articulated, making it easier to drive around corners. 28 pieces.
LEGO® Friends Animal Vet clinic - 42696
Item: 144917
Status: In Stock
$38.95
4 years & up. Encourage children to create their own stories with the LEGO® Friends Animal Vet Clinic playset. This detailed vet-themed set has everything preschoolers need to role-play caring for animals, including a horse stable, examination room, pet beds, food, veterinary equipment, and a pet playground. The set comes with Zac and Valeria minidolls, a horse, a dog, a bunny, and two cat figures. Vet accessories like a syringe, thermometer, and clipboard spark imaginative play, while horse accessories, including a saddle, hay, brush, carrot, water, helmet, and even horse poop, bring realistic details to the fun. Perfect for preschoolers who love animals, the 141-piece set features LEGO® 4+ quick-start elements with larger pieces to help kids begin building right away.
Geo Pegboard & 100 Colorful Pegs
Item: 46525P
Status: In Stock
$7.95 - $14.95
These colorful Geo Pegs offer endless opportunities for hands-on learning and creative play. Designed for use with the 8" x 8" square foam peg board or for open-ended stacking on their own, the pegs easily connect and balance, encouraging young learners to build, sort, and explore patterns. The geo pegs and peg board support fine motor development, counting skills, and early math concepts. Perfect for classrooms or learning centers, and inspires creativity while strengthening coordination and problem-solving skills.
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LEGO® DUPLO® Interactive Adventure Train - 10427
Item: 144925
Status: In Stock
$95.95
2 years & up. Embark on a fun-filled adventure with the LEGO® DUPLO® Interactive Adventure Train. This build-and-rebuild set sparks creativity and imaginative play, allowing preschoolers to create scenes with a park, beach, train station, or family home using detailed building blocks. Interactive lights and sounds bring the train to life, while 3 action bricks let kids make realistic noises, record and play their own sounds, and even drive the train through the LEGO® DUPLO® Interactive Trains app. This educational 57-piece set helps develop focus, patience, fine motor skills, and creativity as children explore building and planning their train routes.
LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Construction Vehicle - 10475
Item: 144904
Status: In Stock
$29.95
2 years & up. Rev up your little one's creativity with the LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Construction Vehicle. Playtime is filled with rebuilding fun as toddlers use their focus to create 6 different trucks. This construction set's 22 bricks make 3 pairs of trucks: a loader with a tipping bucket that fills the dump truck with bricks, a digger, and a tow truck with a rotating arm, or a scissor lift and a second tow truck with a smaller hook for lifting bricks. Encourage little builders to use their creativity, problem-solving, and fine motor skills to experiment with different solutions to make the innovative trucks. Two builder figures are included so children can use them to drive and operate the vehicles. Help toddlers make sense of the world as they build, explore, and role-play familiar scenes. 22 pieces.
LEGO® DUPLO® Train Bridge and Tracks Expansion Set - 10426
Item: 144926
Status: In Stock
$47.95
2 years & up. Choo Choo! All aboard! The LEGO® DUPLO® Train Bridge and Tracks Expansion Set is ready to leave the station, taking little ones on an adventure of imagination. Boys and girls get to use their creativity to build and rebuild this extensive train set. This toy for toddlers includes 8 train track pieces along with a buildable, elevated bridge for kids to create using their imagination. Children can enjoy engaging in interactive play as they create pretend scenes and act out roles. This set's action brick makes the interactive trains from sets stop and play fun sounds as they approach. Add to the fun and connect to any LEGO®DUPLO® Town Interactive Adventure Train. This educational toy boosts toddlers' development, fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and more. Contains 42 pieces.
LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Creative Cute Pets - 10477
Item: 144905
Status: In Stock
$12.95
18 months & up. Fill playtime with color and creativity with the LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Creative Cute Pets. This cute pet toy offers 8 different building options with the same set of bricks. Using the 24 easy-to-handle bricks designed for small hands, little builders can choose to make a dog, cat, bird, rabbit, mouse, or fish figures. Young children can learn to sort by color to create their pet, finishing their figure by adding a friendly animal face. This set encourages toddlers to develop focus and perseverance as they try out the different brick choices to select the correct bricks to complete each animal. Or they can use their creativity to construct an imaginary creature of their own invention. 24 pieces.
LEGO® DUPLO® Peppa Pig Family House - 10467
Item: 144906
Status: In Stock
$83.95
2 years & up. Toddlers can play out routines alongside their favorite TV characters with the LEGO® DUPLO® Peppa Pig Family House. Just like in the show, this 2-level house has separate rooms for George and Peppa Pig, a kitchen, bathroom, and lounge. This pretend-play house encourages young children to recreate scenes from the show or routines from their own home, such as getting ready for bed or having family breakfast. Toddlers can grow their emotional intelligence as they imagine having a new family member. Packed with accessories for imaginative play, this set lets little builders imagine caring for the baby by taking her for a walk in the stroller, feeding her with a bottle, or giving her a bath. Includes 5 figures: Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, George, Evie, and Peppa Pig. 84 pieces.
