Toys That Develop Pretend Play
Melissa & Doug Birthday Party Play Cake
The Melissa & Doug Birthday Party Cake is an enchanting play-food set that transforms snack time into a fun-filled celebration for our little ones! Perfectly crafted for kids aged 3 to 6, this delightful wooden cake introduces the joy of pretend play while developing essential skills like hand-eye coordination and creative expression. With its mix-and-match toppings and removable candles, children can slice, share, and serve their way to imaginative birthday parties, all while honing their fine motor skills in a safe and sturdy fashion. It's no wonder this charming set is a go-to choice for parents at home and educators in classrooms alike! 3-6 years
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Melissa & Doug Birthday Party Play Cake includes mix-and-match toppings that inspire endless imaginative celebrations while helping little hands strengthen their coordination and creativity.
Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set Fun
The Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set brings the joy of culinary creativity right into our playrooms! This 17-piece wooden play food set not only captivates our children with beautifully painted, realistic details but also introduces them to essential concepts like part and whole. As kids use the included wooden knife to slice apart the pieces, they'll experience a delightful crunch that enhances their pretend play, while developing fine motor skills and coordination. Perfect for sparking imaginative role-play, this set is an exceptional addition to any educational toy collection! 3+ years
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Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set features 17 beautifully painted wooden pieces that turn snack time into a playful lesson in creativity and coordination.
Slice-and-Bake Cookie Fun for Kids
The Melissa & Doug Slice and Bake Cookies Wooden Play Food Set is a delightful journey into the world of pretend baking for children aged 3 and up. With 12 sliceable cookies, an array of colorful toppings, and essential baking tools, this set not only sparks creativity but also aids in developing fine motor skills and basic counting concepts. We love how it encourages imaginative play while helping kids practice sharing and social interaction as they ‘bake’ and ‘serve’ their cookie creations. Whether for a birthday or just because, this charming baking set is a wonderful gift that inspires joyful learning! 3+ years
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Slice-and-Bake Cookie Fun for Kids includes 12 sliceable cookies and colorful toppings, sparking delightful imaginative play while practicing sharing and basic counting skills.
Cuddly Companion for Creative Play
The Melissa & Doug Burrow Bunny Rabbit Stuffed Animal is a delightful addition to any child's playtime. This soft and fuzzy bunny not only offers comfort and companionship but encourages imaginative storytelling, nurturing social skills as children create their own adventures. With its surface-washable fabric, it’s perfect for hands-on, screen-free play for kids of all ages, making it an ideal gift for fostering creativity and emotional development. All ages
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Cuddly Companion for Creative Play features a surface-washable fabric, making it perfect for little hands full of big adventures and sticky dreams.
Calico Critters Cozy Loft Bed
The Calico Critters Loft Bed creates a delightful and imaginative space for your child's favorite critters to rest. This charming set not only encourages pretend play, enhancing social skills and storytelling abilities, but also teaches children about spatial awareness and organization through its thoughtfully designed accessories and furniture. By incorporating such engaging elements into playtime, parents can foster creativity and emotional intelligence in their little ones, all while having fun! 3+ years
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Calico Critters Cozy Loft Bed features charming accessories that spark imaginative play and nurture social skills, giving little ones a cozy nook for endless storytelling adventures.
Imaginative Toddler Tool Set
The Learning Resources New Sprouts Fix It! Fine Motor Tool Set opens up a world of imaginative play for toddlers aged 2 and up. With soft, toddler-safe tools like a hammer, saw, and even a fun drill that makes realistic sounds, children can engage in hands-on activities that encourage fine motor development and problem-solving skills. This delightful tool set doesn't just inspire play; it cultivates creativity and confidence as little ones take on big projects in their pretend worlds. We love how it transforms ordinary playtime into meaningful learning experiences! 2+ years
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Imaginative Toddler Tool Set features soft, toddler-safe tools that inspire meaningful learning and confidence as little builders tackle big projects in their vibrant worlds.
