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Play is the work of a child. I give my kiddos multiple opportunities to learn through play. Toy rotations are key in our household to keep them entertained and engaged. Here are some of my all time favorite toys and activities I like to do with my ki...
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Dramatic Play

Pretend/dramatic play is a fun way for our kiddos to connect with people and the world around them. Pretend/dramatic play brings their imagination to life. Through pretend/dramatic play they are learning how to socialize, life skills, and strengthens...

 
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My kiddos LOVE their stuffed animals. Playing "vet" is one of our favorite things to play. 💉🩹
Examine & Treat Pet Vet Play Set
 
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What a fun way to help your littles learn by playing grocery store. The Melissa and Doug grocery play grocery store is great quality and great for all ages.
Fresh Mart Grocery Store
 
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The cleaning set is one of the most popular toys in our playroom right now. My littles love to act like they are cleaning when they see me cleaning. What a great life skill to teach them at such a fun age. :) Hopefully they find the joy of cleaning a...
Melissa & Doug Let's Play House Cleaning Set
 
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Such a fun way to play "vet" with this vet station.
Animal Care Activity Center
 
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How adorable is this play kitchen? Playing house when I was a little girl was my FAVORITE thing to play. I would've LOVED this cute kitchen.
Tiny Land® Play Kitchen with 18 Pcs Toy Food & ...
 
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Another one of my top play kitchens! I am a huge fan of all Melissa and Doug. Great quality and so dang cute.
Kitchens & Play Centers - Melissa & Doug
 
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I love this ice cream cart! You can work on so many skills with your kiddos while playing with this. Learning is SO FUN!
Melissa & Doug Wooden Snacks & Sweets Cart
 
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Love this diner play set.
Melissa & Doug Star Diner Restaurant Play Set
 
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How fun to have an actual little diner to play with. This is so dang cute and great quality. It adds so much more to playtime.
Star Diner Restaurant
 
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How fun is it to pretend BBQ? This is a great toy to practice holding utensils and using them the proper way. The Velcro holds the pieces together making it more realistic.
Melissa & Doug Grill and Serve BBQ Set (20 pcs)
 
Scoop & Serve Ice Cream Counter
 
Get Well Doctor's Kit Play Set
 
Get Well Doctor Activity Center
 
Melissa & Doug Super Smile Dentist Kit
 
Grocery Store / Lemonade Stand
 
Fill & Roll Grocery Basket Play Set
 
Spin & Swipe Cash Register
 
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Great way to work with kiddos how to hold a knife properly and cut.
Cutting Food - Wooden Play Food
 
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Currently on sale!!!!
Top & Bake Pizza Counter - Wooden Play Food
 
Grocery Store and Lemonade Stand
 
Police Officer Role Play Costume Set
 
Melissa & Doug Fire Chief Dress-Up Set
 
Laundry Basket Play Set
 
Let's Play House! Condiment Set
 
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This are so cute and so realistic.
Melissa & Doug 5-Piece Condiments Play Food Set
 
Melissa & Doug Smoothie Maker Blender Set
 
Slice & Stack Sandwich Counter
 
Felt Play Food - Sandwich Set
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Melissa & Doug Play-Time Produce Fruit (9 pcs)
 
Slice & Toss Salad Set
 
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This cash register is great for littles to work on fine motor skills, color recognition, and number recognition. It is great quality and one of my kiddos favorite toys to play with in our playroom.
Spin & Swipe Cash Register
 
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This pot and pans set is so realistic. My kiddos love acting like they are cooking with these.
Stainless Steel Pots and Pans Play Set
 
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How adorable are these wooden play donuts? These are so fun to play "bakery." They are durable and so realistic.
Baker's Dozen Wooden Donuts
 
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Dress up clothes and props are great for kiddos to step into their "new" role. When dressing up and playing in a group setting, it helps kiddos distinguish their roles in relation to each other and makes taking turns easier. Dress up also helps kiddo...
Kids' Dress Up & Pretend Play: Toys & Games

Sensory Table Ideas

 
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This Beright Children's Table is great for sand, water and any type of sensory play. It is very similar to the IKEA FLISAT table, AND it's in stock!!!
Toddler Sensory Table
 
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Who doesn't need a whirling waterfall in their water sensory table? Such a great addition and so fun for the kiddos to explore with this fun whirling waterfall. So cool that most bath time toys can be used in your sensory table!
Sassy Whirling Waterfall Suction Toy for Bathtime
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Need a fun educational activity for your littles? These sensory table inserts are so fun for kiddos to play and learn. There is so many to choose from to fit your child's interests.
Sensory Table Educational Inserts
 
FLISAT Table Funnel Holder Strip Insert - Insert Only, Single Insert - No Lights Included - Acrylic Insert - IKEA - Sensory Bin Insert
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Flisat Blue Truck Board Insert, Flisat Insert Sorting, Trofast Insert, Sort by Color, Flisat Sensory Insert, Flisat traffic light insert
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Flisat Shark Board, Sensory Bin Insert, Trofast Insert, Trofast Table Insert, Flisat Table Insert, Flisat Shark Mouth Board
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Flisat Caterpillar Board Insert, Flisat Insert Sorting, Trofast Insert, Sort by Color, Flisat Sensory Insert, Flisat life cycle
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Flisat/Trofast inserts- Dinosaurs puzzle
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FLISAT Kitchen Inserts - Insert Only - Wooden Insert - IKEA - Sensory Bin Insert - Large Insert for kids
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Learning Resources Circular Sorting Tray
 
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A versatile Play Tray adds organization and containment to sensory play activities. It keeps materials within reach and minimizes mess.
Inspire My Play - 3 x Silicone Sorting and ...
 
