Learning toys LEARNING TOYS Motor Skills

With charming farm-animal art on both sides, it's fun to practice lacing and tracing skills with this wooden set. Contains five sturdy, double-sided lacing panels, plus five color-coordinated laces! Develop hand-eye coordination and attention skills with this great activity.

All aboard for some railroad adventures! Eight wooden train cars, each approximately three inches long, link together with magnetic couplers in endless combinations for lots of imaginative play. Brightly painted and beautifully crafted train cars include a steam engine, caboose, coal car, passenger car, and more. This set is sized to play perfectly with Melissa & Doug activity rugs or on its own. Pieces all store neatly in the compartmentalized wooden tray.

This Melissa & Doug toolkit is a great way to help build imaginations! You can give little builders the tools they need for truly constructive play with this sturdy wooden Take-Along Tool Kit. The set is made from high-quality wood painted in bright, bold colors, and includes 24 pieces sized just right for little hands. The play toolbox comes with wooden nails, screws, nuts, and bolts, plus a toy hammer, wrench, and screwdriver. While playing with this Classic Toy kids can have hours of creative fun while practicing hand-eye coordination, count, sorting, color recognition, and problem-solving skills. The sturdy wooden handle provides an easy way for preschoolers to carry the kit and "fix" things around the house. Then when the job is done, they can pack up all their tools so they're ready for next time. It makes a great gift for preschoolers and kids ages three and up for hands-on, screen-free play.

With adorable pets pictured on both sides, it's fun to practice lacing and tracing skills. This wooden set contains five sturdy, double-sided lacing panels, plus five color-coordinated laces! Develop hand-eye coordination and attention skills with this great activity.

The bright and bold Melissa & Doug Primary Lacing Beads set is a must-have for budding imaginations! It includes 30 hand-painted, durable wooden beads in six vibrant colors, and two extra-long laces for plenty of hands-on play. The set of beads features five distinct shapes all designed for little hands to grasp, and the laces are thin enough to allow the beads to slide easily. Stringing the beads provides opportunities for pretend play and learning. The activity helps to promote shape recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine-motor skills, cognitive and visual perception skills, and creative expression. The set allows adults and children to explore multiple playing activities together. Parents or grown-up kids can ask the child to sort the beads by color or shape, identify them for the child, and repeat the activity until the child can identify all the colors and shapes independently. The lacing bead set makes a great gift for preschoolers and kids ages three and older.

Which animal friends are hiding behind the colorful doors? Undo a lock or latch, swing open the numbered door or window, and count on finding fun when the animal picture beneath is revealed. The Melissa & Doug Latches Board for toddlers is made from smooth-sanded, solid-wood material that features different kinds of latches sized just right for little hands. The windows and doors open up to reveal fun surprises that can keep children engaged while they practice important skills. The activity board is an educational toy that helps little ones build fine and gross motor skills while learning colors, shapes, numbers, animals and more! Parents and older kids can engage with children by playing multiple games including counting animals behind the doors and windows, locating specific colors, and identifying the type of animals displayed. The wooden activity board makes a great gift for preschoolers ages three and older for hands-on, screen-free play. This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)

This big red rig has a magnetic arm that can reach every car on its trailer! It’s one terrific wooden vehicle set with so much to offer: Link up the trailer to the car carrier to take the four magnet-topped cars for a drive, then unload each one at its destination. Sort and sequence the wooden cars—each one has a unique color, stripe, and number to inspire playful counting, sorting, and sequencing activities. Then load the cars again and roll out! Car- and truck-loving kids will love discovering endless play possibilities as they roll this wooden truck toy all around the house and to the ends of their imaginations. The tough vehicles have sturdy wooden chassis and smooth-rolling wheels, so they’ll stand up to countless deliveries and road trips. And maneuvering the articulated arm is easy to do, great for fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, and so much fun!

