Toys That Teach: Holiday Gifts

Birth & up. Read along to classic nursery rhymes with your little one or talk with your baby about the exciting world around them with this set of Indestructibles Community & Nursery Rhyme Picture Book Set. Each book features a different theme containing simple words and phrases to accompany the illustrations. These soft and paper-like books are designed to be chew proof, rip proof, and drool proof for babies who "read" with their hands and mouths. Made of waterproof, tear-resistant,… More »

Snuggle up with Piggie and Elephant plushies while you read! Make Mo Willem's story A Big Guy Took My Ball come to life with adorable Elephant and Piggie plushies. Act out scenarios in the book or continue the story on your own. Book was written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Hardcover. 64 Pages. Dimensions: 9" x 7". Plushies are handmade from soft, quality polyester fibers and filled with PE plastic pellets. For birth & up. Surface wash and air dry only. Elephant is 7" and Piggie… More »

2 years & up. Encourage hands-on learning with the Montessori Double-Sided Puzzles with Textures! Designed for young children, this Montessori-inspired puzzle features specially shaped, textured pieces that invite sensory exploration and discovery. On one side, little hands can feel and match the unique textures, enhancing tactile recognition and fine motor skills. Flip it over to complete a beautifully illustrated environment puzzle, sparking imagination and storytelling. Perfect for early… More »

Birth & up. Bring the classic Rainbow Fish story to life with this colorful soft companion plush and book set. Children will enjoy snuggling Rainbow Fish close as they learn about the importance of friendship and sharing through fun words and illustrations. The plush Rainbow Fish dazzles with his signature shimmery scale positioned amidst vibrant scales in shades of blue, green, purple, and pink. Made of short soft boa fabric with intricately embroidered accents, The Rainbow Fish reminds children… More »

18 months & up. Give young children a delightful multisensory experience with this motion-activated bubble maraca, just shake it for the bubbles to blow out the top! The design is perfect for beginner bubble play and features colorful beads for a real maraca sound and a sweet avocado face. Includes the bubble blower and a 4 oz. bubble solution. Requires 3 AAA batteries. Batteries not included.

12 months and up. Children will enjoy stacking triumphs with the Wobbly Stacking Moose. This moose scale and stacker will enhance fine motor and spatial skills as children build a colorful cascade of cups on the moose's weighted base. Stack the cups to balance the moose antlers and see how high you can climb before the playful moose sends them tumbling! Includes the moose scale and 8 stacking cups.

Birth & up. Introduce your little one to the joy of reading with the Indestructibles® Baby Book Set-a collection of vibrantly illustrated stories designed especially for babies! Featuring engaging themes like peek-a-boo, a day at the beach, and getting ready for bed, these books are built for endless exploration and play. Babies can touch, chew, and crinkle without worry-each book is chew proof, rip proof, non-toxic, and completely washable. Perfect for tummy time, travel, or bedtime, this… More »

18 months & up. Express, create, and explore with this set of Emotion Dough Cutters! Help little ones explore emotions through hands-on play! This set includes 6 durable dough cutters, each featuring a unique emotive face. Perfect for small hands, these large cutters allow children to create expressive dough characters, build storytelling scenes, and engage in meaningful conversations about feelings. Designed to develop fine motor skills like hand strength and finger dexterity, these cutters… More »

3 years & up. ABC and 123 sponges are the ideal assortment of sponge shapes for young learners. Child-friendly and perfect for art projects, these sponges are made from durable foam, that dries quickly and is easy to clean. The Alphabet Super Sponge Set includes 26 uppercase letters. Number Super Sponge Set includes the numbers 0 through 9, 10 pieces total. Available individually or as a set. Made in USA.

Bring your artwork to life with these high-quality 8" x 10" canvas panels featuring a magnetic backing, perfect for displaying creations on a fridge or any magnetic surface. Ideal for both, beginners and experienced artists, each panel is crafted from durable medium-grain 100% cotton canvas, providing a smooth and consistent surface that enhances paint application. Triple acrylic priming ensures vibrant color retention and a long-lasting finish, while the acid-free sizing protects your… More »

3 years & up. It's easy to go on an adventure with the View-Master! With bigger and brighter images, this favorite childhood toy has a fresh new look. Take a safari through Africa, swim with dazzling fish, or experience pre-historic life with each View-Master reel. Venture beyond the deep ocean and explore amazing 3D images of marine life. Reels are compatible with all View-Master viewers. Includes: View-Master Viewer, Set of 3 reels containing a total of 21 3D images, Set of 3 Marine Life reels… More »

3 years and up. The Wooden Numbers and ABC Puzzles are designed to empower kids to learn independently and at their own pace. Crafted from durable wood, each piece features a unique one-match design, allowing children to enhance number recognition, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination as they play! These puzzles will strengthen number-recognition, letter-recognition skills, vocabulary and critical thinking skills.