Eco-Friendly Gardening Fun for Kids
The Green Toys Watering Can Toy is an engaging tool for little green thumbs eager to learn about nature. This three-piece set—including a watering can, rake, and shovel—encourages outdoor play, hands-on gardening, and enhances fine motor skills while sparking curiosity about the environment. Made from 100% recycled plastic and completely safe, this toy is a fantastic choice for parents looking to blend playtime with valuable lessons in sustainability. 2-5 years
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Fun for Kids includes a watering can, rake, and shovel, transforming outdoor play into a delightful adventure in caring for nature while learning essential life skills.
Engaging Lights and Colors Driver Toy
The Bright Starts Lights and Colors Driver Toy Steering Wheel is an exciting way for little ones aged 6 months and up to explore the world of pretend play! With realistic sounds and a fun dashboard full of activities, this toy encourages early learning about numbers and shapes while developing fine motor skills. Each turn of the steering wheel and push of a button stimulates young minds and busy hands, making car rides in the living room as educational as they are entertaining. Parents and educators alike will appreciate how this toy sparks imagination and promotes cognitive development through play! 6 months and up
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Engaging Lights and Colors Driver Toy features a fun dashboard full of activities that turns living room car rides into a hands-on adventure in learning and imagination.
Magnetic Letters for Early Learning Fun
The Learning Resources Colorful Magnetic Uppercase and Lowercase Letters set is a fantastic way to kickstart letter recognition and word-building skills for children aged 3 and up. These vibrant, crush-resistant foam letters make learning a hands-on adventure, inviting toddlers to play while mastering the alphabet. Perfect for attaching to whiteboards or refrigerators, each letter fosters fine motor skills and sparks creativity as little ones form their first words. As parents and educators, we love how this engaging set combines learning with play—because who says education can’t be colorful and fun? 3+ years
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Magnetic Letters for Early Learning Fun are colorful, crush-resistant foam letters that turn your fridge into a letter playground, inspiring creativity while your little ones master their ABCs.
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.
Little Dove Kids Teepee Tent
The Little Dove Teepee Tent for Kids is a charming foldable play tent that inspires creativity and imagination in our little explorers. Crafted from 100% natural, non-toxic cotton, this tent provides a safe haven for children to engage in pretend play, develop social skills, and cultivate independence. With its cozy design, complete with inner pockets for treasures and the ability to close the flaps for privacy, this teepee not only serves as a delightful play space but also encourages kids to create their very own adventures—all while fostering important life skills and respecting personal space! 3+ years
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Little Dove Kids Teepee Tent features cozy inner pockets for treasures, transforming any corner into a world of adventure where kids can play, create, and even enjoy a bit of privacy.
Phoneme Phone for Speech Mastery
The hand2mind Phoneme Phone is a fantastic tool designed to transform how our little ones experience speech development. As parents and educators, we know how vital phonemic awareness is for effective communication, and this innovative toy amplifies their voice, ensuring they hear every sound clearly. Perfect for all ages, this engaging device not only aids in speech therapy and literacy but also sparks joy in learning through pretend play. Whether in preschool classrooms or at home, it helps kids tackle challenges of speech, dyslexia, and ESL learning in a fun and interactive manner. 3+ years
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Phoneme Phone for Speech Mastery amplifies kids' voices, turning speech practice into a playful experience that makes learning to communicate fun and engaging.
Princess Vanity Play Set for Imaginative Kids
The Pretend Play Princess Vanity with Stool by Hey! Play! is a delightful avenue for budding young stylists! This interactive play vanity encourages imaginative play, allowing children to explore self-expression and creativity as they engage with an array of accessories like hair ties, lipsticks, and pretend nail polish. As they role-play and mimic real-life beauty routines, children can enhance their fine motor skills and practice social interaction through cooperative play. Plus, with lights and sounds to spark their imagination, this play set is designed to make every child feel like royalty! 3+ years
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Princess Vanity Play Set for Imaginative Kids boasts lights and sounds that transform playtime into a royal event, sparking creativity and social skills all at once.
