What is today? For a child, that simple question can have so many answers--and this daily calendar helps satisfy them all! Kids will feel a greater sense of control and responsibility when they help post the day of the week, date, weather, and special events on the large magnetic board for all to see. There's even a space to post their mood--an excellent way to open communication and encourage children to gauge their own emotions. <br/>

What is today? For a child, that simple question can have so many answers--and this daily calendar helps satisfy them all! Kids will feel a greater sense of control and responsibility when they help post the day of the week, date, weather, and special events on the large magnetic board for all to see. There's even a space to post their mood--an excellent way to open communication and encourage children to gauge their own emotions.

Help Bear get dressed with the Melissa & Doug Basic Skills Board. This Melissa and Doug wooden puzzle helps little ones unpuzzle skills like zipping, buckling, snapping, lacing and tying. It’s a wonderful way for kids to master their dressing skills. <br/>

Unlock, unlatch, open the hinged panels, and count on finding fun when the pictures beneath are revealed! Kids will delight in discovering what's hiding behind the locked and latched panels on this wooden play board and educational toy in one. They can seek out a specific picture, race to open and close the doors, or tell a story inspired by what they find.

Melissa & Doug Hangman Alphabet Game Includes erasable whiteboard and self-storing dry-erase marker No loose pieces Ideal for travel For 2 or more players The Melissa & Doug Hangman is a classic word game with a twist! Think of a word and try to stump your opponent. <br/>

Choose from among seven fun themes, slide a card into the gameboard and start looking for matches. This handy memory game includes one game board, seven double-sided game cards and a two-player scoreboard. There are no loose pieces and everything conveniently stores in the board. Great for travel! <br/>

This beautiful music set contains carefully designed instruments – there’s a tambourine, a triangle, a tone block, clacker, 2 cymbals and a pair of rainbow-painted maracas. <br/> <br/>The whole family can get involved or your tot can experiment with different sounds and tunes all on their own.

Sitting in a high chair is much more fun with this fantastic bead maze. Featuring brightly colored, multi-shaped beads that spin and slide along red and yellow wire pathways that are anchored by a strong suction cup base. <br/>

Pound the four brightly coloured balls through the holes, then watch and listen as they roll down the ramps. Sturdy wooden hammer included. Pound the four balls through the holes and watch them roll down the ramps. Brightly coloured, smooth-sanded pieces help build early shape, colour, and size differentiation skills. <br/>

The pegs on the bench go up and down, playing peekaboo on this solid wood pounding activity. Non-removable pegs take turns showing their smiles while your toddler has fun naming the colors and practicing fine motor skills. A sturdy mallet is included. <br/>

This four-piece hand-puppet set makes it easy for kids and adults to role-play together! Four simple glove puppets in a coordinated theme can act out a scene together, or be used separately for simple puppet play. Either way, they are great for developing dexterity, communication skills, self-confidence, creativity, and so much more! Made with brightly patterned, washable fabrics and built to last, these soft and sweet hand puppets are sure to be go-to toys for years to come. Sea Life Friends Hand Puppets include a shark, dolphin, sea turtle, and octopus. <br/>Sea Life Friends Hand Puppets manufactured by Melissa & Doug <br/>

This four-piece hand-puppet set includes a royal collection of characters! Designed to help children and caregivers role-play together in a sweet and simple way, the prince, princess, knight, and dragon are sure to inspire countless creative stories and amazing imaginary adventures. The simple glove puppets fit children and adults and are easy to use, so even the littlest puppeteers can see exciting movement with very little skill—terrific for self-confidence, and also an invaluable booster for motor skills, hand-eye coordination, communication skills, parent-child bonding, and so much more! Made with brightly patterned, washable fabrics and built to last, these soft and sweet hand puppets are sure to be go-to toys for years to come.