Animal rescue rangers to the rescue! With this rugged safari truck, two cheerful people are ready to zoom across the savannah to help their animal friends. The alligator, zebra, rhinoceros, elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, and lion fit into the sides of the wooden truck toy through die-cut slots, so this exciting toy is perfect for imaginative play and fine motor skills . . . and much more! Lift and remove the cargo door to unload the colorful animals, then count and stack the solid-wood pieces before loading the truck and securing the door in its track. One male and one female ranger fit in the cab of the truck, or come out to tend to the animals on the preserve. Play ideas are included to reinforce basic skills and inspire creative play.

Very young builders will love these sturdy, cardboard building blocks because they are lightweight yet durable! This 24-piece set features three sizes of "bricks" for constructive imaginative play. Made of premium, extra-thick cardboard for strength, they are easy to assemble and feature a wipe-clean surface. The red blocks hold up to 150 lbs! This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)

Pound the eight colorful wooden pegs into the wooden frame, then flip it over to repeat the activity again and again! Included are a wooden hammer and four pairs of pegs--great for color matching. This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)

We've taken the classic pounding toy to new heights! Knock the four brightly colored balls through the holes, then watch and listen as they roll down the ramps. The sturdy wooden hammer included. This classic pounding toy is made from durable and child-safe materials that deliver exceptional quality and value, making it a top seller and a childhood favorite. The Melissa & Doug Pound & Roll Tower features brightly colored and smoothly sanded pieces that help children build early shape, color, and size-differentiation skills. It also provides parents and older children with an exceptional opportunity to explore additional play options with younger kids. For example, parents can count the number of balls and ask kids to repeat each number, or they can ask the child to place each ball in the hole by its matching color. The Melissa & Doug Pound & Roll Tower makes an exceptional gift for kids ages two and older for hands-on, screen-free play.

Building new skills is just part of the fun when little ones match and sort these colorful wooden pieces. The Geometric Stacker toy for toddlers includes rings, octagons, and rectangles that can be slotted onto the three rods attached to the wooden base. Kids can stack the shapes on the rings according to size, or explore other ways to play such as sorting by color or creating patterns. The 21 wooden pieces are sized for little hands, and they're made from high-quality, child-safe materials. This early-childhood learning toy provides endless possibilities for creative expression while building shape, color, and size differentiation skills. The first-concepts set is a manipulatives all-star and makes a great gift for children ages two and older for hands-on, screen-free play. Today, Melissa & Doug is proudly partnering with the American Academy of Pediatrics to foster early brain development and help children build important life skills through play.

Send your child's imagination on a colorful journey with this classic wooden stacking train. Designed to help little ones practice fine motor and cognitive skills, this classic favorite will have kids on a roll! Sturdy, pegged cars are the base for 15 colorful pieces that can be configured over and over again. When assembled, the train is over 17 inches long--children can also separate the cars to change things up or share the fun. It's no wonder little ones and their parents choo-choo-choose this toy year after year!

Young construction workers and architects will spend hours with these lightweight yet durable cardboard building blocks. This 40-piece set features three sizes of "bricks" for constructive imaginative play. Made of premium, extra-thick cardboard for strength, they are easy to assemble and feature a wipe-clean surface. The red blocks hold up to 150 lbs! This product is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification ensures that products come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits, and that forests are protected for future generations. Please note that FSC certification applies to new inventory only (FSC C156584)

Sitting in a high chair is so much more fun for little ones when they can play with this eye-catching bead maze. The colorful toy features 18 multi-shaped beads and three plastic rings that spin and slide along soft-coated wire pathways that are anchored by a strong suction cup base. The First Bead Maze toy has been designed to encourage development of multiple critical skills in children 12 months and above. They can practice sensory skills, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination while they enjoy independent play. Parents will appreciate the sturdy construction and solid wood blocks that display quality craftsmanship for extended safe use. This classic developmental toy makes a great educational gift for babies and toddlers ages one and older, for hands-on, screen-free play. For more than 30 years, Melissa & Doug has created beautifully designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products that NBC News called “the gold standard in early childhood play.”