Imaginative Restaurant Play Set
The Learning Resources Serve It Up! Play Restaurant set is a delightful way for kids aged 3 and up to dive into the world of pretend play! Packed with 35 pieces showcasing breakfast and dinner favorites, this set sparks imagination while introducing valuable lessons in restaurant etiquette, counting, and social skills. With its customizability, including a pretend menu and easy-to-clean materials, we can nurture our little ones’ creativity as they explore the joys of serving and sharing in a fun, interactive environment. 3+ years
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Imaginative Restaurant Play Set includes 35 pieces that transform any room into a bustling eatery, making learning about sharing and serving deliciously fun!
Interactive Learning with Chat and Count Phone
The LeapFrog Chat and Count Emoji Phone is an engaging tool for toddlers aged 18 months to 5 years that brings learning to life! With Scout as their adorable companion, your little ones will not only have fun pretending to make phone calls but also explore numbers 0-10 through interactive games and playful animations. This delightful toy encourages early counting skills, fosters social interaction, and introduces essential phone manners through catchy songs. Plus, the light-up buttons and emoji add an exciting twist that mirrors their favorite social media apps, making learning even more relatable and enjoyable! 18 months to 5 years
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Interactive Learning with Chat and Count Phone features Scout as a companion, making learning numbers 0-10 feel like a fun phone adventure toddlers can’t resist.
LEGO City Train Switch Tracks Set
The LEGO City Trains Switch Tracks 60238 Building Toy Set opens up a whole new world of creativity and imagination for our little engineers! Designed for children aged 5 and up, this set enhances existing LEGO train systems with additional tracks that promote problem-solving and spatial awareness. By integrating switch and curved tracks, kids can explore different routes for their trains, fostering critical thinking and planning skills. It’s an exciting way for our kids to engage in pretend play, encouraging cooperative play with siblings and friends while building vital communication and teamwork skills. 5+ years
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LEGO City Train Switch Tracks Set includes curved tracks that inspire kids to think critically and collaborate, transforming playtime into an adventure in engineering and creativity.
Light-Up Piano for Little Learners
The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Silly Sounds Light-Up Piano is an incredible adventure in music and learning for infants aged 6 months and up! With its 4 engaging ways to play, this delightful piano introduces colors, shapes, and numbers through fun, interactive sounds, promoting cognitive development and early language skills. The easy-carry handle makes this toy perfect for on-the-go fun, helping young ones develop fine motor skills as they press the colorful keys and slide the toggle to switch modes. As parents and educators, we love how it encourages pretend play while igniting a lifelong love of music! 6+ months
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Light-Up Piano for Little Learners features 4 engaging ways to play that introduce colors, shapes, and numbers, making music and learning a delightful adventure for tiny tots.
VTech Click and Count Remote Fun
The VTech Click and Count Remote is a fantastic educational toy that lets our little ones explore the exciting world of pretend play! With over 45 sing-along songs, melodies, and engaging sound effects, toddlers can channel surf through nine fun categories, including weather and news—just like Mom and Dad! This playful remote encourages early learning by introducing colors, numbers, and shapes through its colorful buttons, all while promoting fine motor skills and imaginative role play. Perfect for children ages 6 months to 3 years, it’s a delightful way to spark curiosity and engage young minds in learning! 6 months - 3 years
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VTech Click and Count Remote Fun features over 45 sing-along songs, turning screen time into an interactive learning adventure that helps little ones explore numbers and colors like pros!
