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Our Favorite Open-Ended Toys

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I love filling our home with simple, high-quality toys that invite imaginative play and creativity. These are our tried-and-true favorites - the toys that are most versatile across ages and interests, and the ones my kids reach for again and again!
 
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We love using our tiles to build zoos, ramps, towers, and more.
MAGNA-TILES® - America's #1 Magnetic Building Sets – MAGNA ...
 
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Our Schleich animals are a favorite for small world play.
schleich® | Toys | Figurines and Play Sets | Official Online Shop
 
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We use our Hot Wheels for ramp racing, sorting, car wash sensory bins, and even painting.
Hot Wheels Cars & Track sets | Mattel Shop
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A most-loved toy for obstacle courses, slides, and fort building.
Nugget - The Original Play Couch for Kids
 
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The whole family has fun building with these!
DUPLO® | Building Sets & Bricks | Official LEGO® Shop US
 
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Beautiful and amazingly diverse. We’ve used these for dressing up, pulleys, and forts.
Sarah's Silks | Open-ended Playsilks, Costumes, and Wooden Toys
 
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A high-quality tumbling mat perfect for rambunctious play.
Foldable Foam Tumbling Mats for Kids - House of Noa
 
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We love our trains. They’re durable, great for developing problem solving skills, and engaging enough for a full afternoon of play.
BRIO Wooden Trains for Kids | Ravensburger US
 
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These simple toys are surprisingly versatile. We use them for sensory play, pretend fire hoses, tubes for water play, and more.
Nutty Toys Pop Tubes - Large 8-Pack
 
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We love our pikler triangle for gross motor play and even use it to build forts!
Pikler Triangle Set - Tiny Land
 
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These natural wood blocks are beautiful, solid, and perfect for building towers, cities, farms, zoos, and whatever your child can dream up.
Standard Unit Blocks - 60 Piece | Melissa & Doug
 
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My kids love using these to build life-size structures they can fit inside!
Product: Jumbo Cardboard Blocks - 24 Pieces - Melissa & Doug
 
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I grew up with Playmobil and still love it today. So much detail goes into these sets, and they make for such fun small world play.
PLAYMOBIL - Amazon.com
 
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American Girl makes beautiful, high quality 18” dolls and baby dolls, and now they have more options than ever. Perfect for playing house.
Bitty Baby®: Baby Dolls for Toddlers | American Girl®
 
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This kitchen is aesthetically pleasing, well built, and so fun for pretend play.
DUKTIG play kitchen, birch, 283/8x153/4x427/8" - IKEA
 
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My kids love using these for pretend cooking, play dough, and of course drumming!
Stainless Steel Pots & Pans Play Set - Melissa & Doug