Toys That Develop Early Math Skills
Our Top 5 Picks
Hand2Mind Fake Money Coin Kit Fun
Hand2Mind Fake Money Coin Kit is an exciting opportunity for kids to dive into the world of money management and financial literacy! With 500 detailed and realistic plastic coins, this set not only brings pretend play to life but also supports vital learning experiences. As we engage our children in counting, sorting, and making changes, we’re helping them develop essential math skills while they play! 3+ years
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Hand2Mind Fake Money Coin Kit includes 500 realistic plastic coins that make mastering financial literacy feel like a game, blending fun with essential life skills.
Engaging Rekenrek for Young Mathematicians
The hand2mind 20-Bead Wooden Rekenrek Abacus is a fantastic tool for fostering early math skills in young learners. This colorful abacus not only makes counting a breeze but also builds a solid foundation in concepts like addition, subtraction, and even subitizing, all through fun and hands-on activities. Ideal for enhancing kindergarten curriculums, this engaging manipulative allows kids to explore math at their own pace, igniting curiosity and confidence in their numerical abilities. Preschool
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Engaging Rekenrek for Young Mathematicians is a colorful, hands-on abacus that turns math practice into a fun adventure, helping kids build confidence in their numerical skills.
Minnie Bow-Tique Shopping Fun Set
The Disney Junior Minnie Bow-Tique Bowtastic Shopping Basket Set is a delightful way for young children to engage in pretend play while learning essential skills. This set encourages social interaction, enhances vocabulary through role-play with friends or family, and promotes critical thinking as children explore grocery shopping concepts. With its colorful design and beloved characters, it's an engaging tool for developing early math skills and creativity in a fun environment. 3+ years
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Minnie Bow-Tique Shopping Fun Set includes a colorful shopping basket that transforms grocery trips into imaginative adventures, sparking creativity and learning with every purchase.
Count and Learn with Colorful Squares
Learning Carpets - CPR735 Let’s Learn How to Count Seating Squares make counting from 1 to 10 a delightful experience for young learners. With vibrant graphics and individual seating, these squares not only teach number association but also enhance social skills and cooperative learning in group settings. Parents and educators will appreciate how easy they are to store and move, making them a versatile tool for nurturing early math skills in any environment. 2-5 years
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Count and Learn with Colorful Squares offers vibrant graphics to engage young learners while they practice counting with their friends, making math both social and fun!
Engaging Number Stamps for Little Hands
Colorations Good Grasp Stamping Sticks Pack of 10 is a delightful tool for our young learners! Designed to fit comfortably in little hands, these number stamps encourage creativity while reinforcing essential math skills. With numbers 0 through 9 readily available, children can dive into exciting activities that make counting, addition, and number recognition fun and interactive. 3-7 years
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Engaging Number Stamps for Little Hands includes a pack of 10 perfectly sized stamps that turn math lessons into interactive adventures, making learning numbers a delightful experience.
Balance Beans: Fun with Math and Logic!
ThinkFun Balance Beans Math Game is a delightful way to spark early math skills in your little ones! With colorful bean pieces and a wobbly seesaw, this engaging puzzle introduces elementary algebra concepts while enhancing logical reasoning and critical thinking skills. We love how it comes with 40 progressively challenging tasks that keep our kids guessing and problem-solving for hours. 5 and up
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Balance Beans: Fun with Math and Logic! includes 40 progressively challenging tasks, making math feel like a thrilling puzzle adventure that the whole family can enjoy together!
Junior GeoStix for Creative Math Learning
Junior GeoStix is an exciting tool for sparking creativity and enhancing early math skills in children! With 200 colorful construction sticks and 30 engaging double-sided activity cards, it offers endless opportunities for exploration and imagination. By manipulating these flexible plastic sticks, kids not only build foundational math concepts but also develop fine motor skills through hands-on play. 3+ years
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Junior GeoStix includes 200 colorful construction sticks that transform math learning into an imaginative adventure, making foundational skills as fun as crafting your own creations.
Colorful Counting Cows for Early Learners
The Learning Resources Snap-n-Learn Counting Cows Toy Set offers a delightful and hands-on way for young children to explore numbers and colors! Perfectly designed for ages 18 months and older, this vibrant set combines counting, color recognition, and fine motor skill development into one engaging experience. With numbered cow fronts and their matching spotted backs, kids can enjoy matching and sorting while building vital skills like number recognition and 1:1 correspondence. 18+ months
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Colorful Counting Cows for Early Learners features vibrant counting and matching pairs, making numbers and colors a delightful game that sparks curiosity and foundational math skills.
