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Kids can count on this wooden "calculator" for years of play and learning! The Melissa & Doug Abacus is beautifully crafted with a solid hardwood base, and 100 brightly colored wooden beads. The sturdy frame holds 10 thick-coated wires with 10 colorful wooden beads on each -- 100 beads in all. Younger kids can slide the beads back and forth to explore different patterns and colors, while practicing their fine motor skills. Older children can enjoy using the abacus as a visual and hands-on way to learn addition and subtraction and other early math concepts. The beads are sized for little hands, and glide easily across the smooth wires. The counting toy comes with eight extension activities to add to your child's learning experience. With no loose pieces and no mess, it's a great toy to pack in a bag for on-the-go play. The abacus makes a great gift for kids ages three and older for hands-on, screen-free play.

Experience no-mess painting--and learning--for kids on the go! This exciting paint-with-water coloring book includes four reusable pages and a refillable no-leak water pen. Use the pen and watch details and vibrant color appear with every stroke! Then, let the page dry to "erase" the pictures, and fill it in again and again. Explore a different color, circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles, and search-and-find activities on each page. The chunky-sized water pen is easy for kids three and older to hold and stores neatly in the front cover, so Water WOW books make ideal travel activity books for kids! 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).

Add your unique personal touches to make an original craft inspired by you and your imagination! It's fun and easy to assemble and decorate this adorable wooden birdhouse. Hang in the yard and feathered friends will love their home-tweet-home! Wooden panels, screws, 4 pots of paint and brush included.

This 21-piece wooden sound puzzle pronounces the name of each number when its piece is placed correctly! Pieces are slightly raised above the puzzle board for easy grasping. Colorful pictures underneath each piece help teach counting and reinforce the relationship between quantities and numerals. This educational puzzle has lots of ways to learn and play! (TIP: Puzzle has light-activated sensors; for best results, expose the sensor by removing a piece in a brightly lit room, then make the sound play by replacing the piece in the board.) 2 AAA batteries required, not included.

Day of Glamour Puffy Sticker Activity Book lets kids tell a sticker story filled with fashion fun! The spiral-bound book contains 10 sturdy background scenes, each one a fabulous backdrop for the characters to shop, relax, or be pampered. Character stickers can be layered with fashion stickers to create stylish ensembles that move with them through the book . . . or lift cleanly away to change outfits again and again. There are 196 stickers in all to fill the 10 reusable scenes, including a fashion boutique, shoe salon, spa, makeup counter, and more. Just open the book to be part of the fashion adventure! 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)

Your child will be "sitting pretty" with Cutie Pie in this delightful folding chair with its brightly colored fabric and sturdy metal frame. It also has a handy cup holder positioned at your child's fingertips! Durable and water resistant fabric and a convenient storage bag make it perfect for trips to the beach, the park, the campground, or anywhere your child's imagination may lead!

What will children pretend to bake with this 20-piece set? Anything they can think of! Promote creative play and imaginative thinking with these pretend play baking tools made of premium materials like stainless steel and solid wood, sized just right for little hands and play kitchens. Featuring pretend play oven mitt, measuring cups, mixing bowl, and so much more, this is truly the ultimate play kitchen accessory set!

Never be short of (pretend) cash again! Introduce your kids to different kinds of currency with this Melissa & Doug Play Money set. It features familiar-looking paper bills from one dollar to 100 dollars, and plastic coins including pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. There are 50 pieces for each denomination. Kids can keep their stash of cash organized in the sturdy wooden "cash drawer" storage box. Each compartment within the box is printed with a different denomination to make cleanup fun and easy. Kids can imagine owning their own store while they practice early math and money skills such as counting, sorting, and giving change. The toy money set makes an exceptional gift for kids three and older for hands-on, screen-free play. We make well-crafted toys that are developed with care to be passed down from generation to generation or shared family to family. When kids pretend with Melissa & Doug, anything is possible!

Dress up? Ay, matey! This swashbuckling role play costume set will let kids' imaginations set sail as they dress up as a classic pirate. The outfit includes an embroidered vest with golden colored accents, deep pockets to hold lots of discovered treasures, and a sewn-on silky red sash. It also includes a felt pirate hat, an iconic pirate eye patch, and a soft sword. The pirate role play outfit is sized to fit boys and girls ages three to six. The high-quality fabrics and solid construction ensure durability so your kids can wear it over and over again. The vest can be machine washed, and it comes with accessories that can easily be wiped clean. So get ready for lots of pretend play! The Pirate Role Play Set promotes narrative thinking and creative expression, along with independent and cooperative play. It makes a great gift for kids to enjoy hands-on, screen-free play.

This colorful xylophone is a child's ideal first introduction to music! Mallets in hand, children can explore simple music concepts through creative play, becoming familiar with an octave, intervals, and rhythms. Over time, this little caterpillar will help children develop an appreciation for sound and music! The nifty wooden mallets store neatly in the xylophone itself to look like the caterpillar's antennas.

With 48 wooden pieces (including nuts, bolts, drilled bars to connect, and a child-size screwdriver), this classic building set gives kids all they need to tinker and build! Printed right on the sturdy storage box are building plans for a crane, motorcycle, airplane, and race car to get the fun started. With some imagination and a few creative twists and turns, kids can make hundreds more amazing structures too! Any time kids play with this durable set, they'll be building fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, and hand-eye coordination. Included extension activities guide parents to educational activities that also build early math skills.

Pull one of the two durable chairs up to the child-size table--they're sized just right for kids, but strong enough to hold grown-ups, too! This sturdy wood table-and-chairs set comes in natural, white, or espresso finish to fit with any home décor, and wipes clean to stay looking crisp and clean. The three wooden pieces are simple to construct with just a Phillips-head screwdriver, and incredibly sturdy once assembled. Top the table with a child's favorite puzzles or use it for arts and crafts, tea parties, puzzle play, lunch and snacks, and so much more! Two chairs have an 11-in seat height. Assemble with a Phillips-head screwdriver, not included. Chairs maximum load 100 lbs.

Unroll a little or a lot . . . with this compact tabletop dispenser, it is easy to get just the right amount of drawing paper! A child-safe tear strip makes it simple to achieve clean edges, too. The sturdy wooden dispenser comes preloaded with a 12" wide, 75-foot roll of premium white bond paper, perfect for crayons, pencils, markers and paints. Paper refills available.

Create colorful scenes filled with adorable and exciting animal adventures with this 38-piece deluxe wooden animal stamp set! Choose from four colors of washable ink (red/blue and green/brown) to stamp animals, then color in and add details with six vibrant markers. Stamps include farm animals, ocean creatures, safari animals, and pets. With an abundance of animals to choose from, this set is perfect for creating art projects, cards, decorating notebooks, and more. All materials store neatly in a wooden crate. Wooden stamps help kids four and older develop hand-eye coordination and encourage storytelling and imaginative play.

When little caregivers need to be hands-free, there's nothing better than this realistic baby carrier for kids' favorite dolls and stuffed animals! The adjustable carrier holds dolls up to 18 inches and can be worn in the front or back, with "baby" facing forward or backward. The play set includes a toy stuffed bear, baby bottle, butterfly rattle, and a reusable double-sided activity card, all of which tuck conveniently into two pockets in the carrier. Sturdy construction and machine washable. With Mine to Love toys, kids three and older can explore grown-up roles and responsibilities while having endless fun caring for their babies. (Dolls/stuffed animals--other than the small toy bear--not included with this set.)