Give little builders the tools they need for truly constructive play! This 24-piece set includes wooden nails, screws, nuts, and bolts for hours of creative fun that also helps build important motor skills. Pre-schoolers will love using the hammer, wrench, and screwdriver to build their projects, then packing up all their equipment in the sturdy toolbox with handle. <br/>Not suitable for children under 3 years.

Melissa & Doug English Alphabet Puzzle Cards <br/> <br/>Match these wooden puzzle pairs to make mastering letters and their sounds as easy as A, B, C. The puzzles are self-correcting–each piece has only one match that fits–so children can play independently and learn at the same time. <br/> <br/>Beautifully detailed pictures encourage interest in all things A-B-C and beyond and practice letter recognition and matching skills. <br/>

Let your child hammer away to their heart's content with the Melissa & Doug Pound-A-Peg, a classic, brightly coloured pounding toy. Hours of fun await as your child pounds the wooden pegs into the holes on the bench using the chunky mallet, perfectly designed for little fingers. The fun doesn't stop there, once all the pegs are in the right place, flip the toy over and start to play again and again. <br/>

Saving money is fun with this magical unicorn! The all-inclusive craft kit includes a resin unicorn bank (stands approximately 3 inches high), glitter glue, 6 pots of paint, and a brush. A rubber stopper on the base means you never have to "break the bank"! A perfect activity for parties or rainy days for kids eight and older!

Lift and load with this cool Melissa & Doug Magnetic Car Loader. <br/> <br/>This awesome red rig has a magnetic arm which can reach every single car on its trailer! Use your imagination with this wooden vehicle – link up the trailer to the car carrier and take the four magnet-topped cars for a ride. <br/> <br/>Unload the cars at their destinations – you can sort your new wooden cars by colour, stripe and number. <br/> <br/>The tough vehicles have sturdy wooden chassis and smooth-rolling wheels, so they'll stand up to countless deliveries and trips. And maneuvering the articulated arm is easy to do, great for fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, and so much fun. <br/> <br/>Fun for kids aged 3 and over.

Smile, the dentist will see you now! This Melissa and Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit Play Set features an oversized set of pretend teeth so young dentists-in-training can give cleanings, treat cavities, and even fit retainers and braces! Mark the pretend teeth with "cavity" stickers, then use the vibrating tool with interchangeable polishing and drill heads, and the toothbrush to clean. <br/> <br/>The set includes realistic instruments like a pick, mirror, floss, a dental rinse bottle and cup, 2 gauze pads, 2 tooth polish cups, and an instrument tray to keep organised. A mask, reusable ID tag on a lanyard, and a double-sided reusable activity card round out the dentists office experience. The play set is a fun and engaging way to teach good dental health practices, and to ease kids fears or feelings of stress associated with a visit to the dentist. Spark a childs creativity and imagination and inspire young dentists for years to come.

The Melissa & Doug Fishing Magnetic Puzzle is lots of fin-tastic fun. <br/> <br/>Use the magnetic fishing pole to ‘catch’ the 10 colourful sea friends from the game board. However, that’s just half the challenge as you must now return them to their ocean home. <br/> <br/>This fantastic puzzle is made from high quality wood and is a great way to encourage fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. <br/> <br/>A great gift for kids aged three years and up.

It's scary how much fun you'll have with these fuzzy monster pals! The beastly bowling set adds color, texture, and a whole lot of eyes to a familiar game. Six wacky plush pins with goofy expressions have weighted bottoms for extra stability, touchable textures, and detailed stitching. Set up the pins in different formations, then use Klonk, the silly stuffed ball, to knock them down! The set stores in a handy mesh bag to take the bowling fun wherever kids go.