Explore Shapes with Foam Attribute Blocks
hand2mind Foam Attribute Blocks Student Kit is the perfect companion for your child's early learning adventures! This engaging set not only fosters shape identification and sorting skills but also provides endless opportunities for interactive play. Imagine your little one happily experimenting with colors and shapes while developing essential math skills. 3-5 years
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Explore Shapes with Foam Attribute Blocks features engaging tactile play that makes shape and color experiments feel like a joyous adventure in learning!
Bright Beginnings with Color Mixing Blocks
Constructive Playthings Color Mixing Wooden Blocks for Kids is the perfect introduction to foundational STEM learning for our little ones. These vibrant, translucent blocks not only encourage creativity but also promote vital skills such as color recognition and fine motor development. As our toddlers stack and balance these assorted shapes, they engage in hands-on problem-solving and early math exploration like counting and pattern building. 12 months+
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Bright Beginnings with Color Mixing Blocks features vibrant, translucent designs that transform playtime into a colorful STEM adventure, sparking creativity and foundational learning in our little ones.
Hape Chunky Clock Puzzle Adventure
Hape Chunky Clock Puzzle transforms learning to tell time into an engaging adventure for little ones! With vibrant numbered blocks that fit snugly in their designated spots, this puzzle encourages cognitive development and enhances problem-solving skills. Babies and toddlers will not only enjoy matching while they explore the fun of moving the big and little hands but also gain a foundational understanding of time—a crucial skill for daily life. 12 months - 3 years
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Hape Chunky Clock Puzzle Adventure features vibrant numbered blocks that make mastering time-telling a playful journey, turning learning into an engaging adventure for curious minds.
Crocodile Number Puzzle Adventure
The Orange Tree Toys Crocodile Number Puzzle is a delightful gateway to learning numbers for curious little minds aged 1 and up. This vibrant, animal-shaped puzzle makes counting fun and engaging, fostering early math skills while stimulating visual development through its eye-catching colors. With chunky pieces designed for little hands, children can easily manipulate the puzzle, enhancing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination as they play. 1+ years
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Crocodile Number Puzzle Adventure features chunky pieces for little hands, making counting an engaging and playful learning experience that keeps parents happily involved.
Educational Insights Nest & Stack Fun!
Educational Insights Bright Basics Nest & Stack Cubes is the perfect toy for curious toddlers eager to learn through play! With 10 vibrant, stackable cubes featuring animals and numbers, this engaging set supports essential skills like fine motor development and spatial reasoning. Watching our little ones build towers over three feet tall while learning about quantity and numbers is truly delightful. 2+ years
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Educational Insights Nest & Stack Fun! features 10 vibrant, stackable cubes that transform learning numbers and animals into a colorful tower-building adventure for curious little minds.
Engaging Number Stampers for Creative Learning
READY 2 LEARN Easy Grip Dough and Paint Stampers make learning numbers a fun and hands-on experience for little ones! With their comfortable ball-shaped handles, these stampers are perfect for tiny hands and children with special needs, allowing kids to explore their creativity while reinforcing essential math skills. Imagine the joy as they stamp numbers 0-9 on projects, transforming mundane tasks into colorful masterpieces! 2+ years
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Engaging Number Stampers for Creative Learning feature easy grip ball-shaped handles, making math a fun, hands-on colorful experience that little ones can enjoy anywhere!
Engage Math Learning with Scout & Friends!
LeapFrog LeapStart 3D Scout & Friends Math Book opens up a world of fun and engaging learning for our little ones! With over 30 interactive activities, this educational gem captivates kids' attention through audio and vivid animations, making math concepts come alive. We love that these activities are replayable and feature two skill levels, inviting our children to explore at their own pace. 2-4 years
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Engage Math Learning with Scout & Friends! features over 30 interactive activities that transform math into a captivating adventure, making learning fun while laying a solid foundation for future skills.
Fun Learning with BAZIC Numbers Flash Cards
BAZIC Numbers Flash Cards are the perfect tool for nurturing your child's number recognition skills! As parents, we know how important it is to make learning enjoyable, and these brightly colored, large print flash cards are designed to do just that. With 36 cards packed with engaging visuals, children aged 3 and up will delight in discovering numbers while building their confidence in early math skills. 3+ years
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Fun Learning with BAZIC Numbers Flash Cards features 36 colorful cards that transform number discovery into a fun family activity, making math feel less like homework and more like playtime.