7 years and up. Stretch your brain in hundreds of ways with this collection of Kanoodle puzzles. Each puzzle begins with an arrangement of pieces on the board and requires you to fill in the remaining space with the remaining pieces. The collection has 200 puzzles in both 2-D and 3-D varieties, so how many can you get?

Birth & up. Cuddly and soft, these baby safe 12" soft body dolls help develop motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Each doll has an animal shaped rattle in one hand and a crackle sound in the other to stimulate the senses of sight, hearing and touch. Color and fabric may vary. Surface washable.

3 years & up. Create patterned ropes out of modeling dough! This set of 8 dough plungers features three unique styles - dots, flowers, and triangles, making it easy for kids to explore texture, pattern, and creativity. Just press, plunge, and roll to transform dough into fun, decorative strands. Perfect for hands-on play, sensory exploration, and developing fine motor skills in classrooms, therapy settings, or at home.

5 years and up. Cultivate key literacy development while having lots of fun with this Sight Word Toss game. In this game, each lily pad has a word on it. Players shout out a word from one of the lily pads and then throw their beanbag at that pad. If the bean bag lands on the pad, the player's team keeps the bean bag. Whoever has the most bean bags at the end wins!

3 years & up. The colorful math game that grows with your child! Learn counting, early numeracy, arithmetic and logic through different suits of colorful cards formatted with big and little dots, frames, circles, doubles plus one, numerals, and dice patterns. Start with the Hungry Numbers suit and teach children how to feed dot cards to their corresponding numerals. As children get more familiar with numbers and basic mathematical formulas you can move them on to the more advanced suits. Each… More »

3 years and up. Bring a beloved children's classic to life with this set of Very Hungry Caterpillar games. Eric Carle's world-famous book has captivated children for over 50 years; now, this collection of games makes the book even more vivid. All three games use themes and illustrations from the book to engage and educate children. As they make puzzles, find letters, and collect food, children will develop valuable skills in letter recognition, color recognition, critical thinking, and much 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.

3 months & up. The bright colors of the Lots-of-Loops Activity Teether are sure to stimulate baby's senses! Chewing on the soft, flexible loops will help little one's relieve the discomfort of sore and tender gums. The tactile loops of tubing are spun into a shape that is easy for baby to grasp and shake, creating a fun rattle sound. Easy to clean, simply wipe with a damp cloth and mild soap. Teether measures 5"L x 5"W x 7.5"H.

3 years & up. The Mother May I? Multicolored 32 Panel - 6" Thumball® is a fun and fair way to play the classic game "Mother May I"! Throw it up, catch it, and respond to the panel under your thumb. No favoritism, just random choice. Play in a group; toss it up, catch it, call out the command on the panel under your right thumb! Thumball® gets everybody talking and interacting with ease in a positive, social way. Measures 6" in diameter.

10 months & up. Embark on a fun-filled water adventure with this set of Soft Foam Water Puzzles! Designed to support fine motor skills, creativity, and imagination, this engaging set includes soft EVA foam pieces that float and are free from BPA, phthalates, and latex. The puzzle pieces create a playful scene for the five durable plastic finger puppet dolls to explore and enjoy.

4 years and up. Take outdoor exploration to the next level with these Rocknoculars™. The magnified perspective of these binoculars empowers children to observe rocks up close instead of merely picking them up and examining them in their hands. The storage compartment in the bottom also enables children to collect multiple rocks to investigate when there are just too many good ones!

12 months & up. Babies will love the Little Tikes® Baby Builders™ Splash Blocks™! This set includes 18 large blocks, perfectly sized for little hands to build and play. Building block set will grow with your child, they will start out in the tub watching their blocks float and using the scoop and pour cup. As they gain skills they will start stacking blocks and suctioning blocks to the tub wall, creating their own one-of-a-kind waterfall maze! Set comes with a mesh bag so you… More »