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Create a world of texture and colors with these versatile Felt Balls. Perfect for sensory exploration and fine motor skills development. These come in different colors!
Glaciart One Felt Pom Poms, Wool Felt Balls (120)
 
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Foster fine motor skills and sensory exploration with Droppers. Perfect for water play and color mixing activities.
Little Droppers
 
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Combine construction and sensory play with the Play Tray Lego Mat. It provides a soft and easy-to-clean surface for building and imaginative play.
PlayTRAY Building Block Mat
 
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Turn sensory play into a tasty adventure with Ice Cream Molds. Mold and create colorful ice cream- inspired shapes using various sensory materials.
Marlowe & Co Silicone Ice Cream Toy Beach Set ...
 
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A versatile Play Tray adds organization and containment to sensory play activities. It keeps materials within reach and minimizes mess.
Inspire My Play - Sensory PlayTRAY & Creative Play ...
 
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Enhance scooping and pouring skills with these Play Tray Scoops. They're perfect for sensory bins, water play, and fine motor skill development.
Inspire My Play - 3 x Silicone Nesting Scoops
 
6 Pack Magic Sand
 
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Make bath time or sensory table time extra fun with Mold Free Bath Animals. They're mold-resistant, safe for little ones, and provide sensory stimulation in water.
Mold Free Bath Toys
 
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Engage your toddler's color recognition and sorting skills with Rainbow Sorting Cups. This set includes vibrant cups that can be used for various sorting, stacking, and pouring activities, promoting fine motor skills and sensory exploration.
Amazon Basics Reusable Silicone Round Baking ...
 
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Elevate sensory play with a sprinkle of Edible Glitter. Safe and edible, this sparkling addition brings a sensory twist to culinary creations, art projects, or sensory bins.
Edible Glitter
 
FLISAT Race Track Inserts - Insert Only - Wooden Insert - IKEA - Sensory Bin Insert - Large Insert for kids
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Flisat Arctic Board Insert, Flisat Insert Sorting, Trofast Insert, Sort by Color, Kids Table Insert, Winter Flisat Board
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Learning Resources Handy Scoopers - 4 Pieces
 
Learning Resources Jumbo Tweezers
 
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🙌🏽 such a fun addition to water play time. How cool that it has running water? I love this toy as much as my kiddos do.
Kids Sink With Running Water
 
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Check out the Rainbow Bear Hunt FREE downloadable activity posted above.
Color Bears For Sorting
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Learning Resources 3 Prong Tong, Pencil Grip
 
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This wooden weather board is a great addition to a weather related sensory table setup. So fun for your kiddos to act like they are the weather person and find the correct pieces that correlate with current weather.
Austok Weather Station Toys, Educational Wooden Learning Toys Kids, Wooden Toys Gifts for Toddler Kids Age 3+
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The Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree is a great addition to your sensory bin for alphabet play or a book tour.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree

Fine Motor

 
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Stacking is a great fine motor skill to help littles strengthen hand muscles, develop muscle control, and their intentional grasp and release skills. This set of stacking blocks also promotes letter recognition and is great ABC practice.
Alphabet Nesting and Stacking Blocks
 
Melissa & Doug Rainbow Stacker Wooden Ring ...
 
Squigz
 
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Love this hedgehog! Great for fine motor skills, color recognition and counting!
Learning Resources Spike The Fine Motor Hedgehog
 
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My kiddos love this ball drop Montessori toy.
Montessori Ball Drop
 
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Puzzles are great to practice fine motor skills along with object and animal recognition, identification and sounds. Great to help toddlers work on speech!
Puzzles for Kids
 
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Great way to practice fine motor skills along with color recognition and counting.
Fine Motor Skill Toy, Clamp Bee to Hive
 
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This is such a fun way for kiddos to learn everyday skills.
Basic Skills Puzzle Board
 
Grab & Sort Fine Motor Alien

Playroom Organization

 
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Need a better way to store/hide all your kiddos stuffed animals? These bean bags are a great addition to a play room, AND GREAT storage for all the stuffed animals.
Stuffed Animal Storage Bean Bag
 
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These are great to keep smaller pieces in one place.
Small Plastic Containers
 
Medium - Clear - Storage Containers
 
Acrylic Wall Toy Dispenser

Building

 
Melissa & Doug Wooden Building Set - 100 Blocks
 
Magnetic Cubes For Kids
 
Magna Tiles
 
B. toys – Stacking Cups – 10 pcs – ...
 
Lewo Wooden Rainbow Stacker Nesting Puzzle ...
 
BESTAMTOY 36 PCS Wooden Sorting Stacking ...
 
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These Picasso Tiles are very similar to the Magnatiles! These are currently on sale. Can you ever have too many building tiles/blocks? :)
PicassoTiles 60pcs Magnet Building Tiles Set
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Art

 
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Awesome activity for kiddos to do at restaurants or art time. No mess and easy cleanup that keeps kiddos entertained!
Water Wow! Pads
 
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Dobbers are great for toddlers to dot pictures and work on their hand cordination.
Dobbers

Montessori Play

 
Montessori Animal Match Game Cards
 
Montessori Pencil Holder
 
Ulanik Large Montessori Toy Wooden Sorter
 
Color & Shape Sorting

Farm Play

 
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This farm felt play mat is so fun for your littles to use when playing "farm".
Large Farm Play Mat Playscape
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This wooden animal barn has so many realistic features. It has a loft, a pulley system to transport hay up to the loft, troughs, hay and so much more. This is a great way to help kiddos learn animal sounds, up/down, in/out, eat/drink, sleep/awake and...
Wooden Animal Barn
 
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This is a great quality barn for your kiddos to play with. It comes with a handful of farm animals and your kiddos will enjoy endless fun with this awesome toy.
Wooden Fold & Go Barn