Create Holiday Joy with My First Gingerbread House
Step2 My First Gingerbread House is the perfect blend of holiday fun and educational play for our little ones! As parents, we love how this delightful interactive toy encourages fine motor skills development, as toddlers carefully place unbreakable candy decorations on their colorful gingerbread house. Plus, it’s a mess-free decorating experience—no sticky fingers here! 1+ years
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Create Holiday Joy with My First Gingerbread House includes unbreakable candy decorations for a mess-free decorating experience that boosts fine motor skills while spreading festive cheer.
Magical Playfoam Pals Adventures
The Educational Insights Playfoam Pals Fantasy Friends 6-Pack invites kids into a delightful world of tactile exploration while developing crucial early learning skills. Designed for ages 3 and up, each squishy foam ball encourages fine motor skill development through creative play, as children mold their Playfoam into letters, numbers, and imaginative shapes. With no mess involved, parents can easily support their little ones' sensory experiences and foster a love for hands-on learning without the stress of sticky materials. 3+ years
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Magical Playfoam Pals Adventures includes six squishy foam balls that transform messy creativity into delightful hands-on learning, making it a stress-free way to spark imaginative play.
Rainbow Pebbles: Fun with Sorting and Stacking!
Rainbow Pebbles are the perfect introduction to learning through play! Designed for curious little hands aged 18 months and up, these vibrant sorting and stacking stones encourage fine motor skill development while making counting and sorting fun. With their smooth, inviting texture, children will be captivated as they explore various shapes, all while enhancing their early math skills. 18m+
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Rainbow Pebbles come in a convenient storage jar, making learning fun and portable—perfect for on-the-go adventures in counting and sorting!
Rainbow Pebbles: Colorful Learning Fun
Rainbow Pebbles Activity Set - Junior is a delightful way for our little ones to explore early math skills while having a blast! With their bright colors and inviting shapes, these tactile pebbles help children learn to sort, count, and understand the world of shapes. The accompanying activity cards are perfect for guiding fun learning experiences, making this set a wonderful addition to any playtime. 18 months+
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Rainbow Pebbles include engaging activity cards that turn counting and sorting into a colorful adventure, making math feel like playtime right at our little ones' fingertips.
Master Counting with Bigjigs Wooden Tray
Bigjigs Toys Wooden Number Counting Tray invites little learners to dive into the vibrant world of numbers. With colorful digits from 1 to 100, this engaging toy not only makes counting fun but also enhances cognitive development and memory recall. Perfect for our little explorers aged 3 and up, it seamlessly fits into both classrooms and playrooms, encouraging interactive play that nurtures essential math skills. 3+ years
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Master Counting with Bigjigs Wooden Tray features colorful digits from 1 to 100, making counting a fun adventure that sparks joy in early math exploration.
Rainbow Pebbles: Fun Learning for Toddlers
Rainbow Pebbles - Junior - Earth Colors - Mini Jar is an engaging learning tool that we absolutely adore! With these beautiful, smooth pebbles, our little ones can explore sorting, stacking, and color recognition while developing essential early math skills. Imagine the joy they’ll find in creating patterns and pictures as they engage their imagination and creativity. 18 months and up
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Rainbow Pebbles come in a mini jar and inspire endless creativity as children sort, stack, and create colorful patterns that lay the foundation for early math skills.
Transparent Pattern Playtime Blocks
The edxeducation Transparent Pattern Blocks are a brilliant tool for sparking creativity and early math skills in young learners. With their vibrant colors and raised edges, these blocks not only make sorting and measuring a fun sensory experience but also encourage exploration of light and color mixing. Perfect for educators and parents alike, these durable blocks transform playtime into a learning adventure that prepares children for foundational math concepts. 3-6 years
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Transparent Pattern Playtime Blocks come in vibrant colors and have raised edges, making math and creativity feel like a fun light-filled adventure that sparks curiosity.
Toy Story 4 Jumbo Add-An-Age Fun!
Disney/Pixar Toy Story 4 Jumbo Add-an-Age Letter Banner makes birthday celebrations not only visually spectacular but also a fantastic way to teach children about numbers and milestones! This vibrant banner, adorned with beloved characters like Woody and Buzz, encourages creativity as your child helps customize it for their special day. As they engage with numbers and their significance, they develop early math skills while making memories that last a lifetime. 3+ years
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Toy Story 4 Jumbo Add-An-Age Fun! includes customizable letters that turn birthday celebrations into bright learning experiences, transforming the significance of numbers into joyful memories.