Paw Patrol Color Wonder Adventure Kit
The Crayola Color Wonder Paw Patrol Coloring Book thrives on entertaining creativity for kids aged 3 and up. With mess-free markers, it allows children to explore their artistic side without the worry of stains, promoting fine motor skills and color recognition as they engage with their favorite Paw Patrol characters. This travel-friendly kit not only encourages imaginative play through coloring but also fosters organization and responsibility as kids manage their own art supplies in a designed storage case. 3+ years
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Paw Patrol Color Wonder Adventure Kit includes mess-free markers, allowing kids to unleash their artistic flair without leaving a colorful trail—perfect for parents who enjoy a tidy home.
Laugh & Learn Piggy Bank Adventure
The Fisher-Price Baby Musical Toy Laugh & Learn Count & Rumble Piggy Bank is a delightful companion for infants and toddlers starting from 6 months old. With its vibrant colors and engaging songs, this toy not only entertains but also introduces important concepts like numbers and counting while fostering fine motor skills. As little ones drop the colorful coins into the playful piggy, they’re treated to sounds and phrases that spark pretend play and teach cause and effect. Parents will love how this toy combines fun and learning in a way that captivates curious minds and encourages developmental growth! 6-36 months
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Laugh & Learn Piggy Bank Adventure features vibrant colors and engaging songs that make counting a melodic fun fest while nurturing tiny hands and curious minds.
Create Your Own Gingerbread House Fort
The Easy Playhouse Gingerbread House transforms indoor play into a whimsical wonderland! With delightful opportunities for creativity, kids can personalize their own gingerbread house using colors, stickers, and artistic flair, all while developing fine motor skills and imaginative thinking. This charming cardboard fort is not only a perfect space for pretend play, but also an inviting nook for storytime adventures, where children can explore themes of creativity and friendship in a sweet gingerbread setting. It’s the ideal blend of craft and imagination that makes learning fun for little ones! 3+ years
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Create Your Own Gingerbread House Fort invites kids to personalize their whimsical gingerbread house with colors and stickers, turning playtime into a delightful mix of crafting and storytelling.
Magical Dress-Up Doll Set
The Melissa & Doug Ballerina And Fairy Magnetic Dress-Up Double-Sided Wooden Doll And Swan Pretend Play Set brings a world of enchantment to playtime for our little ones! This delightful set, featuring a double-sided wooden ballerina/fairy and a charming swan, encourages kids to mix and match 52 vibrant magnetic outfits and accessories. As our children dress their figures, they develop fine motor skills, enhance their counting and sorting abilities, and ignite their creative expression. It's a fantastic choice for sparking imaginative play, making it the perfect gift for preschoolers to those in early elementary years—ideal for hands-on, screen-free fun! 3-7 years
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Magical Dress-Up Doll Set includes 52 vibrant magnetic outfits, turning dress-up time into an enchanting blend of creativity and fine motor skill development!
Eco-Friendly Sea Turtle Cuddles
The Wild Republic EcoKins Mini Sea Turtle Stuffed Animal is a delightful 8-inch plush toy crafted entirely from recycled materials. This eco-friendly toy not only provides a soft, cuddly companion for kids, but also serves as a wonderful tool for teaching our little ones about conservation and environmental stewardship. With its safe, baby-friendly design, this turtle encourages imaginative play while sparking meaningful conversations about the importance of protecting our oceans and wildlife. 0-3 years
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Eco-Friendly Sea Turtle Cuddles is an 8-inch plush toy made from recycled materials, inspiring kids to cuddle up while learning about ocean conservation and wildlife protection.
Interactive Learning with Hi Phone
The B. toys Hi Phone is an engaging pretend play smartphone designed for toddlers aged 18 months and up. With its interactive buttons that teach numbers and allow for message recording, this toy not only entertains but also enhances early literacy and numeracy skills. Perfect for fostering creativity, it’s a fun way to introduce your little ones to the world of communication while developing essential cognitive abilities. 18+ months
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Hi Phone features interactive buttons that teach numbers and allow message recording, making communication fun while boosting essential early learning skills in little ones.
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