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Doing yard work is a snap when the cheerful Snappy Turtle helps! This cleverly designed plastic lawnmower has lots of ways to interest little ones: a storage compartment under the shell, a plastic fuel can to "pour," dials that turn, slide, and click, and a pull-cord that makes a motor sound! Made from durable materials with Snappy's smiling face, this is a mower is great for indoor or outdoor play. It's got a sturdy handle to help new walkers, and will encourage gross motor skill development, role play activities, and an exploration of the natural world. Lock handle in place before giving to child.

Enjoy hands-on fun with four favorite Disney characters (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy), using these super-soft hand puppets! These approximately 10-inch hand puppets, sized to fit both young kids and adults, are a playful way to tell stories, build verbal and motor skills, engage in creativity, encourage self-confidence, and stimulate imagination. These puppets are great for at home or on the go. The washable fabric ensures these sweet hand puppets will provide years of play!

Children will love spending time with these beloved neighborhood pets as they place each wooden puzzle piece over the matching picture on the puzzle board. This sturdy 8-piece puzzle features easy-grasp pegs and wooden construction. Promotes hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, and much more!

Lift one of the eight peg puzzle pieces to see and hear what’s happening inside the firehouse and all around the neighborhood! This unique sound puzzle lets kids two and older discover a fire alarm waking up a sleeping firefighter, a fire crackling in an apartment, a cat being rescued from a tree, and much more. Replace the piece to immediately stop the sound and move to the next scene! Kids two and older will love exploring in and around the fire station, discovering new, full-color pictures under each piece, and learning what is making the realistic sounds. The interactive, sturdy wooden puzzle helps develop fine motor skills and auditory processing skills, and encourages problem solving and narrative thinking. Two AAA batteries required, not included; sounds are light-activated - for best results, use in bright light.

Take six nesting and sorting blocks, add six numbered animals to go inside, and what do you have? A farm full of stacking, counting, hide-and-seek, mix-and-match, imaginative play! This charming play set lets kids build a farm scene filled with bright red barns, with an animal for every barn. On their front panels, the barns feature doors sized to fit their animal occupants; on the back, a full-color scene showing the animal in an outdoor setting. Kids can also pair numbers on the barns and animals to put together the correct pairs, reinforcing early-learning concepts as they play.

Make a 10-inch felt pizza to please any palate with this 42-piece create-a-pizza set. Your little chef can choose from an array of colorful toppings, and even customize each slice. Then slide the pizza into the box--time to deliver!

Hours of timeless block play await your toddler! This wonderful set of 50 traditionally styled one-inch alphabet blocks features charming hand-painted artwork. Solid wood blocks with a colorful collection of pictures, letters and numbers encourage matching, stacking, sequencing and sorting. A tremendous value that will last for years! Conveniently stores in an included pouch.

Ideal for little hands and big imaginations, this cheerful chunky play set is the perfect preschool puzzle! Eight extra-thick wooden pieces are easy to grasp, easy to maneuver, and even stand up for imaginative pretend-play fun. And with cheerful Clubhouse characters to add big smiles and lots of personality, it's sure to become a favorite for years to come! Promotes fine motor skills, matching and sorting, problem solving, and lots of meeska mooska fun.

This sturdy wooden stacker is jam-packed with exciting details that appeal to a child's natural curiosity about colors, shapes, and numbers! Encourage early math skills with the 55 shape pieces and 10 number tiles ("One rectangle plus one rectangle makes two rectangles. If we add one more, how many rectangles do we have in all?"), or help develop word recognition by identifying the shape names printed on the board and the numbers spelled out on the back of the tiles. This classic toy for ages 2+ is an educational powerhouse!

Listen to the voices of eight favorite zoo animals when the puzzle pieces are correctly placed in the puzzle board! Each animal piece has a matching full-color picture beneath. Eye- and ear-catching puzzle enhances matching and listening skills. (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

Build upon your child's imagination with this high-quality, solid wood building block set. The wooden blocks are made from durable hardwood, are precisely measured and cut, and feature smooth, rounded edges. The set includes 60 standard unit blocks in a variety of shapes and sizes to inspire creativity and developmental learning fun. They're ideal for building, balancing, and facilitating play with other toys such as building a house for a favorite doll, making a car garage or a stuffed animal's cozy bed. They can also help introduce early math concepts including shapes, parts-to-whole, and sorting, as well as help kids develop hand-eye coordination and patience. The natural-finish, smooth-sanded hardwood blocks are packaged in a handsome wooden crate for easy storage, making clean up a breeze. The exceptional quality and opportunities for open-ended play make this traditional wooden block set an excellent value. The possibilities are endless! It makes a wonderful gift for kids ages two and older.

Set the scene for imagination and creative play! Get early learning skills off to a rolling start with this oversized version of a classic wooden pull train toy, great for older toddlers (ages 2+) or as a decorative piece in a nursery or playroom. Stack, sort, build, and count the 14 beautifully crafted solid-wood blocks in red, yellow, green, and blue that fit onto three interlocking rolling natural wood train cars. When connected, the train stretches more than two feet long!

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.

Pour water or sand through this whimsical tower of sea creatures, then watch as the different layers funnel, tip, spin and sift! Made of sturdy plastic in a rainbow of bright, fade-resistant colors, Funnel Fun is perfect for outdoor play. With a convenient carry handle, it's easy to bring it along to the beach or backyard!

Hours of enriching block play await your toddler! This sturdy, wooden block cart features 30 solid wood traditionally styled one-inch cube blocks that fit neatly into the durable wooden cart. This Melissa & Doug Classic Toy is perfect for little ones to engage in pretend play while they identify pictures, letters, and numbers, and engage in simple recognition, matching, stacking and sorting activities. The cart features bright red wheels and a pull rope so kids can take their ABCs and their 1-2-3s all around the house. The colorful block cart set is constructed of durable high-quality wood and is designed for longevity and reliability. This playroom staple is a tremendous value that will last for years. It makes a great gift for toddlers and preschoolers ages two 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.”