LEGO® DUPLO® Train Tunnel and Tracks Expansion Set - 10425
Item: 144927
Status: In Stock
$23.95
2 years & up. Little ones will enjoy hours of imaginative play with the LEGO® DUPLO® Train Tunnel and Tracks Expansion Set. This buildable train set encourages creativity and cooperative play while helping little ones develop early social skills. The set includes a tunnel, 10-track pieces, a funnel element, and a 2-way point switch to change the train's direction. It can be combined with other LEGO® DUPLO® train sets for even more interactive fun. Extending the train through the tunnel supports spatial awareness and prediction skills, while building different track routes helps toddlers practice patience and focus. The set contains 20 pieces.
Kindertown Buildings and Roads - Wooden Construction Sets
Item: 302051P
Status: In Stock
$95.95
3 years & up. Build and explore a lively town with the Kindertown Buildings and Roads sets. These interactive sets let kids design roadways and construct buildings, fostering creativity. With easy-to-connect road pieces and over 40 wooden building panels - including detailed storefronts, archways, and walls - children can craft unique layouts for cars, trucks, or pedestrians. Perfect for imaginative play, these sets promote spatial reasoning and fine motor skills while encouraging storytelling and exploration. Whether crafting winding roads, busy intersections, or bustling storefronts, Kindertown Buildings and Roads makes every play session a new adventure!
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Rustic Textured Sorting Stones
Item: 302699
Status: In Stock
$59.95
2 years & up. Rustic Textured Sorting Stones is a beautifully crafted tactile resource designed to support early math and sorting skills through hands-on exploration. This 20 piece set includes four natural-toned bowls, each paired with four uniquely textured stones in matching colors. Children are invited to explore color, texture, and patterns as they sort, match, and organize each stone into its corresponding bowl. Perfect for encouraging foundational math concepts such as classification, one-to-one correspondence, and early pattern recognition, this set also supports sensory development through rich textures and earthy aesthetics. Ideal for open-ended play, Rustic Textured Sorting Stones is a calming, engaging tool that blends math learning with mindful exploration.
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® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Modern Family House with Figures - 10470
Item: 144874
Status: In Stock
$96.95
2 years & up. Discover everyday family life with your toddler using this build-and-rebuild house set. Encourage little ones to role-play daily routines, from caring for a child to imagining life as a brother or sister. With endless ways to rebuild the house, playtime stays creative, engaging, and full of fun! Set includes 166 pieces.
Dressing Skills Bean Bags
Item: 302421
Status: In Stock
$29.95
4 years & up. Help little learners gain confidence and independence with this engaging dressing skills activity set! Designed with a dimensional, realistic look and feel, this interactive tool features common fasteners like buttons, snaps, zippers, and more-just like the ones kids encounter in everyday clothing. By practicing these real-world dressing tasks, children build fine motor strength, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving skills while boosting self-confidence. The lifelike design helps kids make meaningful connections to their daily routines, encouraging independence and readiness for school and beyond. Perfect for at-home learning, therapy sessions, or classroom skill-building centers.
Sensory Seek & Find Box
Item: 301896
Status: In Stock
$49.95
3 years & up. Provide children with an interesting tactile experience using the Sensory Seek & Find Box. Place different loose items (sold separately) of varying shapes, textures, and sizes to encourage object discrimination. An easy-to-clean whiteboard on top encourages literacy and extends possible play experiences. Measures 10.75"L x 7.75"W x 6"H.
Translucent Building Plank Set - 54 Pieces
Item: 302057
Status: In Stock
$99.95
3 years & up. Bring light, color, and creativity together with this engaging translucent building set designed to inspire hands-on discovery and open-ended play. Encourages children to explore early STEM concepts while building vibrant structures that glow beautifully on a light table. Crafted from durable acrylic, each plank is perfectly sized for small hands and designed to support stacking, balancing, and imaginative construction. The five bold colors - red, yellow, blue, green, and aqua-invite children to experiment with color mixing, patterning, and visual exploration while strengthening fine motor skills and spatial awareness. Ideal for classrooms, STEM centers, and home learning environments, promotes collaborative play, problem-solving, and creativity.  Children will be captivated by the way light transforms their designs into glowing works of art.. Made from durable acrylic, each plank measures 3"L. Wash with soap and water. Storage case included.
MAGNA-TILES® City Center - 110 Piece Set
Item: 302858
Status: In Stock
$152.95
3 years & up. Build your own bustling magnetic metropolis with the City Center Set! Design vehicles of all kinds using the innovative wheel axle and car chassis. Perfect for trucks, cars, and more that cruise through your city streets. Open the double doors to the city center and let imagination lead the way as you create and explore a vibrant urban world. Add flair with microMAGS, inspiring fresh ways to build and play. Construct upwards with spiral staircases, classic stairs, and balconies that bring your skyline to life. Use road pieces to connect the city and fences to keep everything in place. With endless possibilities for creativity, this set is the ultimate magnetic adventure for builders of all ages!
Sorting & Counting Set
Item: 302641
Status: In Stock
$59.95
3 years & up. Make early math fun with this hands-on learning set! Kids can sort, count, stack, build patterns, compare, measure, explore shapes, practice adding and subtracting, and boost their logic and reasoning skills-all through active play. This set is packed with goodies: 60 links, 6 sorting bowls, 2 clear spinners, 36 transport counters, 36 silly monster counters, 72 stacking counters, 50 GeoStix, 60 linking cubes, 60 pattern blocks, 2 tweezers, 12 double-sided activity cards, and an activity guide full of ideas to get started!