Kids will have a rockin' good time with this adorable 6-piece wooden linking pull train with rocking farm animal passengers! The three 4.5-inch to 5.5-inch farm animal play pieces (pig, cow, and horse) have art on both sides, fit snugly in the train cars, are easy to grasp, and also stand up and rock on curved bases. Babies and toddlers 18 months and older will delight in taking these engaging characters on the move while developing fine and gross motor skills. First Play toys feature bright colours, bold patterns, and whimsical designs that boost skills while sparking imagination and wonder - right from the start! <br/>

Thirty wooden beads in six vibrant colours and five distinct shapes combine with two extra-long laces for many activities. Stringing the easily grasped beads promotes hand-eye coordination, fine motor, cognitive and visual perception skills.

You can count on this wooden bead set to make a bold statement! The variety of these dramatic bead shapes, their bold colours and two extra-long laces make stringing beads extra special. Twenty-seven hand-painted beads feature 1 - 10 as numerals and as countable dots to add counting fun to this lacing activity.

Squish, squeeze, shape, and sculpt countless modeling dough creations inspired by you and your imagination! It includes four vibrant colours of modeling dough in tubs with molding lids featuring an adorable animal on each. Easy-grip tools include 3 patterned rolling pins and a patterned wheel press, as well as five wooden stamping cubes with unique patterns. This hands-on activity is a perfect way to help kids three and older develop fine motor skills, finger strength, colour recognition, and creative expression.

Talk about a classic childhood toy! All the colors of the rainbow are represented by these eight smooth, easy-grasp wooden pieces. Stack them on the solid-wood base, designed with rocking edges for safe and intriguing play. <br/>

Here a chick, there a chick...behind each of the 9 hinged doors on this charming barnyard scene is a delightful, magnetic animal. Learning about animals while improving memory and fine motor skills will keep children busy and having fun on the farm for hours!

Help them to complete a puzzle to spell a word and develop their sight-reading vocabulary. Or they can use the letters for stencilling. The 72 colourful wooden letters fit into 8 double-sided cut-out boards to spell 3- and 4-letter words. And everything fits neatly into one compact wooden storage case. <br/>

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 colour, 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! <br/>

This fantastic truck is ready to spark the economy by picking up and delivering four colourful cars. Its “easy-load and lower” ramps provide two levels for the new vehicles. Your little trucker will love “hitting the road” with this wooden six-wheeler!

This ultimate shape sorter features 12 chunky, vibrantly coloured shapes that make a satisfying "clunk" as they drop into the natural-finish hardwood cube. Then open the lid, take them out and start all over again! A classic educational toy for toddlers. <br/>

Turn the gears slowly and watch each interlocking segment move the next, or see how fast your child can make the caterpillar "crawl" on the wooden base. This rainbow-colored gear toy is hands-on fun at any speed! With their bulky, notched shape, the colourful gears are easy for children to fit onto the colour-coordinated pegs . . . then rotate, remove and rearrange. Toddlers will be fascinated by the colors and movement of this charming toy. <br/>

These 52 magnetic uppercase and lowercase letters make a colourful jumble of learning possibilities. The magnets store conveniently in their handy wooden case. Ideal for letter recognition, matching, and stenciling, these must-have letters spell "learning fun"

Enough numerals to count from zero through twenty AND five math signs in a convenient wooden case. 37 colourful magnetic pieces can help children learn their numbers and solve basic math problems.

Kids love to cut with scissors--as you can see by the trail of scraps often left in their wake! This creative and practical activity pad gives an engaging, creative direction to scissor work, meaning more concentration and less mess. Organized from simple to more complex, 20 different paper cutting projects (with complete supplies included right in the pages of the book) practice slightly different skills and techniques, and produce 20 unique crafts, games, and activities to offer kids a creative focus and a sense of accomplishment. Plastic safety scissors are included, which naturally encourage proper form and are safe for preschoolers--but any pair of scissors can be used to complete the paper-cutting projects.

Kids love counting with our colourful caterpillar! This cheerful character encourages young learners to work on number and colour recognition as they develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. They can sort by numerical order, do beginning math problems, and explore their imagination. This classic toy for ages 2+ is sure to become a family favorite! <br/>