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This giant hauler comes stocked with six unique cars and unlimited play possibilities! Lower the upper deck to let the fleet of race cars roll off of the truck and race around - kids will be building motor skills as they play. With a variety of colors, designs, and numbers on the sides, they'll naturally be sorting, sequencing, and grouping, as well, building important cognitive skills too. But ask any kid what's so great about this big truck full of race cars and they'll give you an even better answer: It's huge (2.5 feet when extended) and super cool!

This all-in-one service station is truly full service! Park the two included wooden cars in the parking garage with movable elevator or pull them through the car wash. Don't forget to fill up at the gas pump before getting the cars serviced at the garage with sliding doors. This play set for ages 3+ encourages fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, problem solving, and imaginative play. The built-in handle makes it the perfect take-along toy!

This wooden bear is always smiling, but he’s happiest when fully dressed! Getting dressed won’t be such a puzzle once zipping, buckling, snapping, lacing and tying, and other dressing skills are mastered. Each skill is contained on a separate, removable wooden puzzle piece for easy practice. Develop fine motor and life skills with this great activity.

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.

Four sturdy chalk sticks and four durable chalk holders come in this multicolor first chalk set. Adjustable plastic holders have a ridged ball end that's easy for beginners to grip as well as a textured band to encourage emerging tripod grasp, so it's great for all ages and abilities. The handy holders also help keep chalk dust off of hands no matter how you grip it! When chalk wears down, it's easy to adjust the holder, making it possible to get every last artwork out of the green, red, blue, and yellow chalk sticks. Refillable and reusable.

Explore the exciting life on a farm with this 32-piece barn-shaped floor puzzle for kids. The completed scene will measure 3 x 2 feet and features common farm animals and their lovable babies inside the barn and around the yard, giving kids many details to discover, point out and talk about. An illustrated guide is included to help children recognize picture elements and match pieces as they assemble the puzzle independently. The large, wipe-clean pieces are sized for young hands and designed for repeated storytelling and floor play. This detailed puzzle is a wonderful addition to any collection of toddler toys and is just right for birthday gifts, holiday gifts, or special occasions. Melissa and Doug kids puzzles are Montessori inspired toddler activities that foster spatial awareness and fine motor skills as they bring their imagination to life! For even more meaningful developmental play, combine this with other Melissa and Doug pretend play toys for kids that love preschool learning activities like jigsaw puzzles, & games like the Secret Decoder Deluxe Activity Set & the Hungry Pelican, for endless learning adventures. For 35+ years, Melissa and Doug has crafted imaginative preschool toys and durable wooden toys built to nurture childhood wonder, with everything from a life-sized grocery store playset to a play kitchen playset and play food to serve plush toys & puppets, to costumes, arts & crafts, and road trip activities for kids. It’s the kind of kid-powered play that builds independence and confidence!

Add glamour and style to playtime with these wooden beauty essentials for make-believe makeovers! The 18-piece set includes a sturdy white and pink vanity with mirror and storage drawer. The wooden pieces include a hair dryer, hair spray, hair straightener, flip-top lotion bottle, lipstick, two nail polish bottles, blush, makeup brush, eye shadow and applicator, comb, and brush. A reusable spa services card lets kids three and older get the full salon experience by customizing makeovers for themselves, friends, stuffed animals, and dolls! 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).

Part of playing house is keeping things sparkling clean! This pretend play cleaning set lets kids spray, squirt, squeegee, scour, and scrub using either real water or their imaginations. The spray bottle, scouring powder can, and soap bottle can be filled with water, making it perfect as a bath toy. The nine-piece set also includes supplies to keep things shining like a soft cloth, a scrub brush, a sponge, and a rubber-tipped squeegee! There's even a reusable checklist that helps kids learn what items work best to clean different household objects and areas. All of the supplies store neatly in the durable caddy with a built-in handle for easy toting. Promotes fine and gross motor skills and encourages imaginative play. Not for use with real cleaning materials.

Enjoy endless animal adventures with dozens of wild creatures! This reusable puffy sticker set includes a sturdy double-sided, fold-out background panel, plus 42 puffy stickers. Use the stickers to fill savannah or jungle scene with big cats, birds, elephants, hippos, and more. Easy to place, layer, and reposition, the reusable stickers make it easy to tell a story of safari adventure. Simply place the puffy stickers on the board, then change the picture whenever you're ready to change the story! The built-in sticker collection offers endless opportunities for kids to express their creativity, all while improving fine motor skills and communication. A diecut handle and fold-and-go format make this kids' sticker activity set great for travel, too! 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)

For girls exploring their stylish sides or just looking for the world's cutest way to hold their hair back, this all-inclusive craft set is the perfect way to customize two cute headbands! Over 50 shimmering gel stickers and sparkling glitter stickers are included to make each one unique. Kids simply choose a headband cover, add stickers, and slip the cover over one of the included plastic headbands. The result is a shimmering fashion statement they'll be proud to wear!

Kids will love putting their own stamp on creativity! They can use the four-color stamp pad and 71 sturdy wooden-handled rubber stamps to complete a fun-filled 25-page activity book that measures 8.5 inches x 11.5 inches. They'll have fun getting creative while practicing reading, writing, and early math skills. They make their own cards, personalize art projects, notebooks, and more with upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and punctuation stamps. All the supplies store neatly in a sturdy wooden tray. The possibilities are endless! 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)

Kids can take care of their doll as if it were a real baby with this stylish diaper changing set. The diaper bag features high-quality fabric in a fun floral print, cushy, padded handles, and easy-open compartments to keep baby's supplies organized and ready at a moment's notice. The set includes a self-stick cloth diaper that can be adjusted to fit, a container packed with three wipes, and a pretend rash ointment jar with lid so little ones can nurture and care for their baby doll. The top-quality materials and construction ensure durability so your kids can play with the set over and over again. It's a wonderful playtime accessory that promotes language and fine-motor skills, encourages empathy and self-confidence, and can provide hours of pretend play. The Melissa & Doug Mine to Love Diaper Bag set makes a great gift for preschoolers ages three and older for hands-on, screen-free play.

Fill the reusable scenes with more than 175 cling-style stickers, and create your own dinosaur-filled prehistoric adventures! To set the scene and spur the imagination, five glossy, full-color backgrounds (prehistoric ocean, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Ice Age) feature lots of space to play creatively. They pull out cleanly too--so this cool set is easy to share. The colorful, kid-friendly stickers (for ages three and older), are organized by time period, stick easily, pull up cleanly, and can be used again and again to keep bringing prehistoric stories to life. 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)

The Melissa & Doug Smoothie Maker Blender Set is a 22-piece playset that lets kids whip up delicious pretend smoothies. Including sliceable wooden fruit and vegetables, a kale leaf, and protein powder, this engaging set helps children learn about nutrition while building fine motor and social skills through hands-on, screen-free play.

When it's time to erase the chalkboard, use this traditional felt eraser with a solid wood handle to get the job done. It's an essential chalkboard accessory